Assessing the Social, Economic and Cultural Impact of Museums in their local Communities

Funding or Partner Organisation: NSW Ministry for the Arts (NSW Ministry for the Arts Partnership Funds)
Australian Museum (Australian Museum Partnership Funds)
Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW (Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW Partnership Funds)

Start year: 2003

Summary: Aim of this project is to develop methodoligies which can evaluate the range of impacts of local museums on their communities and to identify programs or processes that lead to positive impacts of museums in the local community

Publications:

Burton, C & Griffin, JM 2008, 'More than a museum? Understanding how small museums contribute to social capital in regional communities', Asia Pacific Journal of Arts and Cultural Management, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 314-332.

Keywords: Museum evaluation Program evaluation impact of Museums Museum performance indicators

FOR Codes: Museum Studies, Social Policy and Planning, Economic Geography, Recreation, Heritage not elsewhere classified, Social Policy, Critical heritage, museum and archive studies, Economic geography , Recreation and leisure activities (excl. sport and exercise)

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.