Operating budget, attendance, location, funding, etc. etc.,
are all methods to determine a small museum from the larger
musuems. =20

We have 22 buildings, 15 acres, but indeed, we are a small
museum, with a small staff, small city (community support,)=20
small (very small funding,) only 27,000 artifacts and
20,000 to 22,000 visitors a year.  Then with a small budget=20
under $180,000. =20

Endowments and private funding also plays a factor in what are
small museums.  Revenue also determine "large and small," at
least in my opinion.

thanks
 =20

At 10:46 AM 5/20/96 -0400, you wrote:
>>>Date:    Fri, 17 May 1996 03:33:05 -0400
>>>From:    CinqD <[log in to unmask]>
>>>Subject: Re: I want to know about smll museum.
>>>
>>>Hitoshi Yamamura,
>>>
>>>I work at a small museum, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society,
>>>Buffalo, New York, USA.  The museum was established in 1863, our
>>>collection has approximately 100 thousand artifacts and 150 thousand
>>>library items.  We have 14 full time staff members (40-50 hours per=
 week),
>>>4 part timers (17 hours) and 50-75 well trained volunteers.
>>
>>Hello all,  my question is this...  What is the general consensus as to=
 the
>>criteria for calling yourself a "small" museum, a "medium" museum, or a
>>"large" museum?  We have 3,000 artifacts (including books and documents),
>>one full-time permanent staff member, 1 full-time temporary staff member,=
 2
>>temporary half-time staff members, and occasionally a university student
>>will volunteer a few hours.  We have a one room gallery of 1,324 sq.ft.
>
>Hear, hear! We have approx 7,000 objects, at least 7,000 costumes, a
>permanent display room approx 60 x 30 plus cases in other locations, and
>run (limp?) with one part time director and a handful of volunteers and
>work-study students.
>
>
>Ivy Fleck Strickler                     Phone 215-895-1637
>Drexel University                       Fax 215-895-4917
>Nesbitt College of Design Arts          [log in to unmask]
>Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
>"Never forget that life is like a Fellini movie, and you're getting to see
>it for free=8A"
>
>
____________________________________________________________________________=
_
John Martinson                  **   [log in to unmask]
Work: Fort Walla Walla Museum   **   School: Norwich University (VT)
755 Myra Rd                                                     =09
Walla Walla, WA  99364          (509) 525-7703 (Work)

*********  Let's not forget our past *************