I think the reason no one responded is that this is such a huge topic that
it defies a quick or easy answer. For example, I give several different one
and two day workshops that ALL relate to exhibit evaluation. A bibliography
of 800+ citations on visitor studies, evaluation, market research and
performance measurement, developed by colleagues in Graz and Amsterdam and
myself probably lists 150-200 citations on exhibit evaluation ALONE!

That's how big a question you're asking.

One of my workshops is on a do-it-yourself approach to visitor studies,
aimed primarily at exhibit evaluation at various stages of planning and
development. It is designed expressly to get heritage institutions from
being interested to actually doing their first studies.

Harry

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----- Original Message -----
From: Jerrie Clarke <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: Exhibits Evaluation


> I didn't see any responses to this quiry.  We are just learning to
evaluate
> our exhibits using one that is currently in the planning stage.  I would
> appreciate any responses yet to be made to be on-list, please.  I would
also
> appreciate any off-list responses already made to be shared.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jerrie
>
> Jerrie Clarke
> Curator of Collections
> Valdez Museum
> http://www.alaska.net/~vldzmuse/index.html
>
>
> >From: michelle murdock <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Exhibits Evaluation
> >Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 21:04:09 -0500
> >
> >Hello!
> >I am a graduate student at the Cooperstown Graduate Program as well as
> >Assistant Curator of Exhibitions at the New York State Historical
> >Association. I am researching Exhibits Evaluation for my thesis project
and
> >would like to know of other museum's experiences with Exhibits
Evaluation.
> >I
> >plan on evaluating exhibitions at the Fenimore Art Museum at NYSHA. We
are
> >a
> >mid-size museum with an exhibitions schedule of about 12 exhibits a year.
I
> >am interested in performing front-end, formative, and summative
> >evaluations,
> >individually and/or collectively for 2-3 exhibitions.
> >I would appreciate hearing from other institutions similar to ours that
> >have
> >experience in any aspect of exhibits evaluation. Please respond off list.
> >Thank you in advance!
> >Michelle Murdock
> >Assistant Curator of Exhibitions
> >New York State Historical Assocition
> >Cooperstown, NY
> >(607) 547-1407
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