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A comprehensive review of current and possible future deaccessioning practices in 26 chapters written by highly experienced museum professionals, commentators and lawyers.

Ten in-depth case studies of important recent examples of deaccessioning in museums written by experienced museum professionals and individuals directly involved.

Directors of twelve of the world's leading art museums (think MoMA and the National Gallery of Art) in conversation about the challenging issues facing art museums in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Feminism is a social justice movement that aims to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression - and to change society for the better, for all. This positive, inspiring book focuses in-depth on how leading museums worldwide are addressing issues of sex and gender, as well as on initiatives aiming to change museums from the outside.

Checklists, roadmaps and modelsCoinciding with the centenary of the New England Museums Association - a region home to many of the USA's most progressive and ground-breaking museums - The State of Museums explores the shifts in culture, urbanisation, technology, tolerance and diversity that continue to impact the mission, operation and priorities of museums worldwide. The result is thought-provoking series of must-read essays, checklists, roadmaps and models which face up to the big questions facing museums in rapidly changing times. Facing up to the big questionsThe State of Museums: Voices from the Field, brings together grassroots voices to explore the issues, challenges and strengths of today's museums. Edited by experienced thought leaders, in frank discussion it explores the present and future of museums and celebrates the tenets at the core of museum leaders everywhere.

Mention "feminism" outside of sociology or politics and you're often met with an eye-roll or confusion. However, the hard reality is that females remain a highly oppressed group globally: deemed inferior, suffering from violence and slavery, and denied educational, economic and political opportunities.In two volumes (1,344 pages), Feminism and Museums explores how museums are responding to these wider socio-political challenges, in which they too play a part. In an unprecedented range, depth and variety of case studies and analyses these volumes present feminist actions, interventions and disruptions which are impacting the processes of collecting, learning, interpretation and engagement in today's museums, galleries and heritage organisations.In 57 chapters, creative resistance by both high-profile galleries and grassroots activist collectives is presented, and issues of colour, disability, domestic abuse, indigenous rights, labour, land use, migration, pornography, rape, refugees, sexuality, sex-work, technology and work examined.Feminism and Museums creates a space of creativity, conversation and confidence, of dialogue and new knowledge, building on the ambitious practice and perseverance of museum workers worldwide, and bringing together new voices, contexts and methodologies to both inform and inspire.