The Routledge handbook of museum and heritage education / edited by Maggie McColl [and four others]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McColl, Margaret (Margaret Mary), editor.

Brown, Pete, 1958- editor.

Delaney, Michelle Anne, editor.

Murr, Karl Borromäus, editor.

Zipsane, Henrik, 1956- editor.

Series:

Routledge Handbooks on Museums, Galleries and Heritage Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 644 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.

Summary:

"The Routledge Handbook of Museum and Heritage Education is a practical reference guide that shows how museums, galleries and heritage sites can offer opportunities for successful visitor engagement. Defining museums as all cultural sites that interpret collections and spaces for public education, understanding and enjoyment, this volume argues that museum education has a central role in the development of policies, practices, and research for engagement. Including contributions from experts across the globe, the volume shows how these sites can continue to offer unique opportunities for social, physical, emotional, and academic engagement that are much needed to inform and empower museum visitors internationally. It also demonstrates how museums, galleries and heritage sites can be utilised for the betterment and sustainability of our world and the societies we live in. Combining rich theory with innovative practice, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of museum and heritage education today. The Routledge Handbook of Museum and Heritage Education will be of interest to academics, students and professionals who are based in the fields of Museum Education, Heritage, Adult and Community Education, Cultural Studies, Social Studies, Psychology and Tourism"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Introduction

Notes

Section 1 Setting the Context: Museum and Heritage Education - a Force for Change

1 Defending Museum Education

Brief Analysis of the Scenes

The Beginning of Public Policies for Culture

Rethinking the Museums in Controversial Times

Museum Education and Cultural Mediation

The New Definition

Bibliography

2 The Rise of a Profession - Museum Education From Enlightenment to Empowerment

Pieces of a Puzzle

Enlightenment

Dark and Dusty Museums

An Emerging Professionalization

The First Professional Museum Educators

Empowerment

Conclusion

References

3 Philosophical Perspectives On the Educational Dimensions of Museums

3.1 Introduction

3.2 The Origin and Scope of the Philosophy of Museums

3.3 Philosophy of Education and Connecting Domains

3.4 Philosophical Themes

3.4.1 Museums as Platforms for Philosophical Education

3.4.2 Museums as Catalysts for the Cultivation of Philosophical Culture

3.5 Conclusion

4 Who Pays the Piper and Who Calls the Tune?

Towards Broader Aims for Museum Education

Needs and Constraints in Measuring the Value of Museum Education

Public Confidence as Cultural Capital and What to Do About It

Who Then Controls Museum Education?

5 Museums as Pillars of the Establishment Or Agents of Change: Smithsonian Initiatives

Combining Traditional Museum Practices and Innovation

Establishing New Culturally Specific National Museums and Heritage Research Centers

Model Initiative and New Management Structures

Strategic Planning and Sustainable Program Development

Supporting Innovation Among Scholars.

The Transition of One Signature Program - The Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (SCRI)

6 Decolonisation: What Does It Mean for Museum Education?

From Colonial Research Facility to National Cultural Forum

Decolonising Museums: Bridging Past, Present, and Future

Repatriation and the Reshaping of Cultural Narratives: Case Study of Repatriation: The Return of the Silent Witnesses of the Nusantara Civilisation

Intersecting Traditions and Modernity at Keraton Yogyakarta Museum's Narawandira Exhibition

Conclusion and Moving Forward

7 Empowering Museum Educators: Achieving Equity, Inclusion, and Professional Recognition

Addressing the Low Self-Esteem of Museum Educators: a Pathway to a More Empowered and Influential Profession

Contracts and Working Equally Together: Diversity and Inclusion in Museum Education

The Impact of Short-Term Funding and Low Pay On the Profession

Inconsistent Job Titles: a Barrier to Professional Recognition and Progress

Fostering Collaboration Between Museum Departments

The Evolution of the "Museum" Definition and the Enduring Relevance of Museum Education

The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns On Museum Educators: a Crucible for Change

Advancing Museum Education: Bold Steps Toward a More Impactful and Inclusive Field

Section 2 Theory and Experience in Museum Education: Pedagogies in Practice

8 Pedestals Or Portals? Representations of Museums and Museum Learning in and Through Children's Literature

Points of Contact: Mapping the Fields of Children's Literature and Museum Education

Theoretical Resonances and Framework for Analysis

Promotional Material

Representations of Children Learning in and Through the Museum

Tensions and Possibilities

Promotional Material.

