Museum Philosophy for the Twenty-First Century

Hugh H. Genoways is Professor of Museum Studies and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has co-written Museum Administration with Lynne M. Ireland, published by AltaMira Press in 2003. He is also the editor of Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 1. Assuming Responsibility: Lessons from AestheticsChapter 3 2. Mind as VerbChapter 4 3. The Museum: Where Civilizations Clash or Clash Civilizes?Chapter 5 4. Legal and Ethical Considerations in Museum AcquisitionsChapter 6 5. Connection, Recollection, and Museum MissionsChapter 7 6. Museums and RestlessnessChapter 8 7. Philosophy and the Ends of the MuseumChapter 9 8. The Moral Obligations Incumbent upon Institutions, Administrators, and Directors in Maintaining and Caring for Museum CollectionsChapter 10 9. As Long as the Grass Will Grow: My Teaching PhilosophyChapter 11 10. Science Centres: Creating a Platform for Twenty-first Century InnovationChapter 12 11. Renewing the Social Contract at BerkeleyChapter 13 12. Museums and (In)JusticeChapter 14 13. Open Minds: Inclusive PracticeChapter 15 14. Africal American Museums in the Twenty-first CenturyChapter 16 15. Learning by Looking: The Future of MuseumsChapter 17 16. A Plea for Silence: Putting Art back into the Art MuseumChapter 18 17. Values, Advocacy, and Science: Toward an Empirical Philosophy for Zoo and Aquarium LeadershipChapter 19 18. Current Trends in Governance and Management of Museums in EuropeChapter 20 19. To Members of the Museum ProfessionChapter 21 20. The Power of Museum PedagogyChapter 22 21. Defining Our Museum Audience: An Extraordinary OpportunityChapter 23 22. How Can Museums Attract Visitors in the Twenty-first Century?Chapter 24 23. Community Choices, Museum ConcernsChapter 25 Brief Biographical Sketches of Contributors

Hugh Genoways has engaged national and international proponents of museological theory and practice to address a range of topics that will benefit museum personnel as they prepare for the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century. This is a book that should be read with a keen eye toward the expanding roles and responsibilities of museums in the new millennium.