Patrick Urich is the City Manager of Peoria, Illinois. As City Manager, he is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the City of Peoria, including the budget and all city departments and employees. What role do museums play in Peoria? Museums provide cultural vitality to a community of our size. They provide an experience…
Ngaire Blankenberg is Director, Europe and Principal Consultant at Lord Cultural Resources, where she has worked for the past eight years. Lord Cultural Resources is one of the largest consultancies specializing in museums and urban cultural planning. Ngaire is the co-editor of the book Cities, Museums and Soft Power. Can you define “Soft Power” for…
Lately, I have been thinking about the relationship between museums and cities, and how museums support or impact their cities. As part of this exploration, I picked up Gail Lord and Ngaire Blankenberg’s recent book, Cities, Museums, and Soft Power. This book explores questions of cultural capital, and the ways in which museums wield power. The book makes…
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Reflections on Museums, Programs, and Visitors
Reflections on Museums, Programs, and Visitors
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Exploring museums, parks, cultural sites, and other informal learning environments…and every WMATA Metro station
Reflections on Museums, Programs, and Visitors
Reflections on Museums, Programs, and Visitors
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Reflections on Museums, Programs, and Visitors
Reflections on Museums, Programs, and Visitors
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Reflections on Museums, Programs, and Visitors
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