2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Basic Research Regarding Publicness of Educational Programs and Private Funding in American Museums

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21730660
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Educaion
Research Institution	独立行政法人国立美術館 (2010) The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (2009)
Principal Investigator	YOKOYAMA Saki 独立行政法人国立美術館, 国立西洋美術館・学芸課, 主任研究員 (70435741)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2010
Keywords	社会教育 / 博物館教育
Research Abstract	External private funding of American museums is an indispensible resource for exhibition and collection-building programs. And yet, clearly at times such funding sources exert great influence on choices made in acquisition programs and exhibition planning, which might be construed as direct pressure rather than subtle influence. Museum educational programs face the same situation. This research shows that a critical part of museum strategies regarding the realization of a museum's desired educational programs involves approaching external funding sources that inherently reflect the aims of the desired program.