Addresses the key question: How can the institution of the museum become more inclusive?

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Gender Issues in German Historical Exhibitions about National Socialism

The paper asks how the category of gender has been, or might be, used to shape visitors'understanding of National Socialism in historical exhibitions about this era.

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Street as Museum as Method: Some Thoughts on Museum Inclusivity

The paper explores the possible application of the museum methodology to the visual representation of community values and practices, and hence leads to nurturing new social relations.

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Social Inclusion and Managerialism in Publicly Funded Museums in the UK

This paper will discuss the UK Government's new museum policy framework, focusing on social inclusion policies and the new managerialist mode of governing the publicly funded museum sector.

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Tale-Enders: Gathering the Narrative Heritage of Welsh Cricket

This paper reports on an innovative project to collect oral narratives for the new Museum of Welsh Cricket and to use new technologies to make them accessible.

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School Teachers and Museum Education: A Key Factor in Expanding the Inclusive Character of Museums

Attitudes of teachers in Greece concerning museum education are investigated; their needs for training in methods of museum visiting and in using museum educational material in the classroom are identified.

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The Museum as a Forum Giving Voice to the “Disappeared”: A Case Study of the Museum of Memory in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Public memorialization is complex when several memories are intertwined. This paper presents the Museum of Memory of Buenos Aires, a commemoration site for the "Disappeared" during the Dirty War.

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Stigma, Crime and Money in South African Art Exhibition

The paper engages with the politics inherent in the exhibition of artworks in post-apartheid South Africa, an environment tainted by socio-political conflict, xenophobia and survival strategies.

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Talking About My Generation: Creating Lifelong Learning Opportunities for Diverse Audiences at the American Museum of Natural History

This paper examines strategies for engaging diverse audiences in lifelong learning at informal learning institutions.

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Fred Wilson’s Critiques of Museum Installations

Installation artist Fred Wilson comments on the politics of museum collections by rearranging objects to encourage debate over the segregation of cultures within museum spaces.

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A Chinese Puzzle: The Representation of Ethnic Minorities in the Museums of Kunming, Yunnan Province of China

The inconsistencies in the representation of ethnic minorities in the museums in Kunming, China, bring us to question the authoritative voice of the Chinese government.

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