Florida State University Libraries Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2013 Inclusive Curatorial Practices: Facilitating Team Exhibition Planning in the Art Mueum Using Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations Ann Rowson Love Follow this and additional works at the FSU Digital Library. For more information, please contact [email protected] THE FLORDIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL ARTS, THEATRE, & DANCE INCLUSIVE CURATORIAL PRACTICES: FACILITATING TEAM EXHIBITION PLANNING IN THE ART MUEUM USING EVALUATIVE INQUIRY FOR LEARNING IN ORGANIZATIONS BY ANN ROWSON LOVE A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Art Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2013 Ann Rowson Love defended this dissertation on May 2, 2013. Members of the supervisory committee were: Pat Villeneuve Professor Directing Dissertation Paul Marty University Representative Tom Anderson Committee Member Jeff Broome Committee Member Linda Schrader Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii DEDICATION To my parents Joseph and Sandra Rowson iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I want to thank Pat Villeneuve for her guidance and for supervising this project as my advisor. In the weeks following Hurricane Katrina, Pat welcomed my family into her home and into the doctoral program that led me to this work. I thank all of my committee members for their participation and thoughtful comments throughout this process; thank you to Tom Anderson, Jeff Broome, Paul Marty, and Linda Schrader. To my husband, Eric, who made the move to Tallahassee and supported me throughout my studies and writing. I also thank the Ogden Museum of Southern Art – University of New Orleans, my professional home for several years. In particular, I would like to thank Director Emeritus, Rick Gruber, and former Chief Curator, David Houston, for supporting this project. To all of my participants, I learned so much from you and enjoyed our collaboration. Thank you to Bradley, Evan, Gina, Katherine, and Libra. And to my parents, whom I’ve dedicated this work to; I could not have done this without them. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION .................................................................................................................. ii ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... ix LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................... x ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................... xii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1 Statement of the Problem ............................................................................................. 2 Definition of Terms: Who is a Curator? What is an Exhibition Team? ....................... 4 Overview of Literature ................................................................................................. 7 The Purpose of this Study and Research Questions: Facilitation of an Exhibition Team Using Evaluative Inquiry ................................................................................... 8 Overview of Methodology ........................................................................................... 9 Limitations and Assumptions ..................................................................................... 10 Significance of the Study ........................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ....................................................... 13 U.S. Museums and Policy Approaches ...................................................................... 14 Organizational Paradigm Changes in Art Museums .................................................. 16 From Expert-Oriented to Visitor-Centered Curatorial Practices: Research and Theoretical Approaches .............................................................................................. 20 Research and Evaluation Pertaining to Curatorial Approaches in Art Museums . 21 Theoretical and Practice-based approaches to Art Museum Curatorial Processes 23 Education as Change Agent in Museum Exhibition and Interpretation Planning: From Object-Centered to Visitor-Centered ......................................................................... 25 Precedents: Teamwork in Art Museum Exhibition Development ............................. 29 Two Museum Research Studies Examine Team Processes for Temporary Exhibitions ............................................................................................................ 30 Theoretical Literature Related to Exhibition Teams ............................................. 32 Examples of Teams Used for Permanent Collection Reinstallation ..................... 35 Minneapolis Institute of Arts ............................................................................ 35 Denver Art Museum ........................................................................................ 36 Detroit Institute of Arts .................................................................................... 37 National Museum of the American Indian ....................................................... 38 Dallas Museum of Art ...................................................................................... 39 Oakland Museum of California ....................................................................... 40 Museum Review Conclusion ..................................................................................... 41 v CHAPTER THREE: COLLABORATIVE LEARNING THEORIES AND MODELS FOR METHODS SELECTION .................................................................. 44 Working Collaboratively: Methodological Models in Participatory Inquiry ............. 44 Participatory Action Research in Social Sciences ...................................................... 45 Cogenerative Inquiry ............................................................................................ 47 Collaborative Inquiry ............................................................................................ 49 Participatory Evaluation ........................................................................................ 51 Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations ................................................ 52 The Learning Organization from a Business and Organizational Model: The Fifth Dimension ............................................................................................................. 53 Justification for Using Evaluative Inquiry ............................................................ 55 Using Evaluative Inquiry to Develop Grounded Theory: A Background .................. 57 Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 60 CHAPTER FOUR: METHODS .................................................................................... 61 Design ......................................................................................................................... 61 Research Questions .................................................................................................... 62 Site, Exhibition, and Participants ............................................................................... 62 Site: The Ogden Museum of Southern Art-University of New Orleans ............... 63 The Exhibition ...................................................................................................... 64 Participants ............................................................................................................ 65 Incentives .............................................................................................................. 67 Measurement, Instrumentation, and the Role of the Researcher ................................ 68 Data Collection Procedures ........................................................................................ 68 Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations Phases .................................... 68 Timeline ................................................................................................................ 70 Phase I: Focusing the Inquiry Through Preparation for Individual and Team Learning Experiences ...................................................................................... 70 The Facilitator’s Individual Learning ......................................................... 75 The Team Blog ........................................................................................... 76 Phase II: Focusing the Inquiry – Individual Learning ..................................... 76 Phase III: Carrying Out the Inquiry – Individual/Team Learning ................... 77 Phase IV: Applying the Learning – Team Learning ........................................ 78 Phase V: Applying the Learning to Organizational Learning ......................... 78 Data Analysis ............................................................................................................