This exciting new collection of essays by leading international museum practitioners focuses on the across-the-board innovations taking place in some of the world's most forward-thinking museums - and charts the new directions museums will need to take in today's increasingly challenging and competitive environment. Among the twenty world-class organisations sharing their innovative experiences are: Canada Agriculture Museum Canadian Museum for Human Rights Conner Prairie Interactive History Park Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution Imperial War Museum Liberty Science Center Miami Science Museum Museum of London National Museum of Denmark Smithsonian American Art Museum Victoria & Albert Museum Wellcome Collection