Janet Marstine, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Art History and Museum Professions
College of Human Development Culture and Media

My research focuses on rethinking museum theory and museum ethics to meet the changing needs of museums and society. In my 2005 edited volume "New Museum Theory and Practice: An Introduction" I collaborated with an international group of scholars and practitioners to raise critical questions about the construction of truth, knowledge and identity in museums. More recently, as Founder and Director of the Institute of Museum Ethics at Seton Hall, I have pursued a research agenda that promotes transparency, accountability and social responsibility in the museum. I am currently editing "Routledge Companion to Museum Ethics: Redefining Ethics for the Twenty-First Century Museum," a 27-chapter volume of new essays that examines the ways in which recent social, economic, political, and technological shifts have presented ethical challenges and opportunities across all areas of museum activity. I also study how contemporary artists can move organizational ethics forward in the museum.