Dear James E. May,

I just browse through my files and find your question to the list. What was
the outcome of the query? What did you find out yourself? What are the
results of your study?
Thanks in advance for your answer,
greetings,
Peter, the Rebernik

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Von: James E. May <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
An: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Datum: Mittwoch, 25. März 1998 00:26
Betreff: Competition!


>This type of question has probably been asked here several times before,
>but as a new reader, I missed it.
>
>We are attempting to gather demographic information  to help build a new
>marketing program, create a new system wide logo, and in short get our
>act together prior to a move into our new main facility.  As part of
>this research we would like to hear from other similar institutions.
>
>The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is a system that combines a
>natural history, cultural history, and art museum with 16 historic homes
>whose interpretation ranges from the 1820s through the 1940s.  Our
>operating budget is 4 million dollars annually.  We are state supported
>as part of the Indiana Department of NAtural Resources, and we attract
>300,000-500,000 visitors annually system wide.
>
>We want to know the following from other museums and museum systems that
>are similar:
>
>1.) What is your operating budget? What is the primary source of these
>funds and is there a different source for acquisition funds?
>2.)  What is your annual attendance?  Have you done further demographic
>studies of this number?  What were the results?
>3.)  What percentage of your operating funds are spent on marketing and
>advertising?  Has this increased or decreased recently?  What were the
>results?
>4.)  Describe the institution or the museum system to which you belong -
>size of staff, size of collection, scope of exhibit program, types of
>collections, etc.
>5.)  Who is your competition?  Are you fighting for tourists or locals?
>
>I will be happy to share any of the information I compile with any and
>all of the respondents.  Thanks in advance.
>
>James E. May
>Chief Curator of Cultural History
>Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites
>
>