In the 1980s, Pittsburgh's original Buhl Planetarium
and Institute of Popular Science [1939-1991] tried a
science-fiction movie weekend, where we ran several
old and classic science-fiction films.

The primary problem we had was gaining an audience.
There are two major museum areas in Pittsburgh, the
Lower North Side [where the original Buhl Planetarium
is located] and Oakland [which also includes 3
universities and the major hospitals].

Had Buhl Planetarium been located in Oakland, and
could draw on the college students from the three
universities, this movie weekend probably would have
been a major success. However, with Buhl Planetarium
being on the other side of town, we were not able to
draw as many students or other people.

So, you need to look at your market area to determine
how many people you could realistically draw to a
weekly movie night.

gaw

--- Hayes Scriven <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:54:41 -0500 
From: "Hayes Scriven" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Movie nights 
To: [log in to unmask]

> We are looking at starting a movie night.  Can some
> of you that have done 
> these in the past tell me some of the pitfalls you
> have had in developing a 
> night like this?  I am also wondering about
> copyright issues, by showing a 
> movie to the public for a price.  Is that a huge
> problem and if so how do you 
> make it ok.
> 
> If you want tell me about some of your success to.

gaw

Glenn A. Walsh
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Author of History Web Sites on the Internet --
* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://www.planetarium.cc > 
* Adler Planetarium, Chicago: 
  < http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com >
* Astronomer & Optician John A. Brashear: 
  < http://johnbrashear.tripod.com > 
* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries: 
  < http://www.andrewcarnegie.cc > 
* Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://www.incline.cc >


 
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