Richard Sandell is Head of the Department of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester. His research interests focus on the evolving social purposes, roles and agency of museums. His recent publications include Museums, Society, Inequality (2002). Robert R. Janes is the former President and CEO of the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Canada. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship and a museum consultant. His recent books include Museums and the Paradox of Change (1997) and Looking Reality in the Eye: Museums and Social Responsibility (2005).
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