Ethnological Research, No. 15, 2010.
Preliminary communication
Culture as a field of Possibilities: Museum as a means of Social Integration
Ivana Brstilo
; Split, Croatia
Željka Jelavić
; Ethnographic Museum Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Social exclusion is a term for lack of access to various social benefits to an individual or a social group. Such social benefits may include institutional sphere, such as education, healthcare, social services, as well as socio-economic benefits – employment,
financial capability and purchasing power, but also the field of culture – accessibility and inclusion. Museums display aspirations for working with vulnerable groups, in order to reach out to new audience and encourage their social participation. Through
numerous educational programs, creative workshops, interactive learning and communication through networking, a museum present itself with a challenge for progressive social engagement, which includes inviting socially vulnerable groups to participate
and help them integrate into society.
Keywords
social exclusion; social integration; museum’s social engagement; museum policy
Hrčak ID:
62376
URI
Publication date:
14.12.2010.
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