Curator The Museum Journal · 2007 · 10 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesNonprofit ManagementAmerican ArtCultural Resource ManagementMuseum StudiesMuseum AdministrationMuseum EducationMuseum EthicsMuseum GovernanceMuseum PolicyMandate ImplementationMuseum EconomyMuseum Governance ModelsMuseum Philanthropy
Abstract The landscape of art museums has been altered since the AAM's 1992 publication Excellence and Equity. Rather than following a path towards community service or an educational mandate, the field has been led astray by a corporate mindset. The author identifies the primary challenges facing art museums in rebalancing their mission, and suggests a series of remedies to the unrealistic economic model that threatens to exclude education as museums' primary mandate.