Engaging the Entire Community: A New Role for Permanent Collections

This report shows how museums combined existing collections with innovative outreach to bring in new audiences.

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February 1999, 33 pages

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The second in a three-part series, this report profiles creative ways four museums augmented their permanent collections with pioneering efforts to bring in more people. Strategies included establishing teen councils and business partnerships.

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