Finding the Public: Models of Interaction Between Curatorial and Education Departments in Three American Encyclopedic Museums

<p>Curatorial and education departments have coexisted for the last half century in American art museums, and have often had differing attitudes about who the museum is for and how best to convey the current and historical meaning of the works they display. This results from trends and transformations in the field, which have recently yielded an increased attention on broadening the definition of the public that the museum serves. This thesis examines interactions between curatorial and education departments in three encyclopedic art museums across the United States, in order to better understand how meaningful collaboration can be fostered between these cultural representatives, in order to most effectively build relationships with the museum’s constituents.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Master

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Liberal Studies

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

2019

Author dc:creator

• Sweeney, Liam

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Susan Dumais

• Civic and Community Engagement
• Museum Studies
• Sociology of Culture
• Community Engagement
• Art Museum
• Education
• Curatorial
• Interpretive Research

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3011

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-4077