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Tate Publishing has bagged Gathering of Strangers: Why Museums Matter from Maria Balshaw, director of Tate.
Publishing director Tom Avery acquired world rights directly from the author. The book will be published on 6th June 2024.
Billed as a “timely and thought-provoking exploration of the transformative power of the museum,” Gathering of Strangers examines the challenges and opportunities for museums in the 21st century.
The publisher continued: “Moving from the historical origins of the gallery to important current debates taking place around art and public engagement, the climate emergency, race equality and decolonisation, and the value of the arts in education – this book sets out the role of art and artists in imagining and shaping our collective future.”
“Public institutions do not sit ‘outside’ society, they are the barometer of time and place,” said Balshaw. “How museums and galleries open themselves up to change and engage dissenting voices is not obvious or easy, but as a recent visitor said, ‘art is an invitation to a conversation’ – so perhaps our role might be to unlock that conversation.”