>Does anyone know of any comphrensive surveys done in the 1980s or 1990s
>pertaining to museums their audiences, boards and personnel--broken down by
>race and gender and position?

Are you looking for this information about individual museums?  We have
been conducting quarterly visitor surveys for at least the past two years,
asking all sorts of demographic questions.  I know we are not the only
museum with such a survey.  I believe that the National Museum of Science
and Technology in Ottawa is still represented on this list and, to my
knowledge, they have been doing general visitor evaluations much longer
than we have.  Let me know if you would like me to forward any info to you
about my institution.

Sincerely,
Bill

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William H. Stirrat  (Bill)
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Our Minnesota Science Hall                  o
Science Museum of Minnesota          /( )\
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St. Paul, MN  55101
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As always, opinions expressed are my own.
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