Flourishing in Museums

Kiersten F. Latham, PhD, is the President & CEO of Sauder Village, a living history museum complex in Ohio, USA.

Flourishing in Museums presents the Flourishing Museum Framework, an interdisciplinary model for reflection and practice. Illustrated via a diversity of international examples, the framework demonstrates how museums can meaningfully address the many challenges facing the profession.

Part I. Introduction - 1 Introduction - The Flourishing Museum Framework; Part II. Flourishing With Intention - Section I: Exploring Courage - 2 Courage as Flourishing; 3 Expanding a Museum Internationally: Belief Despite the Challenges; 4. Collaborative Courage: Examining Meanings From a Risk-Taking Exhibition Experience; 5. Practicing Bravery in Museum Leadership: A Love Story; Section II: Regarding Care - 6 Care as Flourishing; 7 Museums of Hope: Reinterpreting Museums for People's Well-Being; 8 Cultivating Compassion in the Museum Workplace; 9 Reconsidering Japanese Museum Professional Training From a Positive Lens; 10 Forgiveness: In Conversation With 3,397 Indigenous Stone Sools; Section III: Envisioning Transformation - 11 Transformation as Flourishing; 12 Appreciating the Broad Spectrum of Positive Visitor Experiences in Museums: A Journey of Discovery; 13 On Museums, Transcendence, and Magic; 14 Different But Same; 15 Flourishing Through Museums: Designing for Empathy® With the Oneness Mindset; Section IV: Considering Optimism - 16 Optimism as Flourishing; 17 Hope, Love, and Improvisation: A Dance Through Change and Choice; 18 An Intentional Museum is Always on the Verge of Becoming; 19 Museums and the Well-Being of University Students During COVID-19: 'Something That Meant Something to Me'; 20 Archives Making the Past Present: The Folklore Fragments Podcast; Section V: Recognizing Gratitude - 21 Gratitude as Flourishing; 22 How Interactive Playful Experiences Can Help us Practice Being Grateful; 23 A Healing Museum Partnership: Objects, Giving and Gratitude from Syria to Sweden; 24 Gratitude and Ethics: A Business Equation for Success; Section VI: Examining Delight - 25 Delight as Flourishing; 26 Keeping in Good Humor; 27 Meaningful Museum Experiences Are Satisfying Museum Experiences; 28 Why so Serious? Harnessing the Phenomenon of Fun in Museums; Part III. Conclusion - 29 Conclusion; References; Index.