Claire,

We do not have a "family rate".  Though it seems like
a good idea.  I would like to recommend,however, that
anyone proposing a policy of how many children are
included in a family rate seek the guidance of your
Security Professional.  There should be a set
Adult:Child ratio in place to ensure there are enough
adults to handle a certain size group of children.  We
do many school tours and require one adult per 8
children when they are on a tour.  However, we are
tightening the ratio for our upcoming Dale Chihuly
exhibition.  We are changing our ratio to 1 Adult per
5 Children for this exhibition.  So, I suggest that
the family rate should be adjusted to coincide with
your own institutions policy on the Adult:Child Ratio.
  I know you can't control how many children adults
bring with them on their own, but a policy matching
your ratio would keep large uncontrollable groups to a
minimum.  Something to consider...

Chris Inman
Protection Supervisor
Museum, California Center for the Arts, Escondido

--- Claire Pillsbury <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> To help make our museum more affordable for family
> visits, we have been
> discussing using a fixed price for a family
> admission.
>
> Family admission would be two adults and children.
> Our question is whether
> it would be advised to set a limit on the number of
> children that could be
> included in this pricing scheme?
>
> Some museums don't specify an upper limit on the
> number of children -
> others may set it at a maximum of four or other
> number.  We would be
> interested to hear from others who use a family
> admission price if they do
> or don't have a quota on how many children can be
> part of the family price.
>
>
> Claire Pillsbury
> Exhibit Developer
> Connecticut Historical Society
> 860-236-5621 x 257
>
>
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