Deconstituting Museums
Participation's affective work
Book • 2025
Deconstituting Museums: Participation's Affective Work considers the current state of museums and stresses the need for significant change.
Drawing on professional reflections and academic analysis, it introduces the concept of the museum constitution as a key site for struggle within the institution.
The book explores the challenge of making participation meaningful within museums.
It addresses the scale of transformation needed to reframe museums’ central ideas and activities.
The book is available open access and provides essential reading for academics and museum professionals, as well as general audiences.
Drawing on professional reflections and academic analysis, it introduces the concept of the museum constitution as a key site for struggle within the institution.
The book explores the challenge of making participation meaningful within museums.
It addresses the scale of transformation needed to reframe museums’ central ideas and activities.
The book is available open access and provides essential reading for academics and museum professionals, as well as general audiences.
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