Cultural Diversity: Developing Museum Audiences in Britain

Abstract

Part 1 Museums as cultural institutions - issues and perspectives: making other people black cultural museums in Britain - what questions do they asnswer? contextualizing the black presence in British museums - representations, resources and response background notes - Ajay Kahandewal in conversation with artist Shaheen Merali analyzing macro-and micro-environments from a multi-cultural perspective speaking other voices. Part 2 Inclusive strategies - exhibitions and educational programmes: the Peopling of London project academic and public domains - when is a dagger a sword? Walsall Museum and Art gallery and the Sikh community - a case study audience participation - working with local people at the Geffrye Museum, London developing new audiences at the National Portrait Gallery, London meaning and truth in multi-cultural museum education.