Museum Provocateur
The Collected Writings of Harold K. Skramstad, Jr.
Museum Provocateur
The Collected Writings of Harold K. Skramstad, Jr.
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Dr. Harold K. Skramstad Jr., renowned museum practitioner as president emeritus of The Henry Ford, wrote many provocative essays, articles, keynote and symposia papers on the challenges and opportunities of the American museum.
Written over three decades, they address the fundamental issues and concerns that we still wrestle with today. Skramstad reminds us that all museums-big and small-have an obligation to be outwardly focused in their communities, helping to address people's problems and collaborating with a broad range of partners. These dynamic, back-to-basics writings from one of our most successful museum leaders, have inspired museum veterans and are now available to a new generation of readers.
These essays include topics that are introduced by eminent museum professionals who help place the essays in context and relate how these writings have personally affected them. These topics include:
· Defining problems we can address in our community by honing our mission
· Actively and broadly engaging with our community through outreach and partnerships
· Creating entertaining, awe-inspiring educational experiences
· Leading change by empowering team-based work
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Preface
Introduction
Part One: Creating a Distinctive Mission and Vision
1. “Vision, Leadership, and Meaningful Change” by Gail Anderson
2. “Agenda for Museums in the 21st Century” (Daedalus, Summer 1999)
3. “Museum Mission Statements and the Accreditation Process” (from Anderson, Museum Mission Statements, AAM, 1998)
“What Makes a Museum?” (2007, unpublished keynote)
“Dreaming the Museum” (Museum News, March-April 2005)
Part Two: Connecting to the Community
1. “Museums and Their Publics” by Marsha L. Semmel
2. “Changing Expectations for Museums” (Smithsonian Institution Symposium paper, 1997)
3. “The Educational Role of Museums” (unpublished keynote, 1985)
“The Arts in Society” (unpublished unknown talk, 1994)
“Excellent Inequities” (Museum News, January-February 1993)
Part Three: Designing Compelling Experiences
1. “Compelling Experience Design in the Museum” by Christopher Wilson
2. “The Mission of the Industrial Museum in the Postindustrial Age” (Public Historian, Summer 2000)
3. "Foreword," Private History in Public: Exhibition and the Settings of Everyday Life (from Gordon, AASLH/AltaMira Press, 2010)
“The Exhibiting Dilemma” (Technology & Culture, July 2007)
5. “Interpreting Material Culture: A View from the Other Side of the Glass” (from Quimby, Material Culture in American Life, 1978)
Part Four: Providing Effective and Inspirational Leadership
1. “What Becomes a Legend Most: Harold Skramstad and Museum Leadership” by Kinshasha Holman Conwill
2. “The Director's Mask” (from Tolles, Leadership for the Future, AASLH/AltaMira Press, 1991)
3. “Daniel J. Boorstin 1914-2004” (Technology and Culture, October 2004)
4. “Inspiring Change” (Museum News, Jan-Feb 1995)
5. “Working Model: A Mechanism for the Effective Board” (Museum News, January- February 2003)
“Turning Words into Change: A Brief Look at Harold K. Skramstad, Jr.'s Career” by Nancy E. V. Bryk
Afterword: “Acknowledging a Champion of Change” by Lonnie G. Bunch III
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Product details
| Published | Dec 10 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 9798765154014 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Series | American Alliance of Museums |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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