Kathleen, hi. I’m passing on a few suggestions for creating a virtual museum from my husband who is a technology consultant, and will likely be doing a tech workshop for our local history organization (Pioneer Valley History Network) this summer.

 

Here are a few things to check out:

--You can create a standard website for free using Weebly.com. Easy to use, lots of templates available. Within Weebly, you can set up a slideshow with a brief caption for each image (includes thumbnails). Another option is to have an virtual exhibit on each page, with the user scrolling down the page to look at items. The benefit of this is that you can place other media and longer text with each exhibit item.

--Or you could use FlipSnack.com. This is a site for creating "flipbook" style publications, where you can either link to your content on their website, or embed your "flipbook" on your own website. I can envision using them as individual "exhibit catalogs."

--And if you need lots more flexibility in design, try lucidpress.com. This site allow you to create beautiful digital publications that also translate to print. It also allows collaboration on projects so you can have multiple editors on at the same time.

good luck!

best,
--Kathie

Kathie Gow

Curator, Hatfield Historical Museum     http://hatfieldhistory.weebly.com

Oral History Producer     http://www.wordspicturesstories.com


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Paranormal Investigations in Museums and Historic Sites - Online Class
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Do you want to know more about paranormal investigations in museums and historic sites?

Have you been approached by a paranormal group to investigate your museum or historic site? Have you thought about developing your own ghost tour or program? Are you a paranormal investigator who wants to understand how museums and historic sites work and about their policies for access? Have you ever wondered what this is all about?

Increasingly museums and historic sites are approached by paranormal teams or investigators – and many have started to allow access on a fee basis and some have partnered with local paranormal teams or have developed their own special ghost programs and tours to bring visitors in who have curiosity about this. If done right, it is a great way to increase revenue and to teach history and folklore in an exciting new way for your visitors.

This short course will bridge both sides to create awareness in both groups. You will learn about the paranormal and how teams and investigators conduct their investigations – both the theories and methods will be detailed with real life examples. Those in the paranormal will learn about the mission of museums and historic sites and why there are policies in place to protect and preserve the sites and their collections. We will review museum policies for outside groups and why museums have these policies and how they should be applied to paranormal investigations. The pro's and con's of allowing this sort of access will be reviewed. At the end we will ask each participant to formulate their own draft policy / program / research plan for a museum or historic site.

The course is all done on your own time and schedule. Each Monday you will receive a link where you can download the readings for that week. Discussion and questions will all be done via email. The course is structured so you can fit this into your busy schedule.

Registration is limited so sign up soon!
If you have any questions feel free to email me.

Cheers!
Dave

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Has anyone utilized an outside vendor to scan non-artifact slides and film negatives?  It would be great if we could find a company that would somewhat organize the slides or at least take the time to save them by any names/categories currently given them, is that possible?
 
Can you recommend the company you used or not?  Any thing you know now that you wish you had known at the start of your project?
 
I’d love to hear from anyone who has utilized this service or maybe even if you looked into it and decided against it what was the deciding factor?
 
Thanks in advance.
 
It’s Your History!
 
Sincerely,
 
Katherine (Keil) Owens
Curator of Collections
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About Thomas & Associates, Inc. / artstaffing.com

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Online course Buy In: Getting All of Staff to Support Preservation begins March 16, 2015


MS 008: Buy In: Getting All of Staff to Support Preservation

March 16 to 20, 2015

Instructor: Helen Alten

Location: museumclasses.org

Description:

To get anything done in your museum, you often need to get other staff to support the idea. All too often, preservation is left to one or two staff members and others believe it doesn't apply to them. For example, it is hard to successfully implement a pest management plan without full staff support. Everyone must buy into the notion of preservation. But how? Readings will introduce some ideas and participants in this course will brainstorm with Helen about what works, what might work – and what doesn't.


For more information or to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/buy-getting-all-staff-support-preservation-line-short-course


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========================================================================Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 10:51:22 -0600 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Elizabeth Bazan <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: LOW HANGING FRUIT MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundaryMessage-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --001a113fc1ec745fac0510652706 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ware, A couple of years ago, we developed a Summer Passport Search Series. It was inspired by the summer reading programs most libraries have. The Passport Program is a series of 6 quick search activities (6-8 questions each) starting on Memorial Day. The searches are released every two weeks throughout the summer. Each child receives a passport book which can store the search sheets and the stamps (stickers) they earn for completing the activities. The stamps are printed on 2x4" mailing labels which are then cut in half. If the passport is left at home, the child can still receive new search and sticker to take them home. Every two weeks, each child who completes at least one search activity is entered to win a $10 gift certificate to our Museum Store. The program has been extremely popular. The feedback we have had from parents is that they enjoy an opportunity to take a closer look at exhibits they have already seen with their children or that their children ordinarily refuse to visit in favor of our children's area. We keep all of the past searches and stickers at the front desk, in case a child misses one or starts later in the summer. The program costs $60 for the gift certificates plus the paper to print the passports, searches, and stickers. The biggest investment has been the time to develop the search activities and the stamp images (which I designed). Each year we have to come up with a new theme, which is challenging. Our first year, we did an exhibition a week. The next we focused on taking a closer look in certain locations like "On the Wall" or "In the Background." The second has been producing the passport booklets in house. This becomes the job of a summer intern. We also tried a Winter Holidays Search (inspired by a winter-themed floor plan at the Shedd Aquarium). This was a much simpler search activity, again with about 10 questions. We made it available over the school winter break. There was no prize offered. We were shocked at how many people completed it and we got a lot of press coverage in response to our press release. We are going to try a similar approach to Spring Break. If you would like examples of any of the above, please let me know. I would be glad to send them, though I know that attachments don't work on the list. Sincerely, Elizabeth On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Ware Petznick <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Listers, > > I seek your help in identifying ways in which museums encourage repeat > visitors. > > > Do you create special programming to encourage returns? > > Do you employ tactics to train docents to behave a certain way? > > Do you have a written strategy to develop audiences specifically to return? > > As we all compete with Candy Crush, sporting events, movies and the like > for audience time and attention, are you doing anything that brings both > new and old faces to your programs and events? > > We have great success with our events, but we don't see most of them again > throughout the year. We are trying some new ideas to encourage that "low > hanging fruit" to return. > > Can you help? > > Would love to hear what other museum professionals are doing! > > Best regards from the North Coast, > Ware Petznick > > > > Ware Petznick, PhD > Executive Director > Shaker Historical Society > 16740 South Park Boulevard > Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120 > 216-921-1201 > [log in to unmask] > www.shakerhistory.org > We inspire people to engage in and celebrate the Shaker Heights story… > past, present, and future. > > > EXHIBIT COMING SOON! Out of the Closet: Rarely Seen Textiles from the > Collection from Feb 10-June 30th. In the Lissauer Gallery > Conversion>Conversation: Art by Matthew Dibble – brought to us by the > Tregoning & Co. On now until March 1st. 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Ware,

A couple of years ago, we developed a Summer Passport Search Series. It was inspired by the summer reading programs most libraries have. The Passport Program is a series of 6 quick search activities (6-8 questions each) starting on Memorial Day. The searches are released every two weeks throughout the summer. Each child receives a passport book which can store the search sheets and the stamps (stickers) they earn for completing the activities. The stamps are printed on 2x4" mailing labels which are then cut in half. If the passport is left at home, the child can still receive new search and sticker to take them home. Every two weeks, each child who completes at least one search activity is entered to win a $10 gift certificate to our Museum Store. 

The program has been extremely popular. The feedback we have had from parents is that they enjoy an opportunity to take a closer look at exhibits they have already seen with their children or that their children ordinarily refuse to visit in favor of our children's area. We keep all of the past searches and stickers at the front desk, in case a child misses one or starts later in the summer. 

The program costs $60 for the gift certificates plus the paper to print the passports, searches, and stickers. The biggest investment has been the time to develop the search activities and the stamp images (which I designed). Each year we have to come up with a new theme, which is challenging. Our first year, we did an exhibition a week. The next we focused on taking a closer look in certain locations like "On the Wall" or "In the Background." The second has been producing the passport booklets in house. This becomes the job of a summer intern.

We also tried a Winter Holidays Search (inspired by a winter-themed floor plan at the Shedd Aquarium). This was a much simpler search activity, again with about 10 questions. We made it available over the school winter break. There was no prize offered. We were shocked at how many people completed it and we got a lot of press coverage in response to our press release. We are going to try a similar approach to Spring Break. 

If you would like examples of any of the above, please let me know. I would be glad to send them, though I know that attachments don't work on the list. 

Sincerely,
Elizabeth



On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Ware Petznick <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear Listers,

I seek your help in identifying ways in which museums encourage repeat visitors.


Do you create special programming to encourage returns?

Do you employ tactics to train docents to behave a certain way?

Do you have a written strategy to develop audiences specifically to return?

As we all compete with Candy Crush, sporting events, movies and the like for audience time and attention, are you doing anything that brings both new and old faces to your programs and events?

We have great success with our events, but we don't see most of them again throughout the year. We are trying some new ideas to encourage that "low hanging fruit" to return.

Can you help?

Would love to hear what other museum professionals are doing!

Best regards from the North Coast,
Ware Petznick



Ware Petznick, PhD
Executive Director
Shaker Historical Society
16740 South Park Boulevard
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120
216-921-1201
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www.shakerhistory.org
We inspire people to engage in and celebrate the Shaker Heights story… past, present, and future.


EXHIBIT  COMING SOON! Out of the Closet: Rarely Seen Textiles from the Collection from Feb 10-June 30th.  In the Lissauer Gallery Conversion>Conversation: Art by Matthew Dibble – brought to us by the Tregoning & Co. On now until March 1st. See our Facebook page and www.shakerhistory.org for more events and updates!



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Starting on March 23, 2015
"Care and Conservation of Historic Copper, Brass, and Bronze"
3 Week Online Class - $150

Do you have historic copper, brass, and bronze and want to know how to care and preserve it?

In this course you will learn about the history and technology of copper alloy objects, how to identify conservation problems, how to properly handle, store, exhibit, and how to safely clean and preserve historic copper, brass, and bronze. We will emphasize what you can do and when you need a conservator.

The course runs for three weeks with one section each week: History and Technology of Copper Alloys, Condition and Treatment, Storage and Care.

It is structured so you can do the course from home or from work. You'll do the course entirely on your own time and schedule. We'll have email discussions about each week's readings and resource materials, there will one practical assignment to complete the course.

This online class will give you the tools to understand, clean, and preserve historic copper, brass, and bronze.

Space is limited so register soon!
https://coppercareclass6.eventbrite.com

If you have any questions feel free to email me any time.

Cheers!
Dave

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April 2015 Online Courses from Northern States Conservation Center


MS 104: An Introduction to Collections Preservation

April 6 to May 1, 2015

Instructor: Helen Alten

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

Every museum professional needs a solid foundation in preservation principles and techniques. Introduction to Collections Preservation provides an overview of current preservation issues from environmental monitoring to collection cleaning, exhibit mounts and storage furniture. Participants learn about every aspect of the modern museum and how the building, staff and fixtures affect preservation. Subjects include the agents of deterioration, risk management, object handling and transport, object labeling, exhibit lighting, security, emergency preparedness, materials for storage and display, storage and exhibit philosophies, and condition assessments.


For more information and to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/introduction-collections-preservation-line-course


MS 106: Exhibit Fundamentals: Ideas to Installation

April 6 to May 15, 2015

Instructor: Lin Nelson-Mayson

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

Nearly every museum develops exhibits, but how can we improve communication with visitors while taking care of our objects? Exhibit Fundamentals explores exhibits from idea to final installation in a variety of settings. Topics include exhibit theory, the role of the museum's mission, creating a timeline, accessibility and script writing. Also covered are design elements, installation techniques, object safety and security, visitor safety and evaluations. Each student develops an exhibit plan for his or her museum.


