Children’s museums as cultural development strategies for urban revitalization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12340709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca Colbert (University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 605-625 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-28 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cultural Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1028-6632 • E-ISSN: 1477-2833 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10286632.2010.545400 |
| OpenAlex | W2050263103 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
Cities have increasingly invested in cultural institutions in hopes of revitalizing their urban centers. Critical of the value of these expenditures, scholars have called for an examination of the various types of cultural institutions in which cities have invested, to determine whether they are capable of simultaneously serving the economic, physical, and social goals of urban revitalization. In response to that call, I examine whether the children’s museum, a distinct type of cultural investment, is able to provide this range of public benefit. To do so, I draw on secondary sources to examine the origins, development, and current practices of children’s museum and present an illustrative example of a children’s museum that is intended to serve as a catalyst for urban revitalization in a small city in the USA. I contend that children’s museums are worthy recipients of public funding because they are simultaneously able to address these diverse agendas. Keywords: children’s museumsurban revitalizationflagship development
Cultural institution · Economic growth · Economics · Investment (military · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Urban planning · Value (mathematics · Art Education and Development · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Museums and Cultural Heritage
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From Museum to Mass Entertainment
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Measure for Measure
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| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2019 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |