Public and community engagement is a key aim for museum practitioners. Alex Marsden, National Director of Museums Galleries Australia, stated in the Museums Galleries Australia 2017 Annual Report that ‘museums and galleries are hugely trusted sources of information, learning and engagement for people of all ages’ (our emphasis) and that cultural institutions should act as ‘civic forums for exploring what is known about the natural world, art and human history, as well as sharing our social experience, values and identity’.1 A broad statement, Marsden’s suggestion of the trust placed in the role of museums and galleries is supported by ‘extensive Australia Council’ research.2 So what does this really mean for museums, galleries and, by extension, heritage sites? Even more importantly, what does this question mean within the context of the unique Queensland heritage landscape?

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简介：昆士兰的博物馆和参与：对该领域的重要贡献

公众和社区参与是博物馆从业者的主要目标。澳大利亚博物馆画廊国家总监亚历克斯·马斯登 (Alex Marsden) 在澳大利亚博物馆画廊 2017 年年度报告中表示，“博物馆和画廊是所有年龄段人群非常值得信赖的信息、学习和参与来源”（我们的重点），文化机构应该采取行动作为“探索关于自然世界、艺术和人类历史的知识以及分享我们的社会经验、价值观和身份的公民论坛”。 1 一个广泛的声明，Marsden 建议对博物馆和画廊的作用给予信任得到“广泛的澳大利亚委员会”研究的支持。2 那么，这对博物馆、画廊乃至遗产地究竟意味着什么？更重要的是，