Influential museums
2020–2022
Participants: Pille Runnel, Agnes Aljas, Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt
With its applied focus, the aim of the international museum development projects was to help museums increase their influence in society.
Museums and other cultural institutions' activities are increasingly tied to their ability to engage with communities and visitors. This foundation—focusing on people—should be integrated into institutional development plans and self-evaluation models. At the same time, understanding the organization's societal impact is important as part of development evaluation.
The projects aimed to provide a framework for museum impact assessment that would aid a museum organization in its efforts to assess the impact of its activities on society and analyze data-driven opportunities for measuring impact.
The MOI! Museums of Impact project aimed to support museums and cultural institutions in being socially impactful. The self-evaluation model developed for museums allows organizations to analyze their activities and plan their development needs. The model helps identify areas where societal impact can be enhanced and further efforts are needed. It is also a useful tool for planning development strategies and can serve as a basis for setting new goals during leadership transitions, among other uses.
The Me-Mind: Museums, Events. Measuring Impact on Local Environment with Data Analytics project produced guidelines for cultural organizations to aid in the planning and development of programs and other services. The goal is to enable organizations to better plan and contextualize their activities and services. For instance, using the guidelines, a curator can consider the societal impact and the data needed to assess it during the planning process of an exhibition.
The Estonian National Museum’s Museum research group participated in the project from an action research perspective, conducting both macro and micro-level analyses. The group contributed knowledge and expertise from previous research and collected and analyzed new data.
The projects were funded by the European Commission’s Creative Europe program.
Additional information: Details about the developed models.
Other outputs: Advisory services, scientific presentations, popularization activities, and academic publications.
2020–2022
Participants: Pille Runnel, Agnes Aljas, Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt
With its applied focus, the aim of the international museum development projects was to help museums increase their influence in society.
Museums and other cultural institutions' activities are increasingly tied to their ability to engage with communities and visitors. This foundation—focusing on people—should be integrated into institutional development plans and self-evaluation models. At the same time, understanding the organization's societal impact is important as part of development evaluation.
The projects aimed to provide a framework for museum impact assessment that would aid a museum organization in its efforts to assess the impact of its activities on society and analyze data-driven opportunities for measuring impact.
The MOI! Museums of Impact project aimed to support museums and cultural institutions in being socially impactful. The self-evaluation model developed for museums allows organizations to analyze their activities and plan their development needs. The model helps identify areas where societal impact can be enhanced and further efforts are needed. It is also a useful tool for planning development strategies and can serve as a basis for setting new goals during leadership transitions, among other uses.
The Me-Mind: Museums, Events. Measuring Impact on Local Environment with Data Analytics project produced guidelines for cultural organizations to aid in the planning and development of programs and other services. The goal is to enable organizations to better plan and contextualize their activities and services. For instance, using the guidelines, a curator can consider the societal impact and the data needed to assess it during the planning process of an exhibition.
The Estonian National Museum’s Museum research group participated in the project from an action research perspective, conducting both macro and micro-level analyses. The group contributed knowledge and expertise from previous research and collected and analyzed new data.
The projects were funded by the European Commission’s Creative Europe program.
Additional information: Details about the developed models.
Other outputs: Advisory services, scientific presentations, popularization activities, and academic publications.