Joint creativity for democratic transformations in museums

Kirsten Drotner

doi:10.4324/9781003043010-20

Joint creativity for democratic transformations in museums

Bidragets oversatte titel: Fælles kreativitet for demokratisk transformationer på museer

Kirsten Drotner

Publikation: Kapitel i bog/rapport/konference-proceeding › Kapitel i bog › Forskning › peer review

Abstrakt

The key argument of the chapter is that we need to consider the cultural sector and civil society as key catalysts of creativity that fosters democratic change. By studying how the two spheres cross-pollinate we may learn important lessons on how to advance creative processes for democratic change in other sectors of society. Such studies are key because they underpin how meaning-making visions can be turned into practice, and because they can demonstrate cultural resources as fundamental to democracy, not as an appendix to social and political processes. Based on an outline of recent theories of creativity, the chapter offers brief case analyses from the DREAM and Our Museum R&D programmes to document how museums may foster joint creativity for democratic transformations.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Fælles kreativitet for demokratisk transformationer på museer
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Museums and the challenge of change : Old institutions in a new world
Redaktører	Graham Black
Udgivelsessted	London
Forlag	Routledge
Publikationsdato	2021
Sider	204-210
Kapitel	I
ISBN (Trykt)	9780367488291
ISBN (Elektronisk)	9781003043010
DOI	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003043010-20
Status	Udgivet - 2021

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