David Knight wrote:
>
> > G'Day,
>         I have reading the news on this list for some time, and the comments on
>     this thread have been great. We are thinking of moving our museum and
>     setting up accommodation units and some sort of restaurant. Other ideas are
>     a large block of land ( around 100 acres plus) and try to attract other
>     museums to the site. In other words a museum complex. Has anyone tried this
>     and how does it work?
>
>         Our museum is  privately owned and operated, and runs at a loss. We
>     would like to generate enough return to cover operating costs, excluding
>     capital expenses. We receive no subsidies and very few donations. Being
>     only motorcycles we get few female clients, as most wait in the car while
>     the male members of the family have a look around. Does anyone think that
>     the "Complex" scenario would get more people to stop, (depending of course,
>     on what the other attractions had to offer), and look at our site.
>
>         Any thoughts or suggestions, on the subject would be greatly
>     appreciated.
>
> Thankyou.
>
> --
> David Knight (curator)
> National Motorcycle Museum (Australia)
> 26 Kemble Court, Mitchell ACT 2911 Australia
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~museum
> email:- [log in to unmask]

Hi, David,
I can't speak for Australia, having never been there (although I'd love
to do some consulting there,.......) but here there are lots of women
who are interested in motorcycles, who own their own and who participate
in all elements of "motorcycleness"(?).  Why not try to market to women,
maybe with temporary exhibits, maybe showing them in your brochure,
making getting some famous Australian women who own cycles to donate one
- or get a motorcycle company to donate one to a famous woman and have
the donation take place at your facility - all with extensive coverage,
of course.  There are a whole lot of ways i can think of, fun stuff,
make it "family", etc.
I think your idea for the museum also would be good - the more the
merrier (and then even if the females chose not to come to your
faciltiy, they'd have an option.)  Linn in Texas