In the 20th century, U.S. museums set world standards for the excellence of their exhibitions and of their installation and conservation practices. But now museums in this country face new complex challenges. For those of us who work in the museum field, it is a time not just of self-analysis and reassessment, but also of revision in traditional exhibition and operating practices. In this paper, I would like to consider how current trends toward multiculturalism add a particularly challenging factor to an already demanding time of change. (p. 2)

In this paper, the author considers how current trends toward multiculturalism add a particularly challenging factor to an already demanding time of change. (from abstract)