Creativity in Museum Practice

The text is a distinctive, easy-to-read, open design. Content has got me thinking about how to tackle my everyday work as well as bigger projects in new ways. Wonderful validation that creativity counts!

I read this book cover to cover when I got it. It is so full of useful tips and uplifting stories about how museums are taking risks and building creative cultures. I usually put books like this on the shelf, stashed between other museum theory and practice tombs, but I have kept this one on my desk so that I can open it during spare moments in my day. This way, every page becomes a mini-creative practice session, giving me an idea of one small thing that I can do to tap into my creativity or inspire others. Congratulations to these authors for collecting great information and presenting it in such an accessible way.

This inspirational and informative book reinforces key creativity concepts and introduces relevant new ones.It also encourages everyone to make a place for creativity.

This book was immediately applicable to my museum practice. A fabulous resource! Thank you for this guidance. I look forward to incorporating these ideas into all areas of practice.

This was a quick read because it was so engaging, but also thoughtfully designed and laid out. The authors approach the topic of creativity from a range of vantage points (different types of museums, professions, points in career, etc.) and offer everything from extremely practical 'how-to' style information to more theoretical concepts and discussions of creativity and its role in museums.I would highly recommend this book to any one who works at museums, or even in a parallel or intersecting field, from students through to directors. There is a great need for more creative practice to transform the ways in which museums are directed and developed -- this book is a relevant and insightful contribution to this issue.