| | | Preface | | |
| | | The International Museum Institute: Origin and Cause by Joseph E. Aoun | | |
| | | Introduction | | |
| | | A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste by Selma Holo | | |
| | | The Set of Sustainable Values | | |
| | | All chapter forewords by Selma Holo and Mari-Tere Alvarez | | |
| 1 | | Public Trust | | |
| | | "Museum Values" by Maxwell L. Anderson | | |
| | | "The Credibility of Museums" by Gerardo Estrada Rodriguez | | |
| | | "Transmitting the Legacy" by Placido Arango | | |
| | | "Natural History Museums as Sentinel Observatories of Life on Earth: A Public Trust" by Leonard Krishtalka | | |
| | | "Including Cultural Justice in a Museums Value System" by Elazar Barkan | | |
| 2 | | The Primacy of Our Collections | | |
| | | "Its All about the Permanent Collection" by Jon L. Seydl | | |
| | | "Bringing Our Permanent Collections to Life" by Leticia Azcue Brea | | |
| | | "What Are We Showing in Our Museums?" by Donny George Youkhanna | | |
| | | "From the Perspective of Turkey...." by Ilber Ortayli | | |
| 3 | | Relevance | | |
| | | "The Revitalization of the Urban Environment: A Measure of the Museums Social Value" by Guillermo Barrios | | |
| | | "Ethnic-Specific Museums: Why They Matter and How They Make a Difference" by Selma Holo | | |
| | | "What Is the Relevance of Museums? Can You Imagine a World without Them?" by Cherise Smith and Gary Matthews, Jr. | | |
| | | "Will Museums Survive?" by Jay Wiegel | | |
| 4 | | Inclusion | | |
| | | "Remembering Abolition: Britain and the Slave Trade, 1807-2007" by James Walvin | | |
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