Future of Museums

Ethics and the Changing Landscape of Evaluation and Research in Museums

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The methodologies museums use to collect, analyze, manage, and report data are undergoing rapid and radical change—yet no new ethical policies have been adopted to address these changes. Through ethnographic case studies from a traveling exhibition on the Maya, assess ethics in the evolving methodologies used to conduct visitor research. This focus will frame a broader discussion on museum ethical codes and policies.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the changing methodological landscape of museum evaluation and research.
• Summarize emerging ethical challenges linked to these changes.
• Articulate viable solutions for ethical challenges emanating from the new methodologies.

Presenter(s)

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  Rose Jones

  Director of Evaluation
  Perot Museum of Nature and Science