Date of Award
2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Brain, David
Area of Concentration
Environmental Studies with Museum Studies Secondary Field
Abstract
Using the Anacostia Community Museum in Washington, D.C., the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle, Washington, and the Tenement Museum in New York City, this thesis investigates the potential of community museums as catalysts for social and environmental transformation. This thesis does not examine the physical and economic development of place in relation to museums; rather, it focuses on the socio-environmental benefits of community museums, highlighting the current social and environmental challenges museums face, and proposing a potential framework for standard placemaking in the museum world, provided by the Project for Public Spaces.
Recommended Citation
David, Lauren, "Museums and Placemaking: Community Museums as Catalysts for Urban Transformation" (2023). Theses & ETDs. 6349.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/6349