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This presentation explores the socio-cultural impacts of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) following its recent re-opening. Conducted as part of an ESRC Studentship, the study aims to capture and analyze how RAMM contributes to local community life through a mixed-methods approach. Objectives include highlighting the museum's broader contributions, enhancing academic understanding, and ensuring practical applications of the findings. This research seeks to provide insight into the crucial role of museums in fostering community engagement and cultural enrichment.
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The Socio-Cultural Impact of Museums on their Local Communities: The case of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM)Fiona C. Hutchison
Outline of Presentation • Context for this project- the RAMM • Reasons for Studentship • Objectives • Focus for the research • Methods • Plan for remainder of project
Reasons for Studentship • Aim: This studentship sets to investigate, capture and analyse the range of socio-cultural impacts generated by the RAMM in the period immediately after its re-opening • Drivers: • Highlight the socio-cultural impacts • Looks at whole museum service • Contribution to knowledge • Academic study (methodological rigour) • Practical use (not simply a theoretical exercise)
Methods Mixed methods:
Plan for Remainder of Project
Thank you for listening. • Research presented here was conducted during an ESRC Studentship under its Capacity Building Clusters Award (RES-187-24-0002) in partnership with the Royal Albert Memorial Museum • For more information about this project and the work of the Centre for Sport, Leisure and Tourism research, see www.ex.ac.uk/slt. • Contact Fiona Hutchison on f.c.hutchison@exeter.ac.uk • Photos (c) 2011 Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery and Exeter City Council.