For more information and to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/exhibit-fundamentals-ideas-installation-line-course


MS 214: Collections Management Databases

April 6 to May 1, 2015

Instructor: Sarah Kapellusch

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

A collection database is a necessary tool for accurate and efficient collections management. In Collection Management Databases you will learn what characteristics distinguish one database system from another; how a database can be used to manage inventory, conservation, pest management, and other aspects of collections management; as well as how to prepare your collection and documentation for entry into a database.


For more information and to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/collection-management-databases-line-course


MS 224: Care of Leather and Skin Materials

April 6 to May 15, 2015

Instructor: Helen Alten

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

Prior to the invention of plastics, skin materials were the flexible covering used for most objects – from bellows to books, carriages to desktops. Furs and skins are in almost every museum's collection, be it Natural History, History or Art. Caring for leather and skin materials demands an understanding of how and why they deteriorate. Care of Leather and Skin Materials offers a simplified explanation of the origin, chemistry and structure of leathers and skins. Students learn to identify leathers and surface finishes, determine their extent of deterioration, write condition reports, and understand the agents of deterioration that are harmful to leather and skins both in storage and on exhibit. Topics include preparing hide and skin materials for storage and exhibit, the use of archival materials and which ones might harm skin proteins, housekeeping techniques for large objects or books on open display, and three-dimensional supports for leather and skin to keep them from distorting. Integrated pest management and historical treatments will be covered, with a unit on hazardous materials applied to older skins and leather that might prove a danger to staff.


For more information and to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/care-leather-and-skin-materials-line-course


MS237: Formative Evaluations for Exhibits and Public Programs

April 6 to May 1, 2015

Instructor: Karin Hostetter

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

Have you done some evaluation but did not get helpful information? Do you wish you could do evaluations, but think it is too hard or too expensive? Do you wonder how to get people to use an offered program more? Evaluations are feasible and easy. This course will help you determine what you really want to know, choose the right process to gather the information, develop meaningful questions, and figure out what the results tell you. Please have a program or text in mind (real or imagined) to work with during the course. Note: this course will not be looking at statistical analysis.


For more information and to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/formative-evaluations-exhibits-and-public-programs-online-course


MS 001: The Problem with Plastics

April 13 to 17, 2015

Instructor: Diana Komejan

Location: http://museumclasses.org

Description:

As we march boldly toward the 22nd century, artifact collecting includes that most fragile of materials – plastic. Not only is it in our collections, but it is used to house our collections, too. What problems have you seen? What problems have others seen? What materials are best? What can we, as caretakers, do to minimize long-term damage? Join Diana in this mini-course for discussing care and deterioration of plastics. Bring any questions you have about plastics in your museum.


For more information and to sign up: http://www.collectioncare.org/problem-plastics-line-short-course


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Located near the boundary waters and Voyageurs National Park, the region draws tourists for outdoor activities such as canoeing, kayaking, fishing, camping, snowmobiling and cross country skiing. Position Summary: The Director serves as the chief executive officer of the organization, managing the day-to-day activities and operations, directing and coordinating the work of staff and volunteers. She/He works closely with the Board of Directors and committees while assuming the overall leadership role in guiding all administrative, fiscal, collections, exhibition, and community-oriented activities and programs. The Director reports to the Board of Directors and is a non-voting member of the Board. Qualifications: Master’s Degree (preferred) Bachelor’s Degree in U.S. History, American Studies, Public History, or related fields and 5-7 years as a professional in a management position in a museum or historical society preferably in the Director role. This experience should include budgeting and staff management as well as program development. The successful candidate will possess: An understanding of nonprofit finances including budgets, financial reports and investments. An understanding of collection management and curation. The ability to recruit, motivate and manage staff and volunteers as well as to facilitate Board interactions and planning. Excellent written and verbal skills including public speaking. An understanding of standard computer software including MS Word and Excel and collections management programs. The ability to plan, design and oversee fund raising campaigns and grant applications. The ability to develop strong community relations Experience exhibition planning, development and construction. The ability to design educational programs and working with youth A network of connections within the history, museum and related fields. General Responsibilities: Be the public face of the Society. 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I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator Manassas Museum 9101 Prince William Street Manassas, VA 20110 Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and events! City of Manassas Facebook ========================================================= 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). 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Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

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Manassas, VA 20110

 

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--_000_499782972E39F04A8B67774CFE211BC703636CE0COMMAIL2cimanas_-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 12:22:21 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Stacie Maheurin <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary9e0158b5e6b4761d051079b140 Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --089e0158b5e6b4761d051079b140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 We had dropped our admission charge and tried to focus on getting attendees to donate for the tour instead. After a few years of this, we are transitioning back to paid tours and admission as donations didn't fill the financial void. Sincerely, Stacie Maheurin Greenbank Mills and Philips Farm 500 Greenbank Road Wilmington, DE 19808 (302) 999-9001 www.Greenbankmill.com On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Mary Helen Dellinger < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission > charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from > those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution > that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your > admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do > you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any > comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. > > > > Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator > > Manassas Museum > > 9101 Prince William Street > > Manassas, VA 20110 > > > > *Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and > events!* > > * City of Manassas Facebook > * > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================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). --089e0158b5e6b4761d051079b140 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
We had dropped our admission charge and tried to focus on getting attendees to donate for the tour instead. After a few years of this, we are transitioning back to paid tours and admission as donations didn't fill the financial void.

Sincerely,

Stacie Maheurin
Greenbank Mills and Philips Farm
500 Greenbank Road
Wilmington, DE 19808
(302) 999-9001
www.Greenbankmill.com

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Mary Helen Dellinger <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

9101 Prince William Street

Manassas, VA 20110

 

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--089e0158b5e6b4761d051079b140-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 12:46:29 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: alan wigton <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01D05679.3CA3E570" Message-ID: <2547DA4BE3D84D7C9400A262326A38DE@D3Z5H881> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01D05679.3CA3E570 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit When I inquired of a local institution about this very question, they "thought" they were making more with donations. To me it indicated they really didn't know. Visitor count vs admissions receipts is an important part of the checks and balances of our money handling. It's a protection for the institution as well as for the person who has to deposit the funds. Some stricter money handling policies would have to be instituted for handling the cash if admissions were dropped. Alan Wigton, President Richland County Historical Society Oak Hill Cottage 310 Springmill St Mansfield, OH 44903 cell 419 543-1619 www.oakhillcottage.org _____ From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Helen Dellinger Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 11:53 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator Manassas Museum 9101 Prince William Street Manassas, VA 20110 Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and events! City of Manassas Facebook _____ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L &A=1 ========================================================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). ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01D05679.3CA3E570 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

When I inquired of a local institution about this very question, they “thought” they were making more with donations. To me it indicated they really didn’t know. Visitor count vs admissions receipts is an important part of the checks and balances of our money handling. It’s a protection for the institution as well as for the person who has to deposit the funds. Some stricter money handling policies would have to be instituted for handling the cash if admissions were dropped.  

 

Alan Wigton, President

Richland County Historical Society

Oak Hill Cottage

310 Springmill St

Mansfield, OH 44903

cell 419 543-1619

www.oakhillcottage.org

 

 

 

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Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 11:53 AM
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Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

9101 Prince William Street

Manassas, VA 20110

 

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------=_NextPart_000_0016_01D05679.3CA3E570-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 12:53:46 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Kayla Shypski <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Purchasing and selling of exhibit props MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundaryMessage-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --001a11c3686e0b410005107a227c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Our museum regularly purchases materials and props to supplement our exhibit displays which are then taken down after the exhibit has run its course and it's time to install the next one. They are not accessioned items. I am looking for feedback on what is the best course of action to dispose of these props if there is no space available to store them and it is known that they will not be used again. We have a public auction house that we work with regarding deaccessioned material from our collection but wonder if this is proper to use for the sale of these exhibit props (in which case, the money from the sale of these items would go into a separate fund specifically for exhibits)? There has been, of course, talk of selling on eBay but I wanted to pursue other avenues first. Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated! Feel free to reply on list or off list at [log in to unmask] Thank you! *Kayla Shypski* *Curator of Collections* Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road Amherst, NY 14228 716-689-1440 ext. 7720 www.bnhv.org ========================================================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). --001a11c3686e0b410005107a227c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Our museum regularly purchases materials and props to supplement our exhibit displays which are then taken down after the exhibit has run its course and it's time to install the next one.  They are not accessioned items.  I am looking for feedback on what is the best course of action to dispose of these props if there is no space available to store them and it is known that they will not be used again.  We have a public auction house that we work with regarding deaccessioned material from our collection but wonder if this is proper to use for the sale of these exhibit props (in which case, the money from the sale of these items would go into a separate fund specifically for exhibits)?  There has been, of course, talk of selling on eBay but I wanted to pursue other avenues first.  

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Hi, Check with the Dallas Museum of Art. A couple of years ago, they stopped charging admission. Best, Stephanie

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Helen Dellinger
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Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

9101 Prince William Street

Manassas, VA 20110

 

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**  Maggots, mortuaries, bullets and Jack the Ripper

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IS fighters are seen unveiling old statues in the Ninawa museum dating back to the Assyrian empire and then dragging them down to the ground, where they fall into pieces

 

**  Hihokan: Japan’s vanishing sex museums

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------=_NextPart_000_0094_01D0572A.20602840-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 20:43:38 +0000 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Alan Thompson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> We are a state run museum and we had an admission fee for years. A couple of years ago they did away with the fees thinking that folks would put more in the donation box and that the net would be more. I don't have the numbers but it proved correct. In the past a patron paid $3.29 (that's what the cost was with tax), paid with a $5 bill and put the change in their pocket. When they came out they didn't put anything in the donation box because they had to pay to get in. Now they come out and throw the whole $5 bill in. The result has been more visitors actually seeing the museum AND a net increase in money coming in. ________________________________ From: Museum discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Stephanie Turnham [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 11:11 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] free admission Hi, Check with the Dallas Museum of Art. A couple of years ago, they stopped charging admission. Best, Stephanie From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Helen Dellinger Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator Manassas Museum 9101 Prince William Street Manassas, VA 20110 Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and events! City of Manassas Facebook ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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Our hope was that a decrease in admissions would lead to higher gift shop sales. After dropping the fee, we saw no increase in visitors and there was no increase in gift shop sales. I would say it is entirely dependent on how high your entrance fee is. On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Stephanie Turnham < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, Check with the Dallas Museum of Art. A couple of years ago, they > stopped charging admission. Best, Stephanie > > > > *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Mary Helen Dellinger > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [MUSEUM-L] free admission > > > > Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission > charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from > those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution > that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your > admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do > you regret it? How did you roll out the change? 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I worked for an institution that attempted this.  Our hope was that a decrease in admissions would lead to higher gift shop sales.  

After dropping the fee, we saw no increase in visitors and there was no increase in gift shop sales.  

I would say it is entirely dependent on how high your entrance fee is.

