Democratising the Museum: Reflections on Participatory Technologies

Democratising the museum is a collection of articles reflecting upon the problem of how participation, technologically mediated or not, can support the museum in the process of becoming more accessible.The open museum shares power with its visitors while negotiating professionalism and the role of the museum in a modern society. The book looks at the roles and struggles of audiences/visitors and professionals and the role of digital technologies in supporting the participatory museum. While different chapters draw on a variety of empirical examples, the main analytical backbone of the book comes from an extended participatory action research study conducted at the Estonian National Museum. This book aims at both academics and professionals working in the museum field. Additional ISBNs 9783631649169, 9783653039726, 3631649169, 365303972XDemocratising the Museum: Reflections on Participatory Technologies 1st Edition and published by Peter Lang Gmb H, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. ISBNs for Democratising the Museum are 9783653990140, 3653990149 and the print ISBNs are 9783631649169, 3631649169. Additional ISBNs include 3631649169, 365303972X, 9783631649169, 9783653039726.