Just an idea, but what about a "cafe only" membership?  Maybe regular
patrons can choose to pay an annual fee that entitles them to admission to
the cafe only, and it  might increase the number of visits from these type
of individuals.  If there are no plans to waive admission for the cafe only,
this may be a nice way of attracting more business and maintaining some
income from these patrons.

Personally, I doubt I'd pay admission to eat lunch somewhere on a regular
basis, but I might consider this type of membership if the cafe is a place I
enjoy spending time.  I'd also heavily push full museum membership to this
crowd - give them some type of "teaser" benefits (like one newsletter per
year instead of four, whatever) that shows them they are receiving only part
of what they could w/ full membership.
 Good Luck!

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Heuman <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: Admission for cafe access?


>Hi Leah!
>
>Thank you for your suggestion.  I should have mentioned
>in my original message that we issue a receipt but do not
>currently have/give admissions button/stickers/pins.
>(When we investigated the price of such
>buttons/stickers/pins,
>we realize the expense -- approximately $6,000/year -- is
>simply too high.)
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Jay Heuman, Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator
>Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, 68102
>342-3300 (telephone)     342-2376 (fax)
>http://www.joslyn.org
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Museum discussion list
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>> Behalf Of Schroder, Leah
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 12:52 pm
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Admission for cafe access?
>>
>>
>> In response to museum/cafe admission... I do not work, nor
>> ever have worked
>> in a museum with this situation. The only thing that I can
>> think of is that
>> people who pay for regular admission get a different color
>> sticker to wear
>> than those who enter free for the cafe. Maybe they can get
>a
>> different color
>> sticker. That way security will know who has access to the
>> exhibitions and
>> who doesn't. I don't know how large your museum is, but I
>> imagine that for a
>> mid-sized museum, this might be a possibility. This is
>just a quick
>> brainstorm idea. I would be interested to find out your
>decision.
>>
>> Leah
>
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