Hifolks – some good news on a cloudy and rainy day.  My newest heritage interpretation textbook “Economicsfor Heritage Interpreters” will be published by MuseumsEtc (www.MuseumsEtc.com) – London.  It should be out in a few months and I’llsend an announcement as to how you can obtain a copy from the MuseumsEtcwebsite and other locations. Time to get working on thenext book “The Interpretive ExhibitPlanners Handbook”.  My new interpretive training course on this subject will be available soon through the Heritage Interpretation Training Center.  I also have an article on this  topic if you'd like a copy.  John V.  [log in to unmask] Here's the first three chapters FYI.
ChapterOne 

 Feasibilityand Economic Analysis Considerations for a Proposed New Interpretive 

Center/Facility

 -Feasibility and Economic AnalysisConsiderations for a

 New Interpretive Center/Facility.                                                                                            

-Design load for visitor centersformula.                                                                                          

-Parkingrules of thumb – cars/busses.                                                                                    

-VisitorCenter Overhead and Operations Costs                                                                                 

-Whatabout exhibit costs?                                                                                                      

-But Wait – We’re Not Done Thinking Yet!                                                                            

ChapterTwo 

Visitorsand Interpretive Economic Analysis.

 -Visitors and Interpretive EconomicAnalysis.                                                                        

-Estimating real visitor numbers fornew interpretive facilities, sites or attractions.                

-How many visitors are toomany?  Carrying Capacity and Economics.                                             

-How Much is Too Much? CarryingCapacity of National Parks and Protected Areas             


-How does the Fire Marshal Determine the MaximumOccupancy of Rooms?                                 


-Parking rules of thumb – managing parking carrying capacity.                                                        

 Chapter Three

Economics ofInterpretive Exhibits


- The Exhibit Economic Gamble.                                                                                           


- Concepts forplanning financially sustainable “Interpretive” Exhibits.                                           


-The psychology of the exhibit –exhibit “load” in exhibit planning.                                     

- The effect of exhibit content onvisitor load factors.                                                             

- Planning Interpretive Exhibits–Cost/Contact and Cost Effectiveness Outcomes.                            

- Exhibits and drawing/attraction power.                                                                                             

- TIME – How long exhibit projects may take – timeis money and has a cost.                                   

- Cost/contact and cost effectiveness of exhibitsreview.                                                                     

- A final summary graphic in total exhibit coatsfor contracting a exhibit project.                           

-Rules of Thumb for budgetingMuseum/Visitor Center Exhibit Projects.                                          

- A Template for developing aRequest for Proposal for exhibit projects – your

 Budget, time frame and interpretive company qualifications.                                                            

- Some tips from a US Army Corps ofEngineer project manager in managing 

 an exhibit project…exhibit contracting - lessons learned.                                                     

- Measure twice – cut once – Some exhibit pre-testevaluations to be sure the exhibits 

 cost/content deliver cost benefits.                                                                                          

- Exhibit evaluation for Children’s Exhibits -The KirbyScience Center Experience.              

- Exhibit rehab – andexhibit economics. Breathing new life into old, outdated, and 

  just plain boring exhibits and exhibitgalleries with a limited budget.                                 

- US Army Corps of Engineers Visitor Center Exhibit Rehab EvaluationStrategy and 

  Individual Exhibit AssessmentForm Tools.                                                                           


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