Selling the past with future

art museum communication, marketing, management and funding trends

Authors

  • João Paulo Faustino Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Letras / CITCEM

Keywords:

Diversification, Funding, Management, Marketing

Abstract

The aim is to identify trends in funding sources for museums as an integral part of the business model and management strategies of museums. The methodology applied in this article is mainly based, on the one hand, on the literature review (magazines, newspapers and technical and scientific publications); and, on the other hand, on content analysis and case studies, with the bulk of the information predicated on analysis of the account reports of twenty-four museums from three continents. Empirical research results show that museums are trying to diversify revenue sources to ensure their economic and financial sustainability. This work also made it possible to identify some other trends in terms of museum management, with particular focus on marketing, internationalisation, and digitalization practices.

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Author Biography

João Paulo Faustino, Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Letras / CITCEM

Paulo Faustino, Director of the Master’s in Communication and Creative Industries, at Arts and Humanities Faculty of Porto University.

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Published

2023-07-30

How to Cite

Faustino, J. P. (2023). Selling the past with future: art museum communication, marketing, management and funding trends. Páginas a&b, 257–279. Retrieved from http://84.247.136.72/ojsletrasX/index.php/paginasaeb/article/view/13064

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