Do museums need to be inclusive? How do we define inclusion? Understanding and Implementing Inclusion in Museums is the pioneer text to focus solely on the notion of inclusion for museums. This book is intended to demystify the much-debated idea of inclusion for museum professionals, theorists, professors, and researchers. The chapters within this book are intended to function as a guide for understanding, implementing, and evaluating inclusion in your museum. This insightful examination of inclusion in museums features: An introductory definition of inclusion for museums. Guidelines for creating inclusion in your museum through partnerships with people and community organizations. Strategies for driving social change through inclusive museum practice. Tools for implementing inclusion in your museum. Mechanisms for evaluating the inclusiveness of your museum. An encyclopedic Who's Who of museum professionals serving as advocates, agents, and architects of inclusion today. An extensive resource list to aid you and your museum. We have never had a book solely about inclusion for museums, and never with such a strong focus on American institutions. I invite you to join the conversation concerning inclusion armed with greater understanding and the tools to implement change through your museum.

About the Author
Laura-Edythe Coleman is a museum informaticist specializing in Social Inclusion Theory & Practice. Her focus is on the point of convergence for museums, information, people, and technology. Knowing that societies need museums for creating and sustaining cultural memory, she strives to help communities co-create collections with museums. She is currently a lecturer for Johns Hopkins University Museum Studies Program in which she teaches two core courses: Museums in a Global Perspective and the History & Philosophy of Museums. She can be reached via Twitter: @lauraedythe, website: www.lauraedythe.com, or by email lauraedythecoleman@gmail.com

Reviews
At last, the first and definitive guide to understanding the meaning of inclusion for museums, and what is required to achieve it and evaluate it. This book is an essential blueprint for fulfilling the potential of museums as key community resources. -- Robert R. Janes, visiting research fellow, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, UK and editor-in-chief emeritus, Museum Management and Curatorship



Book Information
ISBN 9781538110812
Author Laura-Edythe Coleman
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 299g
Dimensions(mm) 222mm * 151mm * 15mm