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Stephanie Turnham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi, Check with the Dallas Museum of Art. A couple of years ago, they stopped charging admission. Best, Stephanie

 

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Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

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--047d7b6741bcd4848505107b4d96-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 21:46:05 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: MaryEllen Gwynes <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_ec8968ed-f76e-4664-bc0c-ec7c48fc9d57_" MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --_ec8968ed-f76e-4664-bc0c-ec7c48fc9d57_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Our small museum has run the gamut from "free admission," to "admission by donation only," to "suggested donation," to a small admission fee of $3 or $5 for adults and $1 or $3 for children (we tried it both ways). We found that when we had free admission, although our attendance would receive a boost, we would receive few donations. Also the free admission tended to bring in many homeless people who just wanted to be warm on a cold day or who wanted to use our facilities. When we requested a $3 or $5 admission fee, our traffic was so limited that the museum had troubles surviving. Our best month was traditionally December when as a gift to the city we had free admission for the month. As it was Christmas time, our donations normally compensated the lack of attendance. Currently, our museum requests a small donation for those who would like to visit the museum. Our gift shop is free and open to the public. Once a month we host seminars that are free and open to the public. A first Saturday "free Saturday." We also open for free on holidays such as Veteran's Day since our museum features much about the Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines. Veterans are drawn in on these holidays and we have noticed an increase in donations at that time. Mary Ellen GwynesAssociate CuratorJacksonville Maritime Heritage Center Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 14:17:36 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] free admission To: [log in to unmask] I worked for an institution that attempted this. Our hope was that a decrease in admissions would lead to higher gift shop sales. After dropping the fee, we saw no increase in visitors and there was no increase in gift shop sales. I would say it is entirely dependent on how high your entrance fee is. On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Stephanie Turnham <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi, Check with the Dallas Museum of Art. A couple of years ago, they stopped charging admission. Best, Stephanie From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Helen Dellinger Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator Manassas Museum 9101 Prince William Street Manassas, VA 20110 Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and events! City of Manassas Facebook To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 -- Robert Wolfe WVU Public [log in to unmask]@mix.wvu.edu(864)-641-8780 To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= 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). --_ec8968ed-f76e-4664-bc0c-ec7c48fc9d57_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Our small museum has run the gamut from "free admission," to "admission by donation only," to "suggested donation," to a small admission fee of $3 or $5 for adults and $1 or $3 for children (we tried it both ways). We found that when we had free admission, although our attendance would receive a boost, we would receive few donations. Also the free admission tended to bring in many homeless people who just wanted to be warm on a cold day or who wanted to use our facilities.  
When we requested a $3 or $5 admission fee, our traffic was so limited that the museum had troubles surviving.  Our best month was traditionally December when as a gift to the city we had free admission for the month.  As it was Christmas time, our donations normally compensated the lack of attendance. 
Currently, our museum requests a small donation for those who would like to visit the museum. Our gift shop is free and open to the public. Once a month we host seminars that are free and open to the public. A first Saturday "free Saturday." We also open for free on holidays such as Veteran's Day since our museum features much about the Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines. Veterans are drawn in on these holidays and we have noticed an increase in donations at that time.

Mary Ellen Gwynes
Associate Curator
Jacksonville Maritime Heritage Center


Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 14:17:36 -0500
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I worked for an institution that attempted this.  Our hope was that a decrease in admissions would lead to higher gift shop sales.  

After dropping the fee, we saw no increase in visitors and there was no increase in gift shop sales.  

I would say it is entirely dependent on how high your entrance fee is.

On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Stephanie Turnham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi, Check with the Dallas Museum of Art. A couple of years ago, they stopped charging admission. Best, Stephanie

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Helen Dellinger
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission

 

Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

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Manassas, VA 20110

 

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--_ec8968ed-f76e-4664-bc0c-ec7c48fc9d57_-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 23:11:40 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Kathie Gow <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary9e0158b5bc2fb0e3051082c6b9 Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --089e0158b5bc2fb0e3051082c6b9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Mary, hi. We are a small historical society museum and have always offered free admission. What I think it allows is for people who are curious, or who have a few minutes to kill, to wander upstairs (from the library) and check us out. Then maybe they stay half an hour, or make a point to come back, because they didn't expect it to be so interesting. And sometimes their parents, or their kids, come looking for them, and then *they *get intrigued. If there was an admission fee, I don't think they would have taken the chance. Then again, sometimes people value things more that they have to pay for. I'd LIKE to get to the point where we could charge admission (small) for non-members. What is your admission fee schedule (if you're willing to say)? And would it accomplish the same goal to reduce it vs. remove it? --Kathie Kathie Gow Curator, Hatfield Historical Museum http://hatfieldhistory.weebly.com Oral History Producer http://www.wordspicturesstories.com On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Mary Helen Dellinger < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission > charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from > those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution > that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your > admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do > you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any > comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. > > > > Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator > > Manassas Museum > > 9101 Prince William Street > > Manassas, VA 20110 > > > > *Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and > events!* > > * City of Manassas Facebook > * > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================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). --089e0158b5bc2fb0e3051082c6b9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mary, hi. We are a small historical society museum and have always offered free admission. What I think it allows is for people who are curious, or who have a few minutes to kill, to wander upstairs (from the library) and check us out. Then maybe they stay half an hour, or make a point to come back, because they didn't expect it to be so interesting. And sometimes their parents, or their kids, come looking for them, and then they get intrigued. If there was an admission fee, I don't think they would have taken the chance. Then again, sometimes people value things more that they have to pay for. I'd LIKE to get to the point where we could charge admission (small) for non-members. What is your admission fee schedule (if you're willing to say)? And would it accomplish the same goal to reduce it vs. remove it?

--Kathie


Kathie Gow

Curator, Hatfield Historical Museum     http://hatfieldhistory.weebly.com

Oral History Producer     http://www.wordspicturesstories.com


On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Mary Helen Dellinger <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

9101 Prince William Street

Manassas, VA 20110

 

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--089e0158b5bc2fb0e3051082c6b9-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 09:46:08 +0000 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: "Glenn A. Walsh" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: "Mini-Moon": 2015's Smallest Full Moon Comments: To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, Astronomy Online <[log in to unmask]>, Asia Sosnowski <[log in to unmask]>, South Hills Backyard Astronomers Message Group <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, Dome-L <[log in to unmask]>, Public Observatory Mailing List <[log in to unmask]>, History of Astronomy Discussion Group <[log in to unmask]> Comments: cc: Glenn Walsh <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_4850683_752005781.1425548768515" Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> ------=_Part_4850683_752005781.1425548768515 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Mini-Moon": 2015's Smallest Full Moon The Full Moon of March on Thursday, known by Native Americans as the Worm Moon among other names, isthe smallest Full Moon of 2015. This is due to the fact that the Moonreaches the point of lunar apogee, in its orbit around the Earth,just 10 hours earlier than the time of Full Moon. More: http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2015/03/mini-moon-2015s-smallest-full-moon.html |   | |   | |   |   |   |   |   | | SpaceWatchtower: "Mini-Moon": 2015's Smallest Full MoonPhotographs compare the view of a "Super Moon" versus the view of a "Mini-Moon." The "Super Moon," on the left, occurred in April of 2007; the "Mini-Moon occurred ... | | | | View on spacewatchtower.b... | Preview by Yahoo | | | |   |  gaw Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director, Friends of the Zeiss < http://friendsofthezeiss.org > Electronic Mail - < [log in to unmask] > SpaceWatchtower Blog: < http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/ > ========================================================= 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). ------=_Part_4850683_752005781.1425548768515 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
"Mini-Moon": 2015's Smallest Full Moon

The Full Moon of March on Thursday, known by Native Americans as the Worm Moon among other names, is the smallest Full Moon of 2015. This is due to the fact that the Moon reaches the point of lunar apogee, in its orbit around the Earth, just 10 hours earlier than the time of Full Moon.

 
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I wanted to inquire if any subscribers who have demonstrated experience would be willing to message off-line regarding establishing concessions, catering and food service operations at their site? Any info about set up, planning studies, budget and operations would be greatly appreciated.

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--047d7b2e47e850ec25051081a02c-- ========================================================================Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 17:22:13 +0000 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: "Pickering, Bob" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_A1F11596FAA071468A25E8797A92E1D20129E56454POLARadutulsa_" MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --_000_A1F11596FAA071468A25E8797A92E1D20129E56454POLARadutulsa_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dropping your admission fee does not automatically translate into higher attendance. It's about perceived value at least as much as cost. Before you drop the admissions fee, perhaps doing some community survey work to find out who uses your organization and why, might be a good idea. Once you drop the admissions fee, it is really hard to put a fee back in place. Robert B. Pickering, PhD Director of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs, Gilcrease Museum; Director, Museum Science and Management, University of Tulsa 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Rd Tulsa, OK 74127 (918) 596-2706 Office (918) 596-2770 Fax (918) 805-4780 Cell [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: Museum discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Mary Helen Dellinger [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator Manassas Museum 9101 Prince William Street Manassas, VA 20110 Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and events! City of Manassas Facebook ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= 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). --_000_A1F11596FAA071468A25E8797A92E1D20129E56454POLARadutulsa_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dropping your admission fee does not automatically translate into higher attendance. It's about perceived value at least as much as cost. Before you drop the admissions fee, perhaps doing some community survey work to find out who uses your organization and why, might be a good idea. Once you drop the admissions fee, it is really hard to put a fee back in place.

 

Robert B. Pickering, PhD

Director of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs, Gilcrease Museum;

Director, Museum Science and Management, University of Tulsa

1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Rd

Tulsa, OK  74127

(918) 596-2706 Office

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Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

9101 Prince William Street

Manassas, VA 20110

 

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​Hello all,
The hand-me-down camera we use for taking photos in collections is, for lack of a better word, crapping out, and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for a replacement camera that was not the top of the line but would get the job done. We don't have a photo 'studio' per se so it would need to be something that would work relatively well under most normal lighting conditions in our office and work spaces.

I would appreciate any suggestions!

Regina

Midway Village Museum


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--f46d0438951bb2c75005108c9592-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 11:54:06 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Sean Blinn <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_1F0AC150-C781-4728-BA45-239C62470E34" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2070.6\)) Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --Apple-Mail=_1F0AC150-C781-4728-BA45-239C62470E34 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Our historic site never charged admission, except for fundraisers. About a year and a half ago we started charging $10 for special program events. I didn’t see much change in admission numbers for those special programs; the numbers depended more on whether people thought the program was interesting. We also had fewer people sign up for a free ticket and then not come to the event. We received no negative feedback about adding a charge for special programs. I would think eliminating admissions fees might depend on how much you charge, your location (if you’re in an area that’s hard to get to, eliminating fees may not bring people in), and other factors. And, of course, how much of your revenue comes from admission fees and whether you can afford this experiment. > On Mar 4, 2015, at 11:53 AM, Mary Helen Dellinger <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. > > Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator > Manassas Museum > 9101 Prince William Street > Manassas, VA 20110 > > Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and events! > City of Manassas Facebook > > > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= 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). --Apple-Mail=_1F0AC150-C781-4728-BA45-239C62470E34 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Our historic site never charged admission, except for fundraisers. About a year and a half ago we started charging $10 for special program events. I didn’t see much change in admission numbers for those special programs; the numbers depended more on whether people thought the program was interesting. We also had fewer people sign up for a free ticket and then not come to the event. We received no negative feedback about adding a charge for special programs.

I would think eliminating admissions fees might depend on how much you charge, your location (if you’re in an area that’s hard to get to, eliminating fees may not bring people in), and other factors. And, of course, how much of your revenue comes from admission fees and whether you can afford this experiment.

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Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.
 
Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator
Manassas Museum
9101 Prince William Street
Manassas, VA 20110
 
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--Apple-Mail=_1F0AC150-C781-4728-BA45-239C62470E34-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:26:26 +0000 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Cindy Boyer <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Something Alan Thompson wrote caught my eye. He mentioned about people donating on the way out, rather than the way in. That makes the donation more of a "thank you" than a "choose your own admission price." Imagine a donation box that has a sign saying "Don't put anything in here. Wait until you've toured the place, then let us know what you thought by your thank you gift." At our historic site, we do charge admission ($5 for adults, $2 for kids) - members are free. We have special pricing for certain events - an April Fools tour offers free admission for kids accompanied by a paying adult, that has been very successful. A summer evening event where we offer a group family rate, also successful. Cindy Boyer Director of Public Programs The Landmark Society of Western New York 133 S. Fitzhugh St. Rochester NY 14608 (585) 546-7029 ext. 12 [log in to unmask] Fax: (585) 546-4788 www.landmarksociety.org Facebook -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alan Thompson Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 3:44 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] free admission We are a state run museum and we had an admission fee for years. A couple of years ago they did away with the fees thinking that folks would put more in the donation box and that the net would be more. I don't have the numbers but it proved correct. In the past a patron paid $3.29 (that's what the cost was with tax), paid with a $5 bill and put the change in their pocket. When they came out they didn't put anything in the donation box because they had to pay to get in. Now they come out and throw the whole $5 bill in. The result has been more visitors actually seeing the museum AND a net increase in money coming in. ________________________________ From: Museum discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Stephanie Turnham [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 11:11 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] free admission Hi, Check with the Dallas Museum of Art. A couple of years ago, they stopped charging admission. Best, Stephanie From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary Helen Dellinger Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator Manassas Museum 9101 Prince William Street Manassas, VA 20110 Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and events! 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The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 15:33:05 +0000 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: "Lundgren, Jodi" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_CO2PR0601MB792A3D88C0F2E0803C597CFEB1F0CO2PR0601MB792na_" MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --_000_CO2PR0601MB792A3D88C0F2E0803C597CFEB1F0CO2PR0601MB792na_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I would agree with the sentiment of doing surveys or research into your visitor demographics before you make changes with admission costs. My experience is the reverse of this in that I've seen a couple of art centers/museums that were free of charge begin to charge admission without doing much research. They then lost much of their attendance while not making much with the admission fees-it really wasn't worth it and killed their attendance, frankly. Trying to get the visitors back after you make a change can be much harder than understanding who is coming in, why and when, and asking their opinion in regards to fees before you make a change. You get public buy-in that way and if they have an opportunity to weigh in it is always appreciated and better than folks complaining after the change is made. Really assess the potential trade-off. And instead of just dropping the admission fee see what you usually bring in with it (weekly, monthly, annually) and see if you can identify sponsors who will be the admission sponsor for a certain period of time. When people visit give them a sign that tells them their admission is paid by so-and-so organization this month (or whatever). That's a good way to make sure that the income is covered and is good advertising for those local businesses. I would bet you'd get more attendance that way too-these businesses can then also encourage their employees to visit you. Jodi Lundgren Exhibitions Curator South Dakota Art Museum From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pickering, Bob Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 11:22 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] free admission Dropping your admission fee does not automatically translate into higher attendance. It's about perceived value at least as much as cost. Before you drop the admissions fee, perhaps doing some community survey work to find out who uses your organization and why, might be a good idea. Once you drop the admissions fee, it is really hard to put a fee back in place. Robert B. Pickering, PhD Director of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs, Gilcrease Museum; Director, Museum Science and Management, University of Tulsa 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Rd Tulsa, OK 74127 (918) 596-2706 Office (918) 596-2770 Fax (918) 805-4780 Cell [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: Museum discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Mary Helen Dellinger [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator Manassas Museum 9101 Prince William Street Manassas, VA 20110 Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and events! City of Manassas Facebook ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= 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] . 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I would agree with the sentiment of doing surveys or research into your visitor demographics before you make changes with admission costs.  My experience is the reverse of this in that I’ve seen a couple of art centers/museums that were free of charge begin to charge admission without doing much research.  They then lost much of their attendance while not making much with the admission fees—it really wasn’t worth it and killed their attendance, frankly.  Trying to get the visitors back after you make a change can be much harder than understanding who is coming in, why and when, and asking their opinion in regards to fees before you make a change.  You get public buy-in that way and if they have an opportunity to weigh in it is always appreciated and better than folks complaining after the change is made.  Really assess the potential trade-off. 

 

And instead of just dropping the admission fee see what you usually bring in with it (weekly, monthly, annually) and see if you can identify sponsors who will be the admission sponsor for a certain period of time.  When people visit give them a sign that tells them their admission is paid by so-and-so organization this month (or whatever).  That’s a good way to make sure that the income is covered and is good advertising for those local businesses.  I would bet you’d get more attendance that way too—these businesses can then also encourage their employees to visit you.

 

Jodi Lundgren

Exhibitions Curator

South Dakota Art Museum

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pickering, Bob
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Dropping your admission fee does not automatically translate into higher attendance. It's about perceived value at least as much as cost. Before you drop the admissions fee, perhaps doing some community survey work to find out who uses your organization and why, might be a good idea. Once you drop the admissions fee, it is really hard to put a fee back in place.

 

Robert B. Pickering, PhD

Director of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs, Gilcrease Museum;

Director, Museum Science and Management, University of Tulsa

1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Rd

Tulsa, OK  74127

(918) 596-2706 Office

(918) 596-2770 Fax

(918) 805-4780 Cell

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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission

Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

9101 Prince William Street

Manassas, VA 20110

 

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During the course of reviewing the policy he said that museum volunteers who are injured while working at the museum are not covered by our policy. He also stated that no policy out there covers volunteers. Visitors are covered and museum employees are covered . . . but NOT volunteers. If they are hurt either their insurance must cover it -or- they pay out of pocket -or- they can sue us for their medical expenses. In the case of a suit, our insurance would pay for the lawyer's expenses to defend us, but that is all. I find it impossible to believe that there is no insurance policy ANYWHERE that we can get that would include volunteers for medical expenses incurred as a result of an injury while volunteering. Every non-profit organization under the sun depends on volunteers. Do any of your organizations have insurance policies that cover volunteers if they incur an injury while volunteering? If so, I would be very appreciative if you could contact me off list and share the company you have the insurance through and the type of coverage the policy provides for the volunteers. Thank you , Becca Hiller Museum Director Santa Fe Trail Center Museum ========================================================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). --047d7b41444c30ac2a05108e5779 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I recently met with the insurance agent who set-up my institution's policy. During the course of reviewing the policy he said that museum volunteers who are injured while working at the museum are not covered by our policy.  He also stated that no policy out there covers volunteers. Visitors are covered and museum employees are covered . . . but NOT volunteers. If they are hurt either their insurance must cover it -or- they pay out of pocket -or- they can sue us for their medical expenses.  In the case of a suit, our insurance would pay for the lawyer's expenses to defend us, but that is all.  

I find it impossible to believe that there is no insurance policy ANYWHERE that we can get that would include volunteers for medical expenses incurred as a result of an injury while volunteering. Every non-profit organization under the sun depends on volunteers. 

Do any of your organizations have insurance policies that cover volunteers if they incur an injury while volunteering?  If so, I would be very appreciative if you could contact me off list and share the company you have the insurance through and the type of coverage the policy provides for the volunteers. 

Thank you , 
Becca Hiller
Museum Director
Santa Fe Trail Center Museum

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ZiBNdXNldW0tTCIgKHdpdGhvdXQgdGhlIHF1b3RlcykuDQo========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 09:49:32 -0800 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Marcelle Lunau <[log in to unmask]> Subject: BACC Webinar on Emergency Preparedness and Risk Management, March 10&11 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0042_01D05729.AF19BE80" Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01D05729.AF19BE80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The Balboa Art Conservation Center is pleased to offer new WEBINARS in The Preventive Care Primer Series. These webinars offer practical ideas for improving collections care at your institution and provide an opportunity for Q&A after the presentation. Marcelle Lunau, Field Service Officer at BACC will be teaching a two-part webinar: AN INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DISASTER PLANNING . March 10th 11 am (PST) - Part One: Introduction to Emergency Preparedness . March 11th 11am (PST) - Part Two: Introduction to Risk Management for Disaster Planning The cost for attending this two-part webinar is $60 Future webinars in the Preventive Primer series will provide an introduction to the following subjects: . Pest Management . The Environment and its Effect on Collections For 2015 we have a special introductory rate for our webinars. Check out our webinar site for more information and registration details: http://bacc-webinars.weebly.com The Balboa Art Conservation Center welcomes all museum professionals, volunteers, students, and interested people to learn about basic preservation theory and best practices from professional conservators and other experts in the field. The Preventive Care Primer series presents five webinars offered at a reduced introductory price. Our previous webinars have been very well received by a range of attendees, including museum registrars, collection managers, curators, volunteers, and students. Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC) Marcelle Lunau Field Service Officer mailing address: PO Box 3755, San Diego, CA 92163 phone: 619-236-9702 fax: 619-236-0141 BACC website: www.bacc.org ========================================================Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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The Balboa Art Conservation Center is pleased to offer new WEBINARS in The Preventive Care Primer Series.

 

These webinars offer practical ideas for improving collections care at your institution and provide an opportunity for Q&A after the presentation.  

Marcelle Lunau, Field Service Officer at BACC will be teaching a two-part webinar:

 

AN INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DISASTER PLANNING

•             March 10th 11 am (PST) – Part One: Introduction to Emergency Preparedness

•             March 11th 11am (PST) – Part Two: Introduction to Risk Management for Disaster Planning

The cost for attending this two-part webinar is $60

 

Future webinars in the Preventive Primer series will provide an introduction to the following subjects:

        

•             Pest Management

•             The Environment and its Effect on Collections

 

For 2015 we have a special introductory rate for our webinars. Check out our webinar site for more information and registration details:

http://bacc-webinars.weebly.com

 

The Balboa Art Conservation Center welcomes all museum professionals, volunteers, students, and interested people to learn about basic preservation theory and best practices from professional conservators and other experts in the field.  The Preventive Care Primer series presents five webinars offered at a reduced introductory price. Our previous webinars have been very well received by a range of attendees, including museum registrars, collection managers, curators, volunteers, and students.

 

Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC)

Marcelle Lunau

Field Service Officer

mailing address: PO Box 3755, San Diego, CA 92163

phone: 619-236-9702    fax: 619-236-0141

BACC website:  www.bacc.org

 


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------=_NextPart_000_0042_01D05729.AF19BE80-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 10:27:09 -0800 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Gawain Weaver <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Care and ID of Photos Workshop @METRO, New York City, April 13-16 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_A8D84A11-9FD5-48F0-A4FF-324ECBC43C55" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2070.6\)) Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --Apple-Mail=_A8D84A11-9FD5-48F0-A4FF-324ECBC43C55 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Care and Identification of Photographs (from daguerreotypes to digital) April 13-16, 2015 This workshop will be hosted by METRO, the Metropolitan New York Library Council (New York, NY) FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND ONLINE REGISTRATION: http://gawainweaver.com/workshop/care-id-photos-2015-nyc/ Other workshops: http://gawainweaver.com/workshops/ (Upcoming 2015 workshops Daytona Beach, FL; Washington DC, San Francisco (2-day), Berkeley (CalRBS) _________________________________________________________________ What are the defining characteristics of individual photographic processes? How does environment affect the lives of photographic objects? In this 4-day intensive workshop, you will develop identification skills and knowledge about fine art and historic photographic processes, from the daguerreotype to digital prints. This workshop is intended for curators, collectors, archivists, collection managers, and anyone who studies or appreciates photographic prints. Using handheld 60x microscopes and a large set of photographic and photomechanical samples, you will learn how a variety of processes were created, why they look the way they do, and how they deteriorate. Group ID sessions, using a digital microscope and screen projection, will allow participants to practice their identification skills in a guided setting. Preservation topics include enclosures, handling guidelines, environmental monitoring, the effects of temperature and relative humidity on collections, and the importance of cold storage for certain photographic materials. Over 30 different processes are studied in great detail, from how daguerreotypes are made and how they are best preserved, to how long-lasting inkjet prints are created, and how to preserve and store color photographic materials and cellulose nitrate and cellulose acetate-based photographic film. Registration Includes: • 4-day workshop • 240-page color notebook • 60x LED handheld microscope • OPTIONAL: Basic Photographic Sample Set The Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA), a certifying organization of professional archivists, will award 15 Archival Recertification Credits (ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this workshop. The American Society of Appraisers and the International Society of Appraisers will award 24 reaccreditation hours/professional development credits for qualified appraisers attending this workshop. For more information, please contact the instructor: Gawain Weaver Photograph Conservator tel 415.446.9138 [log in to unmask] http://gawainweaver.com Free Process ID Charts/Photo Nomenclature: http://gawainweaver.com/processID ========================================================= 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). --Apple-Mail=_A8D84A11-9FD5-48F0-A4FF-324ECBC43C55 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Care and Identification of Photographs (from daguerreotypes to digital)

April 13-16, 2015

This workshop will be hosted by METRO, the Metropolitan New York Library Council (New York, NY)

FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND ONLINE REGISTRATION:
http://gawainweaver.com/workshop/care-id-photos-2015-nyc/
Other workshops: http://gawainweaver.com/workshops/

(Upcoming 2015 workshops Daytona Beach, FL; Washington DC, San Francisco (2-day), Berkeley (CalRBS)
_________________________________________________________________

What are the defining characteristics of individual photographic processes?
How does environment affect the lives of photographic objects? In this 4-day
intensive workshop, you will develop identification skills and knowledge
about fine art and historic photographic processes, from the daguerreotype
to digital prints. This workshop is intended for curators, collectors,
archivists, collection managers, and anyone who studies or appreciates
photographic prints.

