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VOLUNTEERING IN CULTURE

Volunteering in culture started to be institutionalized after WWII in the Anglo-Saxon context. In a wider European context, it gained the full attention of cultural policymakers only in the 1990s and onwards. Definitions of volunteering in culture vary, but most of them refer to an activity or engagement within the field of culture carried out by free will and by free choice. This activity benefits the larger society, but those engaged in it are not remunerated in market terms.

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Benenson & Stagg - An asset-based approach to volunteering

Benenson, J., & Stagg, A. (2016). An asset-based approach to volunteering: Exploring benefits for low-income volunteers. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 45(1_suppl), 131S–149S.

Hersberger-Langloh, von Schnurbein, Kang, Almog-Bar, García-Colín, &  García - For the love of art?

Hersberger-Langloh, S.E., von Schnurbein, G., Kang, C., Almog-Bar, M., García-Colín, J. B., &  Rey García, M. (2022). For the love of art? Episodic volunteering at cultural events. VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 33: 428–442.

Stamer, Lerdall & Guo - Managing heritage volunteers

Stamer, D., Lerdall, K., & Guo, C. (2008) Managing heritage volunteers: An exploratory study of volunteer programmes in art museums worldwide. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 3(3): 203-214.

Bussell & Forbes - Volunteer management in arts organizations

Bussell, H., & Forbes, D. (2007) Volunteer management in arts organizations: A case study and managerial implications. International Journal of Arts Management, 9 (2): 16-28.

Holmes & Edwards - Volunteers as hosts and guests in museums

Holmes, K., & Edwards, D. (2008) Volunteers as hosts and guests in museums. In K. D. Lyons,  S. Wearing (EDS)  Journeys of discovery in volunteer tourism: International case study perspectives (155-165). CABI Books. CABI International. ISBN 978-1-84593-380-7217; eISBN: 978-1-84593-381-4

Orr - Museum volunteering: Heritage as ‘serious leisure’

Orr, N. (2006). Museum volunteering: Heritage as ‘serious leisure’. International journal of heritage studies, 12(2): 194-210.

What Culture Can Mean for Well-Being

Holla, S. & C. Arroyo (2023, September). What Culture Can Mean for Well-Being

Cvetičanin, Petrić & Koludrović - Towards a social turn in cultural policy: A policymaker’s guidebook

Cvetičanin, P.,  M. Petrić & I. Tomić Koludrović (2023). Towards a social turn in cultural policy: A policymaker’s guidebook. INVENT publication.

INVENT Policy Brief II

Janssen, S., & S. Holla. (2023). INVENT Policy Brief II – Culture’s contribution to health and wellbeing. 22 pages.

INVENT Policy Brief I

Janssen, S., Katz-Gerro, T., Rössel, J., Cvetičanin, P.  & M. Verboord (2021). INVENT Policy Brief I. 16 pages.

» NEW! » Volunteer Management in the arts

Volunteer Management in the arts. 2015

» NEW! » Count Me In: Volunteers in Museums

Count Me In: Volunteers in Museums. 2014

» NEW! » Volunteering Teams in the European Solidarity Corps - The inclusive potential in practice

Volunteering Teams in the European Solidarity Corps - The inclusive potential in practice. 2023

» NEW! » ESC Volunteers in Conversation: Preparing for your volunteering journey

ESC Volunteers in Conversation: Preparing for your volunteering journey. 2023

» NEW! » Fair Museum Jobs Summit: Volunteering in Museums and Heritage

Fair Museum Jobs Summit: Volunteering in Museums and Heritage. 2021

» NEW! » Removing class barriers to heritage volunteering

Removing class barriers to heritage volunteering. 2023

» NEW! » Reimagining Volunteering Panel Discusion

Reimagining Volunteering Panel Discusion. 2021

» NEW! » Cantillon & Baker - Serious leisure and the DIY approach to heritage

 Zelmarie Cantillon & Sarah Baker (2020) Serious leisure and the DIY approach to heritage: considering the costs of career volunteering in community archives and museums, Leisure Studies, 39:2, 266-279, DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2019.1694571 

» NEW! » Hewlett - Volunteering in libraries, museums and archives

Hewlett, S. (2002). Volunteering in libraries, museums and archives. Cultural Trends, 12(46), 39-66.

» NEW! » Holmes - Experiential learning or exploitation?

Holmes, K. (2006). Experiential learning or exploitation? Volunteering for work experience in the UK museums sector. Museum Management and Curatorship, 21(3), 240-253.

» NEW! » Holmes - Volunteers in the heritage sector: a neglected audience?

Kirsten Holmes (2003) Volunteers in the heritage sector: a neglected audience?, International Journal of Heritage Studies, 9:4, 341-355, DOI: 10.1080/1352725022000155072

» NEW! » Connolly & Tate - Volunteers and Collections as Viewed from the Museum Mission Statement

Connolly, R. P., & Tate, N. B. (2011). Volunteers and Collections as Viewed from the Museum Mission Statement. Collections, 7(3), 325-345. https://doi.org/10.1177/155019061100700307

» NEW! » Pryce - The Role of Organisational Culture in Sustaining Volunteers in Heritage Attractions

Pryce, J. (2021). The Role of Organisational Culture in Sustaining Volunteers in Heritage Attractions. In: Holmes, K., Lockstone-Binney, L., Smith, K.A., & Shipway, R. (Eds.). (2021). The Routledge Handbook of Volunteering in Events, Sport and Tourism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367815875

» NEW! » Smith - Literary enthusiasts as visitors and volunteers

Smith, K.A. (2003), Literary enthusiasts as visitors and volunteers. International Journal of Tourism Research, 5: 83-95. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.419

» NEW! » Smith & Lockstone - Involving and keeping event volunteers

Smith, K. A., & Lockstone, L. (2009). Involving and keeping event volunteers: management insights from cultural festivals. In: T. Baum, M. Deery, C. Hanlon, L. Lockstone,  K. Smith (eds.) People and work in events and conventions: A research perspective (pp. 154-167). Wallingford UK: Cabi.