Museums and the Paradox of Change

Robert R. Janes, editor

About the Book

This refreshingly candid approach to controversial changes in a major cultural organization speaks to the vital need for a shift in thinking as museums enter the 21st century.

Robert Janes is a leading voice in the changes taking place in Canada's cultural institutions. In this case study, he candidly discusses layoffs, union/management relations, and the urgency of sustainability. Contributions from Glenbow staff highlight the human side of change, and essays by Canadian and international museum directors present thoughtful perspectives.

This is a work in progress, a detailed and useful glimpse into how one museum is grappling with the issues of change and adaptation.

Consciously self-critical ... revealing analysis of competing management philosophies ... this remarkable document is essential reading for all those contemplating organizational change."
Peter Cannon-Brookes, Museum Management and Curatorship

"Thought-provoking ... applicable to any organization (profit or non-profit) ... relates experiences to current management theory." Jane Gebhart, Sloan Management Review

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
  
  
• Introduction by Michael Ames
• Glenbow: A Case Study in Urgent Adaptation
• Glenbow Staff Perspectives
• Critical Commentary from the Involved and the Detached
• Future Considerations
• Between the Past and the Future
• For Further Reading and Reference

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