ABSTRACT

American museums were great supporters and partners for cultural diplomacy during the Cold War and concurrently expanded their expertise into the area of cultural relations. In the post-9/11 era, with the rise of soft power and new public diplomacy, there have been changes in the added expectations for museums’ role in cultural diplomacy to move more toward the community engagement model from the traditional exhibit-oriented model. This research studies the historical overview of museums’ efforts in cultural diplomacy and investigates the changes in directions and actors’ dynamics through two cases from the Department of State: the American Spaces program and Museums Connect. The study confirms museums are the producers of soft power for cultural diplomacy and cultural relations and demonstrates how new museology and new public diplomacy created synergy for the public-private partnership and achieves the goals of both governmental and nongovernmental actors in cultural diplomacy.

摘要

美国博物馆在冷战期间是文化外交的重要支持者和合作伙伴，同时也将其专业知识扩展到文化关系领域。后 9/11 时代，随着软实力的崛起和新公共外交的兴起，人们对博物馆在文化外交中的作用的期望发生了变化，从传统的展览导向模式向社区参与模式转变。 . 这项研究研究了博物馆在文化外交方面的努力的历史概况，并通过国务院的两个案例调查了方向和参与者动态的变化：美国空间计划和博物馆连接。