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The literature in nonprofit management can help sharpen museum visitors’ understanding of issues around governance, specifically by reconciling management practices with participation and inclusion. Participation in the art museum is a complex issue that includes community involvement in educational programs, content creation, and artistic practices. In this chapter, we argue that participation needs to also include the involvement of the public in the decision-making process of the institution. We develop our argument by providing an overview of how the literature has articulated the connection between museums and participation, describing how museums have been impacted by managerialization and explaining the role of nonprofit governance. We highlight how the literature in nonprofit management has presented strategies to broaden participation by aiming at a more inclusive governance. Recent advances in board recruitment, board training, board retention, and programming may reshape the relationships among the museum staff, board, and community, including traditionally underserved groups. The explanation of these changes is a way to show visitors how they can interact with the museum and become active agents of its mission.
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Redaelli, E., Mason, D.P. (2023). Participation and Nonprofit Management: Toward Inclusive Governance. In: Redaelli, E. (eds) Visiting the Art Museum. Sociology of the Arts . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12089-3_8
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