Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Vesperi, Maria
Keywords
Museums, Anthropology, Ethnography, Youth Engagement, Ringling, HistoryMiami
Area of Concentration
Anthropology
Abstract
In this thesis I argue that programs for young adults stimulate innovation within museum institutions and assist them in reaching a wider audience. These programs keep museums relevant in addition to helping them better meet the needs of the communities where they reside. Using ethnographic data from two museums that recently implemented programs to attract younger audiences, Miami's HistoryMiami and the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, I examine how the presence of these programs serves a pivotal role in rectifying a problematic historical legacy of classism that continues to influence contemporary conceptions of museums.
Recommended Citation
Sinclair, Jehan, "REACHING NEW AUDIENCES: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AT HISTORYMIAMI MUSEUM AND THE RINGLING MUSEUM OF ART" (2013). Theses & ETDs. 6828.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/6828
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