Policies, Frameworks, and Legislation: The Conditions Under Which English Museums Operate

Selwood, Sara; Davies, Stuart

doi:10.1002/9781118829059.wbihms203

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“…These services are often involved in building communities and providing opportunities. Social services research such as Scott (2015, 2) and Selwood and Davies (2015) provides useful background on financial management in museums. NZ government policy on supplying income to social services has affected museums (Selwood and Davies 2015).…”

Section: Museum Studies and Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Social services research such as Scott (2015, 2) and Selwood and Davies (2015) provides useful background on financial management in museums. NZ government policy on supplying income to social services has affected museums (Selwood and Davies 2015). For example, during the 1970s government policies were established for evaluating social services.…”

Section: Museum Studies and Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Innovative and nontraditional revenue generation in New Zealand museums

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<p>Improving income in museums around the world is vitally important and New Zealand museums are no exception. There is little literature in Museum Studies offering practical strategies for fundraising, with much research focusing on the morality of revenue sources rather than best practice. Research in other disciplines on museum revenue has been problematic as the theories it has attempted to apply are not always applicable. There has also been little research on the local dynamics of revenue generation, and there is therefore an urgent need for practice based research on this topic, such as data for comparative analysis of revenue sources. Responding to gaps in the current literature this thesis analysed innovative and nontraditional revenue generation in three Wellington museums. Innovative and nontraditional revenue encompasses programs, partnering, fundraising, museum-operated businesses, venue hire, museum and third-party websites, phone applications for smartphones, crowdsourcing and e-commerce. Pragmatism provides the research paradigm for this empirical study into current professional practice. The paradigm was enhanced by several concepts including Hansen and Birkinshaw’s, Innovation Value Chain. To examine the local museum situation, data was gathered from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa; the New Zealand Cricket Museum; and Pātaka Art + Museum. Semi-structured interviews with key staff and revenue records were analysed following qualitative and quantitative methods. There were several key findings which highlighted the direct and indirect benefits of innovative and nontraditional revenue. External partnerships, museum staff and volunteers were highlighted as crucial for revenue viability. Ethics and perceptions of revenue also affected revenue generation. Overall the research enhances our knowledge of museum economics in the New Zealand context. I argue that commercial operations need to be integrated into museum practice and that the benefits of this approach should be demonstrated to all staff. Finally, several recommendations are made which I believe will enhance the future practice of revenue generation in New Zealand museums.</p>

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Section: Museum Studies and Economicsmentioning

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Section: Museum Studies and Economicsmentioning

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Innovative and nontraditional revenue generation in New Zealand museums

Abernethy¹

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“…Central to New Labour's utlisation of the Third Way was the alignment of culture with economic instrumentalisation, under the rubric of "creative industries", a powerful narrative which reconsiders art production through an instrumental value (Selwood and Davies 2015;Garnham 2005;Gordon-Nesbitt 2009). This saw "substantially increased funding to the cultural sector" alongside "unprecedented levels of policy guidance" (Selwood and Davies 2015, 43) .…”

Section: Neoliberalism and The Art World: The Rise Of Creative Industriesmentioning

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Testing Grounds and Launching Pads: Situating the Artist-Run Space Today

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<p>My research is concerned with the formation of artists as creative subjects in an increasingly neoliberalised art world. This study examines to what extent does the artist-run space offer alternatives to current neoliberal orthodoxy in the art world. There has been little research to understand the lived experiences of emerging visual artists within neoliberalism. The thesis is located in museum studies but stretches beyond this field in an interdisciplinary approach to explore the complexity of what it means to both make art and self-organise. The thesis presents multiple case-study research into three New Zealand artist-run spaces; RM, Enjoy Contemporary Art Space and Meanwhile. Qualitative research brings the experiences of artist-run space participants to the fore through interviews, examining how they understand and articulate their involvement, negotiate tensions over power, and position themselves in an art world that seeks to enfold them in its own narratives. I analyse and discuss the findings through a series of connecting theoretical frameworks—assemblage theory, creative labour and governmentality—which together map the distinct practices that shape, and reshape, the artist-run space. My research contributes to literature on creative workers within neoliberalism, providing new knowledge about tactics and strategies deployed by emerging visual artists to carve space for their activities on their own terms. The thesis argues that while artist-run spaces are embedded in the mainstream through both networks of strategic reciprocity and funding imperatives, the nuances which define an individual artist-run space are both broader and messier than their increasingly formal structure suggests. The identity formation of the artists and creative workers whose hard work and passion keep artist-run spaces going is similarly compromised, confounding simplistic readings. I propose that the notion of ‘alternative’ is too binary an understanding to describe artist-run spaces within a time of neoliberalism, instead, this thesis seeks to complicate and problematise the term.</p>

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Policies, Frameworks, and Legislation: The Conditions Under Which English Museums Operate

Cited by 2 publications

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Innovative and nontraditional revenue generation in New Zealand museums

Innovative and nontraditional revenue generation in New Zealand museums

Testing Grounds and Launching Pads: Situating the Artist-Run Space Today

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