More than 30 museum leaders from across the U.S., England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, China, and South Africa will explore the increasingly complex challenges that face today’s museums as part of the Getty Leadership Institute’s renowned Museum Leadership Institute (MLI), to be held at the Getty Center July 13–August 1, 2008.
Now in its 30th year, MLI continues to be the foremost professional development program for senior executives. Participants from around the world, chosen from a highly competitive pool of applicants, convene for an intensive professional development program for museum decision-makers.
This year’s MLI group includes senior executives at a wide range of institutions, from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, to Canada’s Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, and The British Museum in London. Other participants include leaders from the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the National Museum of Australia, and the Netherlands Open Air Museum, among others. About one third of the applicants this year come from institutions outside the U.S. Participants were chosen for the program based on their ability to influence policy and effect change at their institutions.
“Museums must operate in an increasingly complex environment and at a faster speed than ever before,” said Getty Leadership Institute Director Phil Nowlen. “Unlike institutions of the past, organizations today must be extremely nimble, embracing rapid change in funding and governance issues, as well as in organizational structure and external regulations,” added Nowlen.
Over 1,000 museum professionals from the United States and more than 20 countries have attended MLI and are currently responsible for setting the directions at a diverse collection of museums across the globe.
MLI faculty members come from the top ranks of educational institutions, including the University of Southern California, Stanford University, and the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration. Coursework covers strategic thinking, finance and organizational behavior, addressing topics such as building public understanding, achieving financial stability, leading organizational change, and enhancing staff and board effectiveness. Case studies and exercises selected for MLI combine current events and trends with academic theory and best practices.
MLI has been offered to the museum field since 1979. It is the primary executive development opportunity of the Getty Leadership Institute (GLI), a program of the Getty Foundation, one of the largest supporters of scholars and cultural organizations throughout the world. In addition to MLI, the GLI also offers a portfolio of other programs designed for administrators, curators, board members, and a variety of other museum professionals. -- www.getty.edu
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