Beyond Borders: An Exploration of

International Museum Partnerships

Clara Elizabeth Hatcher

“By choosing not to be more engaged internationally, American museums miss the opportunity to contextualize and appreciate the rich cultural connections that have always existed between the United States and the rest of the world… I hope by sharing what I have learned on my travels, I can help other Americans better appreciate what it means not only to be an American but to be an American in the global culture of the 21st century.”

–Lonnie G. Bunch III

MethodologyLiterature Review

10 Interviews

Case Studies

MethodologyLiterature Review

10 Interviews

Case Studies

MethodologyLiterature Review

10 Interviews

Case Studies

MethodologyLiterature Review

10 Interviews

Case Studies

Challenges

• Altering the status quo

• Language barriers

• Cultural assumptions

• Lack of funding and staff support

• Lack of control

• Connecting people cross-culturally

• Increasing cultural understanding and respect

• Enabling active intercultural dialogue

• Cultivate essential skills and characteristics

• Research, plan and prepare

• Document and evaluate

• Communicate internally and externally

Recommendations

Product

“It is more than clear that people have to learn to work together, to reflect, to imagine, to understand different world views and approaches, to develop the human capacities necessary to create alternative, shared models capable of addressing global challenges.”

–Mary Ann Devlieg

Beyond Borders: An Exploration of

International Museum Partnerships

Clara Elizabeth Hatcher

chatcher@famsf.org