THE PENDULUM SWING: Curatorial Theory Past and Present A challenging subject Historical perspectives Curatorial theory now Conclusion: Reflections Notes References Further Reading 16 PLANNING FOR SUCCESS: Project Management for Museum Exhibitions Exhibition development and project management Team building for success The project model: structure and clarity Phases and stages: reaching the goal Conclusion References Further Reading 17 MUSEUM EXHIBITION TRADECRAFT: Not an Art, but an Art to It Tradecraft in a changing and complex field The museum is an experience The museal sensorium High-context, low-context, anti-context Coherence Cynosures, scale, and chains of engagement The Advent calendar, buffet table, and highlighter pen analogies Conclusion: Rules and rule-breaking References Further Reading 18 MUSEUM EXHIBITION PRACTICE: Recent Developments in Europe, Canada, and Australia Re-presenting Indigenous culture in Australian museums at the turn of the twenty-first century Transnationality and difficult history: new exhibition practice in German and European museums Writing national art histories in Canadian museums Notes References Further Reading 19 A CRITIQUE OF MUSEUM RESTITUTION AND REPATRIATION PRACTICES Current practices Recent research on restitution and repatriation A new way forward: museums as loci of deliberative democracy Conclusion References 20 REWARDS AND FRUSTRATIONS: Repatriation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ancestral Remains by the National Museum of Australia The Australian context The National Museum of Australia Issues in current repatriation practice Conclusion Notes References
14 PART IV: Publics 21 THE “ACTIVE MUSEUM”: How Concern with Community Transformed the Museum Community and museum studies Community and agency within the museum Museums, community, and evolving practices Conclusion: the “active museum” Notes References Further Reading 22 VISITOR STUDIES: Toward a Culture of Reflective Practice and Critical Museology for the Visitor-Centered Museum A history of the field Basics of current practice Literature review Overview of key developments and challenges Conclusion Notes References 23 TRANSLATING MUSEUM MEANINGS: A Case for Interpretation History and theory: a brief overview of interpretation The function of the interpreter Interpretation in exhibition development Conclusion: a case for the interpreter Note References Further Reading 24 LEARNING, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES The core of museum and gallery learning Improving the UK framework for museum learning