Demographic Transformation and the Future of Museums
The report identifies, synthesizes, and interprets existing research on demographics, cultural consumer attitudes, museum diversity practices, and related topics. It is meant to help the museum field explore the future of museums in a “majority minority” society.
Entering Cultural Communities: Diversity and Change in the Nonprofit Arts
Long ago, arts organizations sought patrons primarily from among the rich and well educated, but for many decades they have sought to broaden their audiences. Museums, orchestras, dance companies, theaters, and community cultural centers try to involve a variety of people in the arts. They strive to attract a more racially and ethnically diverse group of people, those from a broader range of economic backgrounds, new immigrants, families and youth.
Future of the City: The Arts Symposium
Co-hosted with the National Endowment for the Arts and the University of Chicago's Office of Civic Engagement.
The University of Chicago presents Future of the City: The Arts Symposium, a one-day gathering of leaders who are shaping the cultural landscape of Chicago and beyond.
Demographic Change and the Future of Museums
CPC Executive Director Betty Farrell and Sociology Ph.D. Candidate Maria Medvedeva
This presentation provided an update on the American Association of Museums project titled, "Demographic Transformation and the Future of Museums: Trends and Implications." The report was finished and released in May 2010.