Volunteers as Hosts and Guests in Museums

Holmes, K; Edwards, DC

Volunteers as Hosts and Guests in Museums

Holmes, K Edwards, DC

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Publisher:: University of Technology, Sydney
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: CAUTHE: Proceedings of 17th Annual Conference: Past Achievements, Future Challenges, 2007, pp. 1 - 9
Issue Date:: 2007-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Holmes, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Edwards, DC https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8345-9700	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	McDonnell, I	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Grabowski, S	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	March, R	en_US
dc.date	2007-02-11	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	CAUTHE: Proceedings of 17th Annual Conference: Past Achievements, Future Challenges, 2007, pp. 1 - 9	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-646-46998-0	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/2975
dc.description.abstract	This paper proposes two arguments: one, that volunteering in museums can be considered an extension of visiting; and two, museum volunteers act as both hosts and guests. Volunteers are an extremely important resource to museums worldwide. In addition, there is a clear link between volunteer motivation and the reasons that people give for visiting a museum. This paper argues that museums volunteers are a part of the museum's audience, forming a link between more conventional visitors and paid staff. They are both hosts and guests at the same time.	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Technology, Sydney	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	CAUTHE: Proceedings of 17th Annual Conference: Past Achievements, Future Challenges	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education annual conference	en_US
dc.title	Volunteers as Hosts and Guests in Museums	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Sydney	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Manly, Sydney	en_US
utslib.for	160513 Tourism Policy	en_US
utslib.for	150601 Impacts of Tourism	en_US
utslib.for	150603 Tourism Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	Manly, Sydney	en_US
dc.location.activity	Guadaloupe, French Carribean
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.consider-herdc	true	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Sydney	en_US
pubs.start-date	2007-02-11	en_US

Abstract:

This paper proposes two arguments: one, that volunteering in museums can be considered an extension of visiting; and two, museum volunteers act as both hosts and guests. Volunteers are an extremely important resource to museums worldwide. In addition, there is a clear link between volunteer motivation and the reasons that people give for visiting a museum. This paper argues that museums volunteers are a part of the museum's audience, forming a link between more conventional visitors and paid staff. They are both hosts and guests at the same time.

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