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The Long Horizon: The Shared Value of Museums
Author(s) -
Pekarik Andrew J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
curator: the museum journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.312
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2151-6952
pISSN - 0011-3069
DOI - 10.1111/j.2151-6952.2010.00069.x
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , horizon , space (punctuation) , sociology , matrix (chemical analysis) , creating shared value , value systems , geography , social science , political science , public relations , computer science , mathematics , materials science , geometry , corporate social responsibility , machine learning , composite material , operating system
Probably as far back as we humans go, we have been dependent on cultural continuity. Essential parts of culture exist on multiple levels: individual, family, community, region, nation, and so on. It’s the sharing of critical elements across these levels that maintains a working society. The value of a geographical or physical space for culture‐keeping lies in those shared values, for which museums provide a living matrix.