Brooking Paper on Creativity in Museums
The Brooking competition recognizes innovative accomplishments that produce new ways of thinking and seeing within the museum field. Papers can describe examples of creativity in any aspect of museum operations, from collections, programs and exhibitions to finance, marketing and administration—or anything in between.
The first-prize paper will be published in Museum magazine, and its author will receive $1,000 plus $500 toward travel expenses to the Alliance Annual Meeting. Two honorable mentions will also be awarded. All three winning papers are available here.
Entry Requirements
- Museum professionals and volunteers worldwide may enter.
- As of the date of the entry deadline, entrants must be actively employed by or actively volunteering at the museum their paper discusses.
- All submissions must be accompanied by written acknowledgment (either via email or U.S. mail) by the museum director stating knowledge and approval of the entrant's participation in the competition.
- Previously published pieces will not be accepted.
Format:
- Word document—double-spaced, Times New Roman 11-point font, with page numbers
- Include your name, title, institution and contact information at the end. Papers should be approximately 2,500 words long.
Funding is provided through the generosity of Dolores Brooking, retired professor of arts administration at California State University, Dominguez Hills and former director of education at the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas. The Alliance reserves the right to edit and/or withhold print or electronic publication of any paper at any time and to alter prize designations at any time.