along the same lines..
for those of you who allow
weddings at outdoor sites, or areas of your sites, what are you charging your
renters? Is your scale by time, type of use, or some other criteria?
Also, if you do charge for use, are you an institution supported by tax dollars
in some way?
Just curious, a great discussion!
Melinda Gilpin
Harding Home
In
one of my earlier lives I covered for a person who was responsible for
special events in an art museum. More recently I was the director of an
historic house museum where wedding ceremonies were allowed in the
house. In both places it was the policy that nothing be moved, except
for two chairs that we always moved in the historic house. Especially
in the art museum collection pieces were not moved at the request of the
renter, and there was language to that effect in the contract.
All of those decisions were curatorial. Renters were responsible for
the behavior of their guests - and for any damage to collection
objects.