Using handheld 60x microscopes and a large set of photographic and
photomechanical samples, you will learn how a variety of processes were
created, why they look the way they do, and how they deteriorate. Group ID
sessions, using a digital microscope and screen projection, will allow
participants to practice their identification skills in a guided setting.
Preservation topics include enclosures, handling guidelines, environmental
monitoring, the effects of temperature and relative humidity on collections,
and the importance of cold storage for certain photographic materials.

Over 30 different processes are studied in great detail, from how
daguerreotypes are made and how they are best preserved, to how long-lasting
inkjet prints are created, and how to preserve and store color photographic
materials and cellulose nitrate and cellulose acetate-based photographic
film.

Registration Includes:
• 4-day workshop
• 240-page color notebook
• 60x LED handheld microscope
• OPTIONAL: Basic Photographic Sample Set

The Academy of Certified Archivists (ACA), a certifying organization of
professional archivists, will award 15 Archival Recertification Credits
(ARCs) to eligible Certified Archivists (CAs) attending this workshop.

The American Society of Appraisers and the International Society of
Appraisers will award 24 reaccreditation hours/professional development
credits for qualified appraisers attending this workshop.

For more information, please contact the instructor:

Gawain Weaver
Photograph Conservator
tel 415.446.9138
[log in to unmask]
http://gawainweaver.com
Free Process ID Charts/Photo Nomenclature: http://gawainweaver.com/processID

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--Apple-Mail=_A8D84A11-9FD5-48F0-A4FF-324ECBC43C55-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 11:39:34 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Dean Krimmel <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0040_01D05739.0E173A20" Message-ID: <003f01d05762$f6ed4220$e4c7c660$@net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01D05739.0E173A20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Great point, Dr. Pickering. Free admissions feels right (or wrong) for all kinds of reasons, but the decision (yea or nay) is a "strategic" one, rather than a simple tactic. It's best to think deeply about WHY, and then articulate and document the rationale for doing so. Once in place, own the decision by communicating clearly and loudly to the public (and funders, governmental agencies, members, etc.) your intentions: the perceived benefits and impact. And, by all means, put those attractive, well-signed, donation boxes in the right locations-and figure out other ways to allow and encourage people to give you financial support. Dean Krimmel, Creative Museum Services/Qm2 Helping Museums and Cultural Nonprofits 423 Range Road Baltimore, MD 21204 410-746-8350; [log in to unmask] LinkedIn; @deankrimmel; www.qm2.org My colleagues in the Qm2 community of consultants are --Mary Case, Qm2 --John & Anita Durel, Durel Consulting Partners --Dale Jones, Making History Connections Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. Bill Nye (yes, the Science Guy) From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pickering, Bob Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 12:22 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] free admission Dropping your admission fee does not automatically translate into higher attendance. It's about perceived value at least as much as cost. Before you drop the admissions fee, perhaps doing some community survey work to find out who uses your organization and why, might be a good idea. Once you drop the admissions fee, it is really hard to put a fee back in place. Robert B. Pickering, PhD Director of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs, Gilcrease Museum; Director, Museum Science and Management, University of Tulsa 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Rd Tulsa, OK 74127 (918) 596-2706 Office (918) 596-2770 Fax (918) 805-4780 Cell [log in to unmask] _____ From: Museum discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Mary Helen Dellinger [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator Manassas Museum 9101 Prince William Street Manassas, VA 20110 Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and events! City of Manassas Facebook _____ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L &A=1 _____ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L &A=1 ========================================================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). ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01D05739.0E173A20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Great point, Dr. Pickering. Free admissions feels right (or wrong) for all kinds of reasons, but the decision (yea or nay) is a “strategic” one, rather than a simple tactic. It’s best to think deeply about WHY, and then articulate and document the rationale for doing so. Once in place, own the decision by communicating clearly and loudly to the public (and funders, governmental agencies, members, etc.) your intentions: the perceived benefits and impact. And, by all means,  put those attractive, well-signed, donation boxes in the right locations—and figure out other ways to allow and encourage people to give you financial support.

 

Dean Krimmel, Creative Museum Services/Qm2

Helping Museums and Cultural Nonprofits

423 Range Road  Baltimore, MD 21204

410-746-8350; [log in to unmask]

LinkedIn; @deankrimmel; www.qm2.org

 

My colleagues in the Qm2 community of consultants are

 --Mary Case, Qm2

--John & Anita Durel, Durel Consulting Partners

--Dale Jones, Making History Connections

 

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't.

       Bill Nye (yes, the Science Guy)

 

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pickering, Bob
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 12:22
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] free admission

 

Dropping your admission fee does not automatically translate into higher attendance. It's about perceived value at least as much as cost. Before you drop the admissions fee, perhaps doing some community survey work to find out who uses your organization and why, might be a good idea. Once you drop the admissions fee, it is really hard to put a fee back in place.

 

Robert B. Pickering, PhD

Director of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs, Gilcrease Museum;

Director, Museum Science and Management, University of Tulsa

1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Rd

Tulsa, OK  74127

(918) 596-2706 Office

(918) 596-2770 Fax

(918) 805-4780 Cell

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From: Museum discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Mary Helen Dellinger [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission

Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

9101 Prince William Street

Manassas, VA 20110

 

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------=_NextPart_000_0040_01D05739.0E173A20-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:53:25 -0600 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Becca Hiller <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Insurance for Volunteers In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary9e011825c02d804d05108f150a Message-ID: [log in to unmask]> --089e011825c02d804d05108f150a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sorry if this is a repost but my computer is messing up and it looks like my original post never reached the list serve. I am trying it from my phone this time. Becca On Mar 5, 2015 12:00 PM, "Becca Hiller" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I recently met with the insurance agent who set-up my institution's > policy. During the course of reviewing the policy he said that museum > volunteers who are injured while working at the museum are not covered by > our policy. He also stated that no policy out there covers volunteers. > Visitors are covered and museum employees are covered . . . but NOT > volunteers. If they are hurt either their insurance must cover it -or- they > pay out of pocket -or- they can sue us for their medical expenses. In the > case of a suit, our insurance would pay for the lawyer's expenses to defend > us, but that is all. > > I find it impossible to believe that there is no insurance policy ANYWHERE > that we can get that would include volunteers for medical expenses incurred > as a result of an injury while volunteering. Every non-profit organization > under the sun depends on volunteers. > > Do any of your organizations have insurance policies that cover volunteers > if they incur an injury while volunteering? If so, I would be very > appreciative if you could contact me off list and share the company you > have the insurance through and the type of coverage the policy provides for > the volunteers. > > Thank you , > Becca Hiller > Museum Director > Santa Fe Trail Center Museum > ========================================================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). --089e011825c02d804d05108f150a Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Sorry if this is a repost but my computer is messing up and it looks like my original post never reached the list serve. I am trying it from my phone this time.

Becca

On Mar 5, 2015 12:00 PM, "Becca Hiller" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I recently met with the insurance agent who set-up my institution's policy. During the course of reviewing the policy he said that museum volunteers who are injured while working at the museum are not covered by our policy.  He also stated that no policy out there covers volunteers. Visitors are covered and museum employees are covered . . . but NOT volunteers. If they are hurt either their insurance must cover it -or- they pay out of pocket -or- they can sue us for their medical expenses.  In the case of a suit, our insurance would pay for the lawyer's expenses to defend us, but that is all.  

I find it impossible to believe that there is no insurance policy ANYWHERE that we can get that would include volunteers for medical expenses incurred as a result of an injury while volunteering. Every non-profit organization under the sun depends on volunteers. 

Do any of your organizations have insurance policies that cover volunteers if they incur an injury while volunteering?  If so, I would be very appreciative if you could contact me off list and share the company you have the insurance through and the type of coverage the policy provides for the volunteers. 

Thank you , 
Becca Hiller
Museum Director
Santa Fe Trail Center Museum

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--089e011825c02d804d05108f150a-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 14:01:59 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Alice Malone <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Insurance for Volunteers In-Reply-To: [log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_12571_545407213.1425582119183" Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> ------=_Part_12571_545407213.1425582119183 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Got both of them! -----Original Message----- From: Becca Hiller <[log in to unmask]> To: MUSEUM-L <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thu, Mar 5, 2015 1:54 pm Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Insurance for Volunteers Sorry if this is a repost but my computer is messing up and it looks like my original post never reached the list serve. I am trying it from my phone this time. Becca On Mar 5, 2015 12:00 PM, "Becca Hiller" < [log in to unmask]> wrote: I recently met with the insurance agent who set-up my institution's policy. During the course of reviewing the policy he said that museum volunteers who are injured while working at the museum are not covered by our policy. He also stated that no policy out there covers volunteers. Visitors are covered and museum employees are covered . . . but NOT volunteers. If they are hurt either their insurance must cover it -or- they pay out of pocket -or- they can sue us for their medical expenses. In the case of a suit, our insurance would pay for the lawyer's expenses to defend us, but that is all. I find it impossible to believe that there is no insurance policy ANYWHERE that we can get that would include volunteers for medical expenses incurred as a result of an injury while volunteering. Every non-profit organization under the sun depends on volunteers. Do any of your organizations have insurance policies that cover volunteers if they incur an injury while volunteering? If so, I would be very appreciative if you could contact me off list and share the company you have the insurance through and the type of coverage the policy provides for the volunteers. Thank you , Becca Hiller Museum Director Santa Fe Trail Center Museum To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================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). ------=_Part_12571_545407213.1425582119183 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Got both of them!


-----Original Message-----
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Sorry if this is a repost but my computer is messing up and it looks like my original post never reached the list serve. I am trying it from my phone this time.
Becca
On Mar 5, 2015 12:00 PM, "Becca Hiller" < [log in to unmask]> wrote:
I recently met with the insurance agent who set-up my institution's policy. During the course of reviewing the policy he said that museum volunteers who are injured while working at the museum are not covered by our policy.  He also stated that no policy out there covers volunteers. Visitors are covered and museum employees are covered . . . but NOT volunteers. If they are hurt either their insurance must cover it -or- they pay out of pocket -or- they can sue us for their medical expenses.  In the case of a suit, our insurance would pay for the lawyer's expenses to defend us, but that is all.  

I find it impossible to believe that there is no insurance policy ANYWHERE that we can get that would include volunteers for medical expenses incurred as a result of an injury while volunteering. Every non-profit organization under the sun depends on volunteers. 

Do any of your organizations have insurance policies that cover volunteers if they incur an injury while volunteering?  If so, I would be very appreciative if you could contact me off list and share the company you have the insurance through and the type of coverage the policy provides for the volunteers. 

Thank you , 
Becca Hiller
Museum Director
Santa Fe Trail Center Museum

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------=_Part_12571_545407213.1425582119183-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 11:10:15 -0800 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Marcelle Lunau <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Still time to register for BACC's webinars on Emergency Preparedness and Risk Management next week MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_010E_01D05734.F5E42570" Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_010E_01D05734.F5E42570 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There is still time to register for Balboa Art Conservation Centers WEBINARS on Emergency Preparedness and Risk Management coming up next week. Marcelle Lunau, Field Service Officer at BACC will be teaching a two-part webinar: AN INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DISASTER PLANNING . March 10th 11 am (PST) - Part One: Introduction to Emergency Preparedness . March 11th 11am (PST) - Part Two: Introduction to Risk Management for Disaster Planning The cost for attending this two-part webinar is $60 These webinars offer practical ideas for improving collections care at your institution and provide an opportunity for Q&A after the presentation. Future webinars in the Preventive Primer series will provide an introduction to the following subjects: . Pest Management . The Environment and its Effect on Collections For 2015 we have a special introductory rate for our webinars. Check out our webinar site for more information and registration details: http://bacc-webinars.weebly.com The Balboa Art Conservation Center welcomes all museum professionals, volunteers, students, and interested people to learn about basic preservation theory and best practices from professional conservators and other experts in the field. The Preventive Care Primer series presents five webinars offered at a reduced introductory price. Our previous webinars have been very well received by a range of attendees, including museum registrars, collection managers, curators, volunteers, and students. Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC) Marcelle Lunau Field Service Officer mailing address: PO Box 3755, San Diego, CA 92163 phone: 619-236-9702 fax: 619-236-0141 BACC website: www.bacc.org ========================================================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). ------=_NextPart_000_010E_01D05734.F5E42570 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

There is still time to register for Balboa Art Conservation Centers WEBINARS on Emergency Preparedness and Risk Management coming up next week.

 

Marcelle Lunau, Field Service Officer at BACC will be teaching a two-part webinar:

 

AN INTRODUCTION TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DISASTER PLANNING

•             March 10th 11 am (PST) – Part One: Introduction to Emergency Preparedness

•             March 11th 11am (PST) – Part Two: Introduction to Risk Management for Disaster Planning

The cost for attending this two-part webinar is $60

 

These webinars offer practical ideas for improving collections care at your institution and provide an opportunity for Q&A after the presentation.  

Future webinars in the Preventive Primer series will provide an introduction to the following subjects:

        

•             Pest Management

•             The Environment and its Effect on Collections

 

For 2015 we have a special introductory rate for our webinars. Check out our webinar site for more information and registration details:

http://bacc-webinars.weebly.com

 

The Balboa Art Conservation Center welcomes all museum professionals, volunteers, students, and interested people to learn about basic preservation theory and best practices from professional conservators and other experts in the field.  The Preventive Care Primer series presents five webinars offered at a reduced introductory price. Our previous webinars have been very well received by a range of attendees, including museum registrars, collection managers, curators, volunteers, and students.

 

Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC)

Marcelle Lunau

Field Service Officer

mailing address: PO Box 3755, San Diego, CA 92163

phone: 619-236-9702    fax: 619-236-0141

BACC website:  www.bacc.org

 


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------=_NextPart_000_010E_01D05734.F5E42570-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 13:20:15 -0600 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Becca Hiller <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Insurance for Volunteers In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundaryMessage-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --001a113eeca831704305108f75ef Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks Alice. I can stop worrying. :-) On Mar 5, 2015 1:04 PM, "Alice Malone" < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Got both of them! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Becca Hiller <[log in to unmask]> > To: MUSEUM-L <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thu, Mar 5, 2015 1:54 pm > Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Insurance for Volunteers > > Sorry if this is a repost but my computer is messing up and it looks > like my original post never reached the list serve. I am trying it from my > phone this time. > Becca > On Mar 5, 2015 12:00 PM, "Becca Hiller" < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> I recently met with the insurance agent who set-up my institution's >> policy. During the course of reviewing the policy he said that museum >> volunteers who are injured while working at the museum are not covered by >> our policy. He also stated that no policy out there covers volunteers. >> Visitors are covered and museum employees are covered . . . but NOT >> volunteers. If they are hurt either their insurance must cover it -or- they >> pay out of pocket -or- they can sue us for their medical expenses. In the >> case of a suit, our insurance would pay for the lawyer's expenses to defend >> us, but that is all. >> >> I find it impossible to believe that there is no insurance policy >> ANYWHERE that we can get that would include volunteers for medical expenses >> incurred as a result of an injury while volunteering. Every non-profit >> organization under the sun depends on volunteers. >> >> Do any of your organizations have insurance policies that cover >> volunteers if they incur an injury while volunteering? If so, I would be >> very appreciative if you could contact me off list and share the company >> you have the insurance through and the type of coverage the policy provides >> for the volunteers. >> >> Thank you , >> Becca Hiller >> Museum Director >> Santa Fe Trail Center Museum >> > > ------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================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). --001a113eeca831704305108f75ef Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks Alice. I can stop worrying. :-)

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Got both of them!


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Sorry if this is a repost but my computer is messing up and it looks like my original post never reached the list serve. I am trying it from my phone this time.
Becca
On Mar 5, 2015 12:00 PM, "Becca Hiller" < [log in to unmask]> wrote:
I recently met with the insurance agent who set-up my institution's policy. During the course of reviewing the policy he said that museum volunteers who are injured while working at the museum are not covered by our policy.  He also stated that no policy out there covers volunteers. Visitors are covered and museum employees are covered . . . but NOT volunteers. If they are hurt either their insurance must cover it -or- they pay out of pocket -or- they can sue us for their medical expenses.  In the case of a suit, our insurance would pay for the lawyer's expenses to defend us, but that is all.  

I find it impossible to believe that there is no insurance policy ANYWHERE that we can get that would include volunteers for medical expenses incurred as a result of an injury while volunteering. Every non-profit organization under the sun depends on volunteers. 

Do any of your organizations have insurance policies that cover volunteers if they incur an injury while volunteering?  If so, I would be very appreciative if you could contact me off list and share the company you have the insurance through and the type of coverage the policy provides for the volunteers. 

Thank you , 
Becca Hiller
Museum Director
Santa Fe Trail Center Museum

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------=_NextPart_000_0170_01D05762.3D140C80-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 15:21:28 -0800 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Larry Fisher <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-7001461F-405A-4877-A12F-FF818991FA5D Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --Apple-Mail-7001461F-405A-4877-A12F-FF818991FA5D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dr. Pickering took the words out of my mouth. We are going through this very issue by implementing admission costs where none existed before. It's a painful and time consuming effort. The most important lesson to learn is that of perceived value. Conducting research with current guests, potential guests, and guests who declined to visit in the past will really open your eyes when it comes to the value equation! Larry Sent from my shiny iPhone computermabob. > On Mar 5, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Dean Krimmel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Great point, Dr. Pickering. Free admissions feels right (or wrong) for all kinds of reasons, but the decision (yea or nay) is a “strategic” one, rather than a simple tactic. It’s best to think deeply about WHY, and then articulate and document the rationale for doing so. Once in place, own the decision by communicating clearly and loudly to the public (and funders, governmental agencies, members, etc.) your intentions: the perceived benefits and impact. And, by all means, put those attractive, well-signed, donation boxes in the right locations—and figure out other ways to allow and encourage people to give you financial support. > > Dean Krimmel, Creative Museum Services/Qm2 > Helping Museums and Cultural Nonprofits > 423 Range Road Baltimore, MD 21204 > 410-746-8350; [log in to unmask] > LinkedIn; @deankrimmel; www.qm2.org > > My colleagues in the Qm2 community of consultants are > --Mary Case, Qm2 > --John & Anita Durel, Durel Consulting Partners > --Dale Jones, Making History Connections > > Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. > Bill Nye (yes, the Science Guy) > > > From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pickering, Bob > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 12:22 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] free admission > > Dropping your admission fee does not automatically translate into higher attendance. It's about perceived value at least as much as cost. Before you drop the admissions fee, perhaps doing some community survey work to find out who uses your organization and why, might be a good idea. Once you drop the admissions fee, it is really hard to put a fee back in place. > > Robert B. Pickering, PhD > Director of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs, Gilcrease Museum; > Director, Museum Science and Management, University of Tulsa > 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Rd > Tulsa, OK 74127 > (918) 596-2706 Office > (918) 596-2770 Fax > (918) 805-4780 Cell > [log in to unmask] > From: Museum discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Mary Helen Dellinger [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission > > Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. > > Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator > Manassas Museum > 9101 Prince William Street > Manassas, VA 20110 > > Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and events! > City of Manassas Facebook > > > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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Dr. Pickering took the words out of my mouth. We are going through this very issue by implementing admission costs where none existed before. It's a painful and time consuming effort. The most important lesson to learn is that of perceived value. Conducting research with current guests, potential guests, and guests who declined to visit in the past will really open your eyes when it comes to the value equation!

Larry

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On Mar 5, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Dean Krimmel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Great point, Dr. Pickering. Free admissions feels right (or wrong) for all kinds of reasons, but the decision (yea or nay) is a “strategic” one, rather than a simple tactic. It’s best to think deeply about WHY, and then articulate and document the rationale for doing so. Once in place, own the decision by communicating clearly and loudly to the public (and funders, governmental agencies, members, etc.) your intentions: the perceived benefits and impact. And, by all means,  put those attractive, well-signed, donation boxes in the right locations—and figure out other ways to allow and encourage people to give you financial support.

 

Dean Krimmel, Creative Museum Services/Qm2

Helping Museums and Cultural Nonprofits

423 Range Road  Baltimore, MD 21204

410-746-8350; [log in to unmask]

LinkedIn; @deankrimmel; www.qm2.org

 

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 --Mary Case, Qm2

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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pickering, Bob
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 12:22
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Dropping your admission fee does not automatically translate into higher attendance. It's about perceived value at least as much as cost. Before you drop the admissions fee, perhaps doing some community survey work to find out who uses your organization and why, might be a good idea. Once you drop the admissions fee, it is really hard to put a fee back in place.

 

Robert B. Pickering, PhD

Director of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs, Gilcrease Museum;

Director, Museum Science and Management, University of Tulsa

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Tulsa, OK  74127

(918) 596-2706 Office

(918) 596-2770 Fax

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Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

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Manassas, VA 20110

 

