Evaluation – Parliament of dreams

Some thoughts on monitoring, evaluating and researching culture

Introduction Last week, I participated in a round table discussion organised by the Cultural Value Scoping Project at Tate Modern.

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‘We all began with the best of intentions, and then ran slap into reality. Very quickly, it was evident that

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