I'm working as the evaluation co-ordinator at the Australian War
     Memorial.

     We've recently begun a major redevelopment program that will involve
     building several new exhibitions as well as redesigning current
     galleries and facilities. I have to make a recommendation about how
     much money, what percentage of the total project budget for each
     exhibition, should be set aside for evaluation (front-end and
     formative).

     What do other institutions do? Do you have any policies about how much
     money to spend on evaluation? What percentage of your exhibition
     budgets have you spent on evaluation in the past?

     Ballpark figures are more than acceptable!


     Thanks,


     Linda Ferguson
     Audience Advocate and Evaluator
     Australian War Memorial
     email: [log in to unmask]