Objects of Inclusion

Name: Objects of Inclusion
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ISBN: 9781966214656

How Museum Loan Services Foster Cultural Equity

Rae Sheridan

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English

Common Ground Research Networks
11 March 2026

Ethnic studies; Educational strategies & policy; Inclusive education & mainstreaming

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Despite a 170-year history of museum object lending, the practice remains underexamined in academic literature. This longitudinal case study investigates QMLoans, Queensland Museum's award-winning state-wide loans service, from 1987 to 2017, to assess whether it advanced institutional inclusivity. Analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data through an inclusion lens, the study demonstrates how QMLoans achieved broad access-particularly among schools across the socio-economic spectrum. Borrowers-including teachers, librarians, therapists, and community leaders-acted as ""inequity equalizers,"" extending the museum's reach to isolated, disadvantaged, and aging populations. The study highlights the power of object-based learning, therapeutic engagement, and user empowerment. It also identifies tensions with traditional museum models, noting that QMLoans thrived by ceding authority, embracing community collaboration, and operating semi-autonomously. Ultimately, the research concludes that the greatest challenge for such services is institutional transformation: fully integrating loans as a valued, prioritized function within a DEAI-driven museum.

By: Rae Sheridan
Imprint: Common Ground Research Networks
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 998g
ISBN: 9781966214656
ISBN 10: 1966214650
Pages: 436
Publication Date: 11 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active