In response to museum/cafe admission... I do not work, nor ever have worked
in a museum with this situation. The only thing that I can think of is that
people who pay for regular admission get a different color sticker to wear
than those who enter free for the cafe. Maybe they can get a different color
sticker. That way security will know who has access to the exhibitions and
who doesn't. I don't know how large your museum is, but I imagine that for a
mid-sized museum, this might be a possibility. This is just a quick
brainstorm idea. I would be interested to find out your decision.

Leah

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Heuman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 1:35 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Admission for cafe access?
>
> Hello All!
>
> Joslyn Art Museum does not differentiate between those who
> are
> visiting for the "whole museum experience" versus those who
> intend just to eat in the cafe.  So, we charge everyone
> admission.
> We have no way (at present) to prevent these cafe patrons
> from
> going to the galleries, and consider our cafe to be an
> amenity
> for visitors.  (We do not have a separate entrance to the
> cafe.)
>
> I would appreciate commentary from those of you who work in
> museums with cafes that do not have a separate entrance.  Do
> you charge admission to patrons who say they only want to go
> to
> the cafe?  If there is no admission charge, how (if at all)
> do you
> keep track of these patrons?  How (if at all) do you prevent
> people
> from going into your exhibition space(s)?
>
> For those without personal involvement in such admissions
> policies,
> what are your feelings as potential visitors to a museum
> that has
> a blanket admissions policy, even if you just want to eat in
> the
> cafe?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jay Heuman, Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator
> Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, 68102
> 342-3300 (telephone)     342-2376 (fax)
> http://www.joslyn.org
>
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