Dr Kylie Message’s Dundee waterfront V&A project advice

The impact museums have made on the creative industries, social development and urban regeneration over the last decade was explored in a public lecture at Dundee University.

Australian academic Dr Kylie Message gave the talk, entitled Museums: Cutting-edge Culture for the 21st Century on Thursday.

Dr Message argued that over the past 10 years museums have become more than scholarly archives and now reach out to a broader public.

She said, “Museums now reflect global economics and local politics, and play an increasingly important role in urban regeneration schemes.

“New museums now shape our public culture.”

The lecture was presented by the V&A at Dundee project, which aims to establish a landmark building at the heart of Dundee’s redeveloped waterfront.

Dr Message is senior lecturer in the school of archaeology and anthropology and associate dean (research training) for the college of arts and social sciences at the Australian National University.