Exhibitions and EducationAcademic museums share a unique mandate: they are partners in education. As such, they have evolved in tandem and not always easily with their parent organizations. They can often pursue their missions in innovative ways, address controversial topics, produce unorthodox exhibitions, and have the freedom to experiment. But they operate within a challenging environment in which operations, planning, governance, administration, financial support, and

both large and small

Bernadette Lynch

editor of the influential workers' paper Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung

Science and Life at Melbourne Museum

Desree Gumbs-Carty

Sarah Perks

taking as a starting point the interpretation by museums of World War II

And – given the uniquely detailed record of contemporary life recorded by today's ubiquitous media – how best are museums to record and present contemporary life in their collections

and the Canadian War Museum

Washington

Benefits is an invaluable and inspiring guide for any museum

what many consider his masterpiece