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--Apple-Mail-7001461F-405A-4877-A12F-FF818991FA5D-- ========================================================================Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 21:59:48 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Martha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> Subject: free admission Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> The museum I worked for a couple years ago struggled with this same dilemma at their historic house sites. Before I worked there they had charged admission, then they dropped it, opting for donation boxes strategically located next to the guest sign-in books. Following the big economic crash in 2008 - 2009, we started to have some discussion about charging admission again. By 2010 / early 2011, after researching the pros and cons, and taking a hard look at our visitation data, we opted to have suggested donation prices, especially since each site offered guided tours. By doing this it gave another perk to becoming a member - free admission to the historic houses. The suggested prices were clearly posted on the website and in the printed brochures. We also thought carefully about the suggested amount. We wanted to make sure we were within a reasonable and realistic price-range for the area (Greater Boston area, Massachusetts) as well as making sure it said that the tour was educational, interesting, and valuable. We did notice a change - visitors began to make donations more regularly and we saw an increase in donations by the time I left my position at the museum. There were some days during the season where we had an open house day for "free" as well as other special events where it was "free" to the community. I think that it truly is, as others have mentioned, specific to your museum and community as to whether or not you choose to charge or not, or have suggested donation rates. Think about the value of your tours, your facility, your exhibit, etc. I would say if you do opt for an admission fee or suggested donation survey other cultural sites in the area, be within a reasonable range with those, and most importantly don't under-value what your museum / historic house has to offer. Martha Cummings Former Assistant Manager of Historic Houses at Longyear Museum ========================================================= 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). ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:28:58 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Matthew White <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundaryTf9b9aa_6f0fa8ad_eb Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --54f9b9aa_6f0fa8ad_eb Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline I have a question for Ms. Cummings, and anyone else who cares to weigh in, and I really hate putting her on the spot like this and I hope she doesn't take this personally or defensively. But she wrote something I have seen elsewhere in museum admission policies and professional discussions, and the issue has led to a rather famous lawsuit around the Met’s recommended admission policies. I feel like it is worth emphasizing. She said  "By 2010 / early 2011, after researching the pros and cons, and taking a hard look at our visitation data, we opted to have suggested donation prices, especially since each site offered guided tours. By doing this it gave another perk to becoming a member - free admission to the historic houses.” And my question is: If you have no admission fee but only a “suggested donation” doesn’t everyone already, technically, get in free? And isn’t it a bit confusing to claim members get in free when everyone else does, too? Maybe I misunderstand the meaning of “suggested,” or in the case of The Met “recommended” as they are used in this context. I read both of those words to mean something along the lines of “You can get in without paying, but all of this costs money so we would like you to pay something. We have determined that $xx.xx is a fair amount.” Whereas some museums interpret it to mean, “You must pay something or you won’t get in. It can be a 1¢ or $100. We have determined that $xx.xx is a fair amount.” [This seems more like a “pay what you can” policy that lots of theaters, orchestras, and other live venues have on certain nights. That’s just my reaction. I am interested in other’s] This is a subtle, some may say meaningless, difference. But I think it is important because we are dealing with the public and it is important we use words and language in ways that make it clear to our visitors and potential visitors what will be expected. A lack of clarity on this can be very frustrating for your front desk staff and visitors and lead to confusing conversations and ill will.  And for the Met a lawsuit, which is pretty frivolous imho, but they still have to pay lawyers and such. Most of that lawsuit was thrown out, but not, interestingly, the part about misleading signage, which is the issue here. (At least last I heard. Updates encouraged) Not that I think anyone is trying to mislead anyone. But if museums use words, like “suggested” and “recommended” differently than how the general public and our visitors use those words, it can certainly leave them with the feeling they have been misled, and that’s not good for anyone.  And let me finish by saying I have nothing against any reasonable admission policy. Free, set fee, pay what you can, prix fixe, a la carte, suggested donation, or recommended entrance fee. Mix and match? But of course. Do the research, talk to the public, crunch the numbers and set a policy. The only thing I dislike more than an expensive museum is an insolvent museum. Roger Ebert used to say that it was not what a movie is about, but how it is about it, and I think the same applies here. It’s not what your policy is, but how you implement it. Good policies can be implemented poorly and one of the unforced errors I see some museums making is not communicating policy clearly to the public before it results in embarrassing discussions at your front desk, and even lawsuits. Thanks for a great discussion everyone. Matthew White On March 5, 2015 at 10:00:58 PM, Martha Cummings ([log in to unmask]) wrote: The museum I worked for a couple years ago struggled with this same dilemma at their historic house sites. Before I worked there they had charged admission, then they dropped it, opting for donation boxes strategically located next to the guest sign-in books. Following the big economic crash in 2008 - 2009, we started to have some discussion about charging admission again. By 2010 / early 2011, after researching the pros and cons, and taking a hard look at our visitation data, we opted to have suggested donation prices, especially since each site offered guided tours. By doing this it gave another perk to becoming a member - free admission to the historic houses. The suggested prices were clearly posted on the website and in the printed brochures. We also thought carefully about the suggested amount. We wanted to make sure we were within a reasonable and realistic price-range for the area (Greater Boston area, Massachusetts) as well as making sure it said that the tour was educational, interesting, and valuable. We did notice a change - visitors began to make donations more regularly and we saw an increase in donations by the time I left my position at the museum. There were some days during the season where we had an open house day for "free" as well as other special events where it was "free" to the community. I think that it truly is, as others have mentioned, specific to your museum and community as to whether or not you choose to charge or not, or have suggested donation rates. Think about the value of your tours, your facility, your exhibit, etc. I would say if you do opt for an admission fee or suggested donation survey other cultural sites in the area, be within a reasonable range with those, and most importantly don't under-value what your museum / historic house has to offer. Martha Cummings Former Assistant Manager of Historic Houses at Longyear Museum ========================================================= 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). 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I have a question for Ms. Cummings, and anyone else who cares to weigh in, and I really hate putting her on the spot like this and I hope she doesn't take this personally or defensively. But she wrote something I have seen elsewhere in museum admission policies and professional discussions, and the issue has led to a rather famous lawsuit around the Met’s recommended admission policies. I feel like it is worth emphasizing.

She said 

"By 2010 / early 2011, after researching the pros and cons, and taking a hard look at our visitation data, we opted to have suggested donation prices, especially since each site offered guided tours. By doing this it gave another perk to becoming a member - free admission to the historic houses.”

And my question is: If you have no admission fee but only a “suggested donation” doesn’t everyone already, technically, get in free? And isn’t it a bit confusing to claim members get in free when everyone else does, too?

Maybe I misunderstand the meaning of “suggested,” or in the case of The Met “recommended” as they are used in this context. I read both of those words to mean something along the lines of “You can get in without paying, but all of this costs money so we would like you to pay something. We have determined that $xx.xx is a fair amount.”

Whereas some museums interpret it to mean, “You must pay something or you won’t get in. It can be a 1¢ or $100. We have determined that $xx.xx is a fair amount.” [This seems more like a “pay what you can” policy that lots of theaters, orchestras, and other live venues have on certain nights. That’s just my reaction. I am interested in other’s]

This is a subtle, some may say meaningless, difference. But I think it is important because we are dealing with the public and it is important we use words and language in ways that make it clear to our visitors and potential visitors what will be expected. A lack of clarity on this can be very frustrating for your front desk staff and visitors and lead to confusing conversations and ill will.  And for the Met a lawsuit, which is pretty frivolous imho, but they still have to pay lawyers and such. Most of that lawsuit was thrown out, but not, interestingly, the part about misleading signage, which is the issue here. (At least last I heard. Updates encouraged) Not that I think anyone is trying to mislead anyone. But if museums use words, like “suggested” and “recommended” differently than how the general public and our visitors use those words, it can certainly leave them with the feeling they have been misled, and that’s not good for anyone. 

And let me finish by saying I have nothing against any reasonable admission policy. Free, set fee, pay what you can, prix fixe, a la carte, suggested donation, or recommended entrance fee. Mix and match? But of course. Do the research, talk to the public, crunch the numbers and set a policy. The only thing I dislike more than an expensive museum is an insolvent museum.

Roger Ebert used to say that it was not what a movie is about, but how it is about it, and I think the same applies here. It’s not what your policy is, but how you implement it. Good policies can be implemented poorly and one of the unforced errors I see some museums making is not communicating policy clearly to the public before it results in embarrassing discussions at your front desk, and even lawsuits.

Thanks for a great discussion everyone.

Matthew White

On March 5, 2015 at 10:00:58 PM, Martha Cummings ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

The museum I worked for a couple years ago struggled with this same dilemma at their historic house sites. Before I worked there they had charged admission, then they dropped it, opting for donation boxes strategically located next to the guest sign-in books. Following the big economic crash in 2008 - 2009, we started to have some discussion about charging admission again. By 2010 / early 2011, after researching the pros and cons, and taking a hard look at our visitation data, we opted to have suggested donation prices, especially since each site offered guided tours. By doing this it gave another perk to becoming a member - free admission to the historic houses. The suggested prices were clearly posted on the website and in the printed brochures. We also thought carefully about the suggested amount. We wanted to make sure we were within a reasonable and realistic price-range for the area (Greater Boston area, Massachusetts) as well as making sure it said that the tour was educational, interesting, and valuable.
We did notice a change - visitors began to make donations more regularly and we saw an increase in donations by the time I left my position at the museum. There were some days during the season where we had an open house day for "free" as well as other special events where it was "free" to the community.

I think that it truly is, as others have mentioned, specific to your museum and community as to whether or not you choose to charge or not, or have suggested donation rates. Think about the value of your tours, your facility, your exhibit, etc. I would say if you do opt for an admission fee or suggested donation survey other cultural sites in the area, be within a reasonable range with those, and most importantly don't under-value what your museum / historic house has to offer.


Martha Cummings

Former Assistant Manager of Historic Houses
at Longyear Museum

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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). ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 09:40:56 -0600 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Rachel Smith <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundaryMessage-ID: [log in to unmask]> --001a113406f4afb5e80510a082f1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Martha, Your example is very succinct, and it sounds like the decision was well thought out. I imagine the museum already had a strong visitorship, and perceived value, so that charging admission (or "donation") had a positive impact. I have worked at a historic house that is set within a larger historic estate, and while visitors had to pay to park, they did not pay for a guided tour. Many visitors perceived a greater value and asked what the tour cost, or tried to give a tip at the end. Thanks! Rachel Smith The Art Institute of Chicago On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 8:59 PM, Martha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The museum I worked for a couple years ago struggled with this same > dilemma at their historic house sites. Before I worked there they had > charged admission, then they dropped it, opting for donation boxes > strategically located next to the guest sign-in books. Following the big > economic crash in 2008 - 2009, we started to have some discussion about > charging admission again. By 2010 / early 2011, after researching the pros > and cons, and taking a hard look at our visitation data, we opted to have > suggested donation prices, especially since each site offered guided > tours. By doing this it gave another perk to becoming a member - free > admission to the historic houses. The suggested prices were clearly posted > on the website and in the printed brochures. We also thought carefully > about the suggested amount. We wanted to make sure we were within a > reasonable and realistic price-range for the area (Greater Boston area, > Massachusetts) as well as making sure it said that the tour was > educational, interesting, and valuable. > We did notice a change - visitors began to make donations more regularly > and we saw an increase in donations by the time I left my position at the > museum. There were some days during the season where we had an open house > day for "free" as well as other special events where it was "free" to the > community. > > I think that it truly is, as others have mentioned, specific to your > museum and community as to whether or not you choose to charge or not, or > have suggested donation rates. Think about the value of your tours, your > facility, your exhibit, etc. I would say if you do opt for an admission > fee or suggested donation survey other cultural sites in the area, be > within a reasonable range with those, and most importantly don't > under-value what your museum / historic house has to offer. > > > Martha Cummings > > Former Assistant Manager of Historic Houses > at Longyear Museum > > ========================================================> 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] . 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Martha,

Your example is very succinct, and it sounds like the decision was well thought out. I imagine the museum already had a strong visitorship, and perceived value, so that charging admission (or "donation") had a positive impact. 

I have worked at a historic house that is set within a larger historic estate, and while visitors had to pay to park, they did not pay for a guided tour. Many visitors perceived a greater value and asked what the tour cost, or tried to give a tip at the end. 

Thanks!

Rachel Smith
The Art Institute of Chicago 

On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 8:59 PM, Martha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
The museum I worked for a couple years ago struggled with this same dilemma at their historic house sites.  Before I worked there they had charged admission, then they dropped it, opting for donation boxes strategically located next to the guest sign-in books.  Following the big economic crash in 2008 - 2009, we started to have some discussion about charging admission again. By 2010 / early 2011, after researching the pros and cons, and taking a hard look at our visitation data, we opted to have suggested donation prices, especially since each site offered guided tours.  By doing this it gave another perk to becoming a member - free admission to the historic houses.  The suggested prices were clearly posted on the website and in the printed brochures.  We also thought carefully about the suggested amount.  We wanted to make sure we were within a reasonable and realistic price-range for the area (Greater Boston area, Massachusetts) as well as making sure it said that the tour was educational, interesting, and valuable.
We did notice a change - visitors began to make donations more regularly and we saw an increase in donations by the time I left my position at the museum.  There were some days during the season where we had an open house day for "free" as well as other special events where it was "free" to the community.

