I have seen 3-5% of a total operating budgets used as an placeholder. This does not include major renovation/upgrades or replacement for exhibit technology meltdowns. Highly interactive tends towards the 5 %. Kit >From: Aaron Micallef <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Factoring Maintenance into Exhibit Budgets >Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:54:08 -0700 > >I am curious as to how much other Museums budget for in terms of exhibit >maintenance. I have noticed that some shoot for 10% and others as high >as 30%. For those that have done this, are you budgeting more for >highly interactive exhibits? Are you budgeting only a percentage of the >actual fabrication and installation budget, or taking a look at all >other aspects (such as content development) as well when coming up with >that figure? I'd appreciate folks letting me know how they approach >this. Thanks in advance. > >Aaron > >Aaron Micallef >Curator and Collections Manager >Santa Barbara Maritime Museum >(805) 962-8404 > > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff >Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).