Essays about: "museum policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words museum policy.

  1. 1. Diversifying a Museum Collection and the Politics of Representation : A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Acquisition Policies and Implementation of Diversity Strategies at Stockholm's Moderna Museet in the 21st Century

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Jonas van Kappel; [2024]
    Keywords : Moderna Museet; museum collections; art acquisition policies; diversity discourse; gender representation; intersectionality; queer studies; performativity; art donations; mixed-methods; museology;

    Abstract : Since 1958, Moderna Museet has housed Sweden’s largest collection of Swedish and international modern and contemporary art. This thesis examines the 21st-century collecting strategies and policy development of Moderna Museet, with a focus on diversity and representation, using intersectional theory and queer studies. READ MORE

  2. 2. Reflections on the economic strategies of private museums. A comparative study of the private museums in Meteora.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Theofilos Kolios; [2023]
    Keywords : museum management; private museums; economic strategies; open-system theory; stakeholder theory; resource-dependence theory; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The thesis examines the economic strategies which two private museums of Meteora, the Hellenic Culture Museum and the Natural History Museum of Meteora and Mushroom Museum implement, so as to grasp the economic strategies that private museums in Greece adopt. Utilizing Varbanova’s (2013) framework which places specific emphasis not only on the open-system theory as an efficient way to comprehend the macro-level challenges (in particular the economic crisis and Covid-19, which had been plaguing the two museums for a long time) and opportunities (as the ones that can result from the implementation of a particular legal status in the context of a given cultural policy), but also on the stakeholder and resource-dependence theories, which acknowledge the pivotal role that various actors and resources inside and outside an organization play in museums’ prosperity, the thesis analyzes previous literature that demonstrates economic strategies that (public and private) museums adopt, so as to secure their continuation and thriving. READ MORE

  3. 3. The History and Heritage of the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Memorial Museum : The function of documentary heritage in urban development

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Junyu Pan; [2022]
    Keywords : Theme Museum; Documentary heritage; Urban development; Urban planning; Diversified dissemination;

    Abstract : Shanghai is one of has been a city of high economic and social importance since the early 20th century. The form and historical background of cultural heritages in its downtown districts is different to those in other Chinese cities with protected historical areas such as for instance the Bund area. READ MORE

  4. 4. Framing “contemporaneity” in public museums of art and visual culture in the 21st Century : A study of the impact of acquisition policies of the Moderna Museet and M+ through the lens of actor-network theories

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Chi Hang Lam; [2021]
    Keywords : ANT; Contemporaneity; museology; late-capitalism; postmodernity; acquisition policies; contemporary art;

    Abstract : In the 21st century, public museums who are collecting contemporary art has simultaneously begun to reframe the role of museums in society. Two museums – the Moderna Museet of Stockholm and M+ of Hong Kong that have completely different historic and geographic backgrounds, as well as operating models are now working closely with their acquisitions and collections to draw audience of old and new closer to them. READ MORE

  5. 5. Modern Turkish National Identity in Museums : Representation Analysis in Istanbul Museums and Heritage Sector Between 2010-2020

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Lilaf Ajjo; [2021]
    Keywords : National identity; Turkey; National identity representation; Power; Narrative representation; Heritage use; Nationell identitet; Turkiet; nationella museer; folkrepresentation; makt; kollektivt minne;

    Abstract : The representation of national identity in museums of the 21st century´s diverse and multicultural societies is a challenging task. It is a task that involves questions of narrative and heritage inclusivity as well as questions of power and ideology. READ MORE