The role of the museum shop in sustainable futures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5906251 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jamie Larkin (0000-0002-1085-1533, University of Warwick, corresponding author), Victor Oliveira (0000-0002-7569-3839, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA), Queen Allotey-Pappoe (Queen Adeline, Lowell, MA, USA) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Museum Management and Curatorship (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-7775 • E-ISSN: 1872-9185 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09647775.2024.2375978 |
| OpenAlex | W4401658691 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
In recent years the museum shop has been recognized as an important part of the broader organization, both in its economic contribution and its cultural impact on the visitor experience. Yet little academic research examines how the museum shop can support museum agendas. This paper addresses this gap by rethinking the role of museum shops in supporting museum sustainability initiatives. Sustainability has become an important topic across the museum sector in recent years, including within museum retailing. Museum shops typically address sustainability by attempting to reduce their environmental footprint, but such interventions are usually limited to minimizing impact rather than providing an alternative vision of what the shop could be and do. By contrast, utilizing a sustainable development framework, we contend that the museum shop can make a significant contribution to areas of social, cultural, environmental and economic sustainability, and in doing so strengthen museums' relationships with their visitors and the broader public
Business · Futures contract · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Finance
Museum education and sustainable development
Thinking Like a System
Models of Sustainability
Fostering a Culture of Sustainability
Why Should I Care
Museums and cultural sustainability
Cultural sustainability as a strategy for the survival of museums and libraries
Rethinking museum shops in the context of the climate crisis
Sustainable museums
Sustainability, economic value and socio-cultural impacts of museums
Designing museum and gallery shops as integral, co-creative retail spaces within the overall visitor experience
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |