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     some brief  answers to your questions:

     1. List 3 aspects/elements/things that *you* would consider in
     defining quality in museum exhibitions generally. (I am interested
in
     what you *personally* think)

quality exhibitions     - engage the interest of the visitor
                - the visitor leaves altered in some way - enriched, enthused,
concerned,
                        questioning, entertained, educated....
                - allows them to do this in an environment that is comfortable for the
visitor and
                        appropriate for the objects.

     2. What is your area of work (eg design, education, evaluation,
     conservation, curatorial, etc)?
                collection manager

     3. Has your institution done any work in this area?
                we are currrently doing front end evaluation for the programs for our
new
                museum but I'm not sure what else

     If there is sufficient interest then I will post the results (but
not
     until after January as we'll be conducting the same questionnaire
with
     our visitors).

     Thanks in advance!
     Lynda Kelly, Eval Coordinator, Australian Museum, Sydney
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