Ok, I wasn't going to put my two cents in since we are basically in the middle of no where :)

but I keep hearing about the west and the east; why not the Midwest (Heartland)

 

My museum is located about 20 miles from the Iowa boarder www.atsu.edu/museum , 3 hrs from Kansas City which of course houses the Science Center, Nelson Atkins and many other museums in the area. St. Louis is 3 1/2 hrs from us which of course holds the Bowling Museum :), Mid American Aquacenter, Magic House, City Museum and many others, the home of Tom Sawyer, Hannibal MO is 1 1/2 hrs away . We are relatively inexpensive to travel to and really friendly :)

 

Debbie

PS I didn't include the museums in Iowa that are easy to travel to.

 

>>> John Pearce <[log in to unmask]> 9/19/2007 10:41 AM >>>
AND . . . 50 miles south visit Fredericksburg, Virginia, including my
museum (James Monroe Museum) and the 7 other open-every-day museums and
4 Civil War battlefields (among other attractions), information at
<http://www.fredericksburgva.com>

John

John Pearce
James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
540 654-2112

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Monroe, 1758 *
2008, and
the 100th anniversary of the University of Mary Washington, 1908 -
2008


>>> Liz <[log in to unmask]> 9/19/2007 10:28 AM >>>
Excellent idea Michael.  And, Gayle, after you visit Baltimore, you
should take the quick drive to Frederick, Maryland.  You WON'T regret
it.  Make sure to visit the Historical Society Museum and the Roger
Brooke Taney House: http://www.hsfcinfo.org  and the other wonderful
cultural institutions in Frederick County!
http://www.frederickhsc.org/


Oh, and if you come in October, you will see the beautiful leaves
changing color!  It's the best of all worlds!


Elizabeth Conn
Archivist
Historical Society of Frederick County
24 E. Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301.663.1188
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-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Simons, Michael A. (Contr)
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:15 AM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Why Should I Visit YOUR Museum?


Why go to one.  Come to Baltimore.  Check out the link below.

http://baltimoremuseums.org/museums.html

  _____ 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Gayle
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:07 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Why Should I Visit YOUR Museum?


Ok, I need your help.  I entered a contest at work and was told
yesterday I won two first-class, round-trip airline tickets to
anywhere
in North America on Northwest Airlines.  Pretty impressive, huh?  The
catch is, it comes with hefty tax fees of $400 a piece, or a total of
$800 as a hit on my pay.  I need to give them an answer tonight as to
whether or not I will take them, so your help is needed. 

Tell me why I should come to visit your museum.  My mind is open as to
areas (to a point), but, since museums are an important part of my
life,
and visiting good museums would serve to enhance any trip I took, I'd
like to hear from you folks why I should go to your area instead of
another.  I think this could be a fun exercise in marketing, and if
you
don't convince me, you may convince somebody else on list.  More than
that, you may help one another in exchanging creative marketing
techniques.

I've not decided whether I'm going to take them, whether I'm going to
give them to my kids, or exactly where I would go, so please help me
out
by giving it your best shot!

Thanks for considering my request.

(This could get fun depending upon your answers.)



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