Museums as the catalysts for a democratic revolution in cultural policy

Anderson, David, Le Guennec, Aude Campbell, Castilla, Americo and Scarff, Lynn 2025. Museums as the catalysts for a democratic revolution in cultural policy. Cultural Trends 10.1080/09548963.2025.2564946

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Abstract

As culture exists and evolves predominantly in society, democratic principles provide a strong foundation for future cultural development. Through a range of case studies and provocations from Latin America and Europe, this paper delineates the necessary debate on urgent challenges and opportunities for practitioners, researchers and communities in working together with indigenous and marginalised groups to extend democratic cultural practice in the creative and museum sectors. It also considers some of the barriers that may stand in the way of transformation to democratic legitimacy, alongside recent international collaborations that provide examples of commitment to cultural change. Finally, the paper suggests that the cultural sector should step back from the colonial model of culture and the arts in buildings and collections, which framed the creation of the dominant model of cultural institutions across the world.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Cardiff Law & Politics Research Institutes & Centres > Wales Governance Centre (WGCES)
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/, Start Date: 2025-10-08
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	0954-8963
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	21 October 2025
Date of Acceptance:	18 September 2025
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2025 10:16
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/181803

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