1st Edition

Transforming Museum Management Evidence-Based Change through Open Systems Theory

By Yuha Jung Copyright 2022
134 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

134 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

134 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Museums must change to illuminate the histories, cultures, and social issues that matter to their local population. Based on a unique longitudinal ethnographic study , Transforming Museum Management illustrates how a traditional art museum attempted to transform into a more inclusive and community-based institution. Using open systems theory and the Buddhist concept of mutual causality, it... Read more

List of Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter One: Introduction to Research and Methodology

Chapter Two: Open Systems Theory and Mutual Causality

Chapter Three: Entangled Realities between the Museum and Its Community

Chapter Four: Museum Throughputs and Mental Models

Chapter Five: Outputs and Outcomes of Museum Change

Chapter Six: Toward a Deep Learning Museum and Paradigm Shift

Appendix A: List of Key Participants’ Pseudonyms and Their Affiliations

Index

Biography

Yuha Jung, PhD, is an associate professor of Arts Administration at the University of Kentucky in the United States. She is also an associate editor for the journal Museum Management and Curatorship and a board member of the Association of Arts Administration Educators.

"The accessibility of this book and the depth of Jung’s comment make it a helpful resource for a variety of stakeholders in the museum sector to reflect on and improve their own practices." Catalina Urtubia Figueroa, The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society