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Journal of Museum Education Volume 35, 2010 - Issue 1: Museum Education and Public Value
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Museums, the Public, and Public Value

Carol Scott Carol Scott is a museum consultant based in London, England. As the Director of Carol Scott Associates, she works internationally with museums to plan for impact, use change creatively and identify the Public Value of museums. She was the Manager of Evaluation and Audience Research at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney from 1991–2008 and has more recently worked with London's non-national museums to develop their successful bid as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad program. Her PhD thesis models a value-based typology for assessing museum performance.
Pages 33-42 | Published online: 02 Nov 2015

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