The Museum as a Catalyst of Social Development: Best Practices to Engage the Community

Museums are cultural ecosystems in themselves and part of wider cultural ecosystems embedded in a societal space, whose influence on community life is manifold and profound , even if sometimes not properly appreciated in the full richness of its implications. But to fully appreciate the consequences of this perspective, it is necessary to analyze museums from a holistic viewpoint , and not as isolated units or self-contained institutions.