Representations of Children Learning in and Through the Museum

9 Into the History in Open-Air Museums

A Scandinavian Invention From Around 1900

Guidelines for Den Gamle By Open-Air Museum

It Is All About Relevance

Complete Settings

Costumed Guides, Demonstrations and Re-Enactments

Role Play

Participation

Skansen, Stockholm, Sweden

Westphalian Open-Air Museum in Detmold, Westphalia, Germany

Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

Plimoth Pantuxet, Massachusetts, USA

Nederlands Openluchtmuseum in Arnhem, the Netherlands

Den Gamle By, Aarhus, Denmark

New Perspectives

The Special Features of Heritage Education in Open-Air Museums

Literature

10 Connecting Children to Art and Cultural Heritage

Bringing Children Into Contact With Art and History at the Rijksmuseum

Mission Masterpiece

Mission Masterpiece - the First Family Exhibition at the Rijksmuseum

Visitor Research and the Importance of the Narrative

Mission Masterpiece - the Research Challenge

Website and Publication

Realization and Partnerships

Case Studies

Public Measures of Quality in Museum Activities Designed for Children and in Children's Museums

The Children in Museums Awards Criteria

Fostering Children's Intercultural Learning: Tropenmuseum Junior, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Htttps://amsterdam.wereldmuseum.nl

Preparing the Young African Leaders of the Future By Fostering Creativity and Critical Thinking: Kër ImagiNation, Dakar, Senegal, Exhibition Imaginer Dakar: La Ville Par Ses Enfants Citoyens, Https://kerimagination.com

Empowering Children to Be Museum Curators: The National Museum of Warsaw

Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Boston Children's Museum, Boston, USA.

Engaging Children Through Art: The National Gallery Singapore Keppel Centre for Art Education

Note

11 Time and Place: Sites of Memory and the Sense of History

12 Embracing the Untouchable: Strategies for Engaging Learners With Intangible Heritage

Intangible Cultural Heritage as a Performative Category

Intangible And/or Tangible

Safeguarding as Education, Education as Safeguarding

Intangible Cultural Heritage as a Normative Category

13 Uncovering the Authentic Unknown: The Place of Mystery in Museum Education - Archaeological Museums

The Origins of the Archaeological Museum

Archaeological Heritage in the Soviet Union

The Unique Nature of Archaeology in Education

Museum Archaeology as a Resource for Schools

Helping Teachers Understand the Educational Value of Archaeology

Theory and Practice in Educational Archaeology

Applying the Skills of Archaeology to Museum and Heritage Education

Archaeological Heritage and Information Technology

14 Speaking Visual - the Importance of Visual Literacy in Art Museum Education

15 'Making Sense of Scotland' - Creative Use of Scotland's Historic Environment as a National Resource to Support Learning and Inclusion

Historic Sites and Their Environments

The Engine Shed

Archives and Collections

Access

Support

16 Light After Loss: The Role of Museum and Heritage Education in Guiding Grief and Nurturing Collective Empathy

Supporting Health and Well-Being Through Museum Engagement

Understanding the Complexity of Loss for Better Inclusion in Museums

Museum Education as a Mediator of Grief

Object-based Learning as a Language for Expressing the Experience of Grief.

Empowering Communities Through Participatory Learning

Collective Grief in the Digital Age

Museum Learning as a Catalyst for Empathy and Activism

Support Beyond Prescriptions: the Role of Sustainable Relationships Between Museums and Communities

Section 3 A Virtuous Circle: The Role of Research in Museum and Heritage Education

17 Science Centres and Museums: Public Laboratories for Studying Free-Choice/informal Science Learning

Early Efforts to Study Visitors in Museums

Understanding Who Visits Museums, Why and What They Take Away

Conducting Research With the Less Usual Suspects

18 Evidence-Based Museum Education

Key Challenges

Evidence-based Museum Education: Pathways Forward

19 Staging Climate: Art, Nature, Culture in the Production of Knowledge in the Museum

Idea, Art, Science - Knowledge Through the Research and Thought Exhibition

Landscape, Architecture, Art - Knowledge Through the Experiential Exhibition

20 Facilitating Object-Based Learning With Digital Touch Replicas When Collections Are Untouchable

Why Touch Is Discouraged in Museums

The Need for Touch

Touch and Interpretation

Making Objects More Accessible

DTR Prototypes and the Delivery of an Object-Based Narrative

Augmenting the Object to Increase Understanding

Layering Narratives

Co-curating Content

Acknowledgements

21 Archival Institutions as Laboratories for Change

Definitions

Background

Familiarity With Sources and Source Criticism

Active Citizenship and Participation in Democratic Processes

Knowledge About the Past and Systems of Meaning-Making

Identity and Existential Values

Esthetics, Creativity, and Embodiment.

Archival Institutions as Laboratories for Change - Concluding Remarks.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-035457-2

1-003-46208-1

1-04-035456-4

9781003462088

OCLC:

1522806221

Publisher Number:

CIPO000233079