Fellow listers, please pardon cross postings.

I am looking for information from members of the museum community who
have experience with museum admission tickets that allow entrance to
more than one museum, each under separate ownership and management,
co-located (in adjacent buildings on the same "campus").

        What are the pros and cons for the institutions involved?

        How are the revenues shared?  Does the museum with more square feet but
fewer purchases of tickets at the door receive a smaller share of the
admissions revenues?
Are ticket sales limited to a central location with all museums sharing
equally in the proceeds regardless of their size and drawing power?

        What kinds of policies follow regarding admission of school groups?

        What happens when one of the museums opens its doors free to anyone
with or without a ticket?

        Is there a policy among museums with these kinds of admissions fees to
set aside a free day with all museums participating?

        Is anyone willing to share some information about the actual
contractual arrangements that make this sort of admission policy
possible (and legally binding)?

I would be particularly interested in hearing from established museum
centers (e.g., Cody, WY) and institutions which do not have such
agreements (e.g. Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Planetarium in Chicago,
IL) regarding why they have or have not adopted such policies.

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Ginny Cass
President, Board of Directors
Northern Rockies Heritage Center
P. O. Box 1884
Missoula, MT  59806-1884
phone 406-728-3662 (message)
fax 406-728-5963
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http://www.nrhc.org