Rethinking Cultural Centers: A Nordic Perspective on Multipurpose Cultural Organizations

This book provides a guide to managing cultural centers, combining cultural aims with business success, and exploring the incentives needed to make them a success. It offers case-based insights into common managerial problems and their solutions, focusing on the challenges faced by cultural centers in Europe.

Format: Hardback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 07 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book provides a unique and dynamic guide to managing cultural centers, delving into the challenges of reconciling cultural aims with business success. Drawing on extensive research and practical experience, it offers insightful case-based insights into common managerial problems and their effective solutions. While international research has demonstrated the positive economic impact of culture and the growth of many cultural institutions into multimillion-dollar entities, there has been limited research on how cultural centers can effectively combine cultural and economic impact.

Due to the diverse missions and purposes of cultural centers across Europe, they often face challenges in achieving business success. This book aims to address this gap by exploring the incentives behind the foundation of cultural centers and examining the factors necessary for their success. By defining the complex challenges faced by cultural centers, this book empowers managers to transition from administrative roles to cultural entrepreneurs, transforming good ideas into successful business ventures.

In this underresearched area, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers, policy makers, and managers involved in cultural centers and museum management. It offers valuable insights and practical strategies to navigate the complexities of this field and achieve sustainable growth and success.

Weight: 270g
Dimension: 141 x 223 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032182100