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American Alliance of Museums
American Alliance of Museums initiatives
Author_Richard J. W. Harker
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collaborative exhibition practices
community participation in museums
community-driven museum projects
cross-border museum initiatives
cross-cultural museum education
cultural diplomacy through museums
cultural heritage partnerships
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fostering local-global connections
global museum partnerships
global museum project analysis
global public history initiatives
heritage and community engagement
inclusive public history strategies
intercultural museum collaborations
international cultural programs
international museum collaboration
museum collaboration case studies
Museum Connect program
museum diplomacy lessons
museum engagement strategies
museum exchange programs
museum leadership and diplomacy
museum networks abroad
museum outreach and programming
museum partnerships
museum practices in international contexts
museum professional exchange
museum project case studies
museum storytelling across borders
museum storytelling techniques
museum studies
museum-based community development
museums and global relations
museums and public diplomacy
museums as cultural ambassadors
museums bridging communities
museums in Afghanistan
museums in Morocco
museums in South Africa
museums overcoming power hierarchies
museums promoting cultural understanding
post-911 museum diplomacy
public history and social impact
shared authority
State Department
transnational cultural projects
transnational exhibition design
Transnational public history
U.S. cultural diplomacy programs
U.S. Department of State cultural programs
Product details
- ISBN 9781625344922
- Weight: 333g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 16 Jul 2020
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Museums Connect program stands at the intersection of transnational public history and international diplomacy. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the American Alliance of Museums, this program partners U.S. museums and non-U.S. museums in projects designed to foster community collaboration and engagement. Museum Diplomacy focuses on three Museums Connect projects arranged between the United States and South Africa, Morocco, and Afghanistan, respectively. Utilizing a diverse range of oral interviews, Richard J. W. Harker explores how museums negotiate national boundaries, institutional and local histories, and post-9/11 geopolitical interests. Working in different political and professional contexts, museum partners have built community-driven collaborative exhibitions and projects that tell transnational stories.
As more historic sites and museums seek to surmount social, cultural, and economic barriers between themselves and their communities in their exhibitions and programming, the Museums Connect program provides important lessons on how to overcome entrenched hierarchies of power in public history.
Richard J. W. Harker is coexecutive director of the Historic Oakland Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia.
