2009-12-04
The Science and Art of Cultural Management
The report aims to answer questions on cultural management and the state of the field. Does management of culture and the arts differ significantly from traditional business management? What is the role of science in cultural management? In the emphasis on business and practice by many cultural managers, are arts and culture left too far behind? How do research and theory fit into training, and in the work of cultural managers in the field?
Specialists, including researchers, academics, and practitioners, gathered in spring 2008 for a twoday symposium in Helsinki, Finland to examine the role of science, research, and theory in the practice and pedagogy of cultural management, with the overall aim of exploring the boundaries of the field. The thought-provoking discussions and debate cover a wide-range of related questions and concerns that include the role of the cultural manager, the value of theory, the need for research, the tasks of cultural policy, and an attempt to define the core knowledge and skills needed for successful cultural management.
These and other topics of exploration confront many important areas of contention and inquiry currently affecting the field. Transcripts of the symposium proceedings, commentary by the organizers, and collected articles provide a beginning point for cultural management practitioners, educators, researchers, students, and others to explore these issues on their own.
The publication is available at:
Series E. HUMAK Publications 1, 2009.
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To order, please contact:
pekka.vartiainen@humak.fi
HUMAK, Finland
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