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Conducting Civic Dialogue: A Challenging Role for Museums

Animating Democracy invited museum studies scholar Selma Holo to write an article from ideas and themes she found compelling at the Animating Democracy Learning Exchange held in Seattle in May 2002. Her article responds to the arts-based civic dialogue work of the three museums participating in the Animating Democracy Lab--the Andy Warhol Museum, the Jewish Museum, and the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington--comparing it to other museums whose efforts have intersected with the sphere of civic ideas and issues.

Animating Democracy invited museum studies scholar Selma Holo to write an article from ideas and themes she found compelling at the Animating Democracy Learning Exchange held in Seattle in May 2002. Her article responds to the arts-based civic dialogue work of the three museums participating in the Animating Democracy Lab--the Andy Warhol Museum, the Jewish Museum, and the Henry Art Gallery at the University of Washington--comparing it to other museums whose efforts have intersected with the sphere of civic ideas and issues.

http://animatingdemocracy.org/sites/default/files/documents/reading_room/conduct…
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Holo, Selma
Museums and Civic Dialogue
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Conducting Civic Dialogue: A Challenging Role for Museums
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Animating Democracy
Civic Dialogue and Social Change
Cultural Districts
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Facilities
Heritage & Preservation
Organizational Planning
Participation
Public Art
Visual Art
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