Monthly Archives: February 2010

Ultural diversity is becoming increasingly important for museums, usually operating in an urban context. From this point of view, a museum is seen as a meeting place for different cultures and population segments in which debate and discussion can take place. Therefore, the summer school questions how these new insights can be implemented in the museum management. An ‘old’ museology, in which objects were preserved for their intrinsic historic and aesthetic values, must make room for a ‘new’ museology, which puts forward the dissemination of values and meanings of heritage for society. Museums evolve into places of experience. How can we pinpoint this evolution, and how is it being translated into the museum management and management functions as marketing, HRM, education and collection management? The question how to deal with cultural diversity is a responsibility of the museum sector as a whole. Therefore, this summer school is of interest to all students in cultural management, museology, cultural policies, conservation as well as to professionals. Continue reading →