Reviews

'Intelligent, passionate and provocative, Janes reminds us all that the museum can – and must – play a leading role in building a sustainable future.' – James M. Bradburne, Director General, Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy

'I commend the book to anyone who wants to share in iconoclastic and original thinking about museums and their roles in society now and in the future.' – Suzanne Keene, Reader Emeritus at University College London, UK

'Robert Janes is not only one of Canada’s most distinguished museologists but a fine writer. Museums in a Troubled World reaches far beyond the exhibition gallery to become a wise and witty critique of the forces that threaten the cultural health of our civilisation.' – Ronald Wright, author of A Short History of Progress

'Museums in a Troubled World, lays out the challenges facing the museum field in the 21^st century and issues a clearly crafted, articulate charge for museums "to help create the future, grounded in their unique blend of the past and the present." This is an important work that should be read, and enjoyed, by museum professionals everywhere.' – Ford Bell, President of the American Association of Museums