I think that it truly is, as others have mentioned, specific to your museum and community as to whether or not you choose to charge or not, or have suggested donation rates.  Think about the value of your tours, your facility, your exhibit, etc.  I would say if you do opt for an admission fee or suggested donation survey other cultural sites in the area, be within a reasonable range with those, and most importantly don't under-value what your museum / historic house has to offer.


Martha Cummings

Former Assistant Manager of Historic Houses
at Longyear Museum

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--001a113406f4afb5e80510a082f1-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:06:45 +0000 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Jamie Wilms <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Museum Blogs Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_CY1PR0401MB1100E415CFDAF7B9D7F63982B51C0CY1PR0401MB1100_" MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --_000_CY1PR0401MB1100E415CFDAF7B9D7F63982B51C0CY1PR0401MB1100_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good Morning everyone! I wanted to toss this question out to everyone and get some advice from my fellow listers! We have a blog at the museum that was converted from an old volunteer newsletter. It has turned into pieces about the house, upcoming events, programs, etc. Articles are only written about 6 times a year (with exception of 2012-100th anniversary of Titanic). Here is a link to the current blog: https://mollybrownbtl.wordpress.com/ I am wondering what other museums use their blogs for. How often is it updated? Who writes the pieces? How is it distributed? I am looking to rework ours and would love any advice you could send my way. Thank you in advance! :) Jamie Jamie Melissa Wilms Director of Education Historic Denver Inc.'s Molly Brown House Museum 1340 Pennsylvania Street Denver, CO 80203 303-832-4092 ext.17 www.mollybrown.org ========================================================= 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). --_000_CY1PR0401MB1100E415CFDAF7B9D7F63982B51C0CY1PR0401MB1100_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Good Morning everyone!

 

I wanted to toss this question out to everyone and get some advice from my fellow listers! 

 

We have a blog at the museum that was converted from an old volunteer newsletter.  It has turned into pieces about the house, upcoming events, programs, etc.  Articles are only written about 6 times a year (with exception of 2012-100th anniversary of Titanic).  Here is a link to the current blog: https://mollybrownbtl.wordpress.com/ 

 

I am wondering what other museums use their blogs for.  How often is it updated? Who writes the pieces?  How is it distributed?  I am looking to rework ours and would love any advice you could send my way. 

 

Thank you in advance! J

 

Jamie  

 

 

 

Jamie Melissa Wilms

Director of Education

Historic Denver Inc.'s

Molly Brown House Museum

1340 Pennsylvania Street

Denver, CO 80203

303-832-4092 ext.17

www.mollybrown.org

 

 

 


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The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 10:49:37 -0600 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Norman Paul Stromdahl <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundaryMessage-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --001a1137b3b64568ba0510a17880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mr White, Your expression of caution and concern left a significant factor out; the basis for the law suit. It was the position of the plaintiffs that the Met violated a 1893 New York state law that mandated the public should be admitted for free at least five days and two evenings per week. In exchange, the museum gets annual grants from the city and free rent for its building and land. It was the plaintiff's position that the wording of the recommended admission price and attitude of the admissions staff effectively made the recommendation - mandatory. It doesn't appear in the original question or any of the responses that these institutions are required by law to collect admissions or required to be free. Therefore the nuance of "requested" vs "recommended" vs "suggested" admission or donation is more a matter of perception by the visitor than a misrepresentation. An Observation, Paul Stromdahl On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 8:28 AM, Matthew White <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have a question for Ms. Cummings, and anyone else who cares to weigh in, > and I really hate putting her on the spot like this and I hope she doesn't > take this personally or defensively. But she wrote something I have seen > elsewhere in museum admission policies and professional discussions, and > the issue has led to a rather famous lawsuit around the Met’s recommended > admission policies. I feel like it is worth emphasizing. > > She said > > "By 2010 / early 2011, after researching the pros and cons, and taking a > hard look at our visitation data, we opted to have suggested donation > prices, especially since each site offered guided tours. By doing this it > gave another perk to becoming a member - free admission to the historic > houses.” > > And my question is: If you have no admission fee but only a “suggested > donation” doesn’t everyone already, technically, get in free? And isn’t it > a bit confusing to claim members get in free when everyone else does, too? > > Maybe I misunderstand the meaning of “suggested,” or in the case of The > Met “recommended” as they are used in this context. I read both of those > words to mean something along the lines of “You can get in without paying, > but all of this costs money so we would like you to pay something. We have > determined that $xx.xx is a fair amount.” > > Whereas some museums interpret it to mean, “You must pay something or you > won’t get in. It can be a 1¢ or $100. We have determined that $xx.xx is a > fair amount.” [This seems more like a “pay what you can” policy that lots > of theaters, orchestras, and other live venues have on certain nights. > That’s just my reaction. I am interested in other’s] > > This is a subtle, some may say meaningless, difference. But I think it is > important because we are dealing with the public and it is important we use > words and language in ways that make it clear to our visitors and potential > visitors what will be expected. A lack of clarity on this can be very > frustrating for your front desk staff and visitors and lead to confusing > conversations and ill will. And for the Met a lawsuit, which is pretty > frivolous imho, but they still have to pay lawyers and such. Most of that > lawsuit was thrown out, but not, interestingly, the part about misleading > signage, which is the issue here. (At least last I heard. Updates > encouraged) Not that I think anyone is trying to mislead anyone. But if > museums use words, like “suggested” and “recommended” differently than how > the general public and our visitors use those words, it can certainly leave > them with the feeling they have been misled, and that’s not good for > anyone. > > And let me finish by saying I have nothing against any reasonable > admission policy. Free, set fee, pay what you can, prix fixe, a la carte, > suggested donation, or recommended entrance fee. Mix and match? But of > course. Do the research, talk to the public, crunch the numbers and set a > policy. The only thing I dislike more than an expensive museum is an > insolvent museum. > > Roger Ebert used to say that it was not what a movie is about, but how it > is about it, and I think the same applies here. It’s not what your policy > is, but how you implement it. Good policies can be implemented poorly and > one of the unforced errors I see some museums making is not communicating > policy clearly to the public before it results in embarrassing discussions > at your front desk, and even lawsuits. > > Thanks for a great discussion everyone. > > Matthew White > > On March 5, 2015 at 10:00:58 PM, Martha Cummings ( > [log in to unmask]) wrote: > > The museum I worked for a couple years ago struggled with this same > dilemma at their historic house sites. Before I worked there they had > charged admission, then they dropped it, opting for donation boxes > strategically located next to the guest sign-in books. Following the big > economic crash in 2008 - 2009, we started to have some discussion about > charging admission again. By 2010 / early 2011, after researching the pros > and cons, and taking a hard look at our visitation data, we opted to have > suggested donation prices, especially since each site offered guided tours. > By doing this it gave another perk to becoming a member - free admission to > the historic houses. The suggested prices were clearly posted on the > website and in the printed brochures. We also thought carefully about the > suggested amount. We wanted to make sure we were within a reasonable and > realistic price-range for the area (Greater Boston area, Massachusetts) as > well as making sure it said that the tour was educational, interesting, and > valuable. > We did notice a change - visitors began to make donations more regularly > and we saw an increase in donations by the time I left my position at the > museum. There were some days during the season where we had an open house > day for "free" as well as other special events where it was "free" to the > community. > > I think that it truly is, as others have mentioned, specific to your > museum and community as to whether or not you choose to charge or not, or > have suggested donation rates. Think about the value of your tours, your > facility, your exhibit, etc. I would say if you do opt for an admission fee > or suggested donation survey other cultural sites in the area, be within a > reasonable range with those, and most importantly don't under-value what > your museum / historic house has to offer. > > > Martha Cummings > > Former Assistant Manager of Historic Houses > at Longyear Museum > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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Mr White,
Your expression of caution and concern left a significant factor out; the basis for the law suit.

It was the position of the plaintiffs that the Met violated a 1893 New York state law that mandated the public should be admitted for free at least five days and two evenings per week. In exchange, the museum gets annual grants from the city and free rent for its building and land. It was the plaintiff's position that the wording of the recommended admission price and attitude of the admissions staff effectively made the recommendation - mandatory.

It doesn't appear in the original question or any of the responses that these institutions are required by law to collect admissions or required to be free. Therefore the nuance of "requested" vs "recommended" vs "suggested" admission or donation is more a matter of perception by the visitor than a misrepresentation.

An Observation, Paul Stromdahl

On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 8:28 AM, Matthew White <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I have a question for Ms. Cummings, and anyone else who cares to weigh in, and I really hate putting her on the spot like this and I hope she doesn't take this personally or defensively. But she wrote something I have seen elsewhere in museum admission policies and professional discussions, and the issue has led to a rather famous lawsuit around the Met’s recommended admission policies. I feel like it is worth emphasizing.

She said 

"By 2010 / early 2011, after researching the pros and cons, and taking a hard look at our visitation data, we opted to have suggested donation prices, especially since each site offered guided tours. By doing this it gave another perk to becoming a member - free admission to the historic houses.”

And my question is: If you have no admission fee but only a “suggested donation” doesn’t everyone already, technically, get in free? And isn’t it a bit confusing to claim members get in free when everyone else does, too?

Maybe I misunderstand the meaning of “suggested,” or in the case of The Met “recommended” as they are used in this context. I read both of those words to mean something along the lines of “You can get in without paying, but all of this costs money so we would like you to pay something. We have determined that $xx.xx is a fair amount.”

Whereas some museums interpret it to mean, “You must pay something or you won’t get in. It can be a 1¢ or $100. We have determined that $xx.xx is a fair amount.” [This seems more like a “pay what you can” policy that lots of theaters, orchestras, and other live venues have on certain nights. That’s just my reaction. I am interested in other’s]

This is a subtle, some may say meaningless, difference. But I think it is important because we are dealing with the public and it is important we use words and language in ways that make it clear to our visitors and potential visitors what will be expected. A lack of clarity on this can be very frustrating for your front desk staff and visitors and lead to confusing conversations and ill will.  And for the Met a lawsuit, which is pretty frivolous imho, but they still have to pay lawyers and such. Most of that lawsuit was thrown out, but not, interestingly, the part about misleading signage, which is the issue here. (At least last I heard. Updates encouraged) Not that I think anyone is trying to mislead anyone. But if museums use words, like “suggested” and “recommended” differently than how the general public and our visitors use those words, it can certainly leave them with the feeling they have been misled, and that’s not good for anyone. 

And let me finish by saying I have nothing against any reasonable admission policy. Free, set fee, pay what you can, prix fixe, a la carte, suggested donation, or recommended entrance fee. Mix and match? But of course. Do the research, talk to the public, crunch the numbers and set a policy. The only thing I dislike more than an expensive museum is an insolvent museum.

Roger Ebert used to say that it was not what a movie is about, but how it is about it, and I think the same applies here. It’s not what your policy is, but how you implement it. Good policies can be implemented poorly and one of the unforced errors I see some museums making is not communicating policy clearly to the public before it results in embarrassing discussions at your front desk, and even lawsuits.

Thanks for a great discussion everyone.

Matthew White

On March 5, 2015 at 10:00:58 PM, Martha Cummings ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

The museum I worked for a couple years ago struggled with this same dilemma at their historic house sites. Before I worked there they had charged admission, then they dropped it, opting for donation boxes strategically located next to the guest sign-in books. Following the big economic crash in 2008 - 2009, we started to have some discussion about charging admission again. By 2010 / early 2011, after researching the pros and cons, and taking a hard look at our visitation data, we opted to have suggested donation prices, especially since each site offered guided tours. By doing this it gave another perk to becoming a member - free admission to the historic houses. The suggested prices were clearly posted on the website and in the printed brochures. We also thought carefully about the suggested amount. We wanted to make sure we were within a reasonable and realistic price-range for the area (Greater Boston area, Massachusetts) as well as making sure it said that the tour was educational, interesting, and valuