Dear Museum Professionals,
  I am a museum studies student at San Francisco State University.
Currently, I am writing my thesis entitled, "How To Make Museums More Family
Friendly".  Below, I have posted my survey regarding families in museums for
the museum professional.  If anyone has about 15 minutes, I would greatly
appreciate any answers,response or input to the survey.  If you have any
questions, you can email me at [log in to unmask]
Thank you!  Cynthia Inaba



Name:      Institution:

Position Title:     Time Spent at Position:

Position duties:


1) What is the general cost of admission for:

Adults: __________ Children: ____________         Families:___________

2) What percentage of your audience represents families?

____10% or less  ____20% to 40%

____40% to 60%  ____60% or above

3) Does your museum offer family memberships?  At what price?



4) What is the percentage of family memberships?

____10% or less  ____20% to 40%

____40% to 60%  ____60% or above

5) What is the ethnicity of your family groups?

____%African American  ____%Asian ____Other, please
                                                          specify:

____%Caucasian   ____%Latino _____________________

6) How do most families come to your museum?

____as single adult couples       ____as parents with children

____as multiple parents with children      ____as grandparents with
                                                        grandchildren
____as single parent with children      ____other(please
                                   specify__________________)

7) How does your museum encourage family participation?



8) In your own words, please define a 'family'.


9) Which of your museum's facilities could be made more family accessible?

_____Bathrooms  _____Café   _____Store
_____Drinking Fountains _____Information Desk         _____Parking

10) Which of your museum's services do families frequently participate in?

_____audio tours  _____docent tours  _____family
guides/pamphlets
_____computer kiosks  _____other(please specify__________________)

11) What types of programs does your museum offer for families?  At what
times and days are they offered?




12) Which programs have attracted the most family audiences?


13)  Do you have returning families to these programs?

 _____Yes  _____Sometimes  ____No

14) Which exhibit areas or galleries attract the most family audiences?



15) How involved is the education department in the exhibit planning
process?



16) Are your museum's gallery labels appropriate for all age groups?



17) How involved is the education department in writing gallery labels?



18) Has your museum conducted any family audience surveys?
             ____Yes   ____No

19) If so, what new information was gained?




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