Ausstellen und Vermitteln im Museum der Gegenwart

In the context of critical museology, museums are questioning their social role, defining the museum as a site for knowledge exchange and participation in creating links between past and present. Museum education has evolved as practice in it's own right, questioning, expanding and transforming exhibitions and institutions. How does museum work change, if we conceive curating and education as an integrated practice?This question is adressed by international contributors from different museum types. For anyone interested in the future of museums, it offers insights into the diversity of positions and experiences of translating the 'grand designs' of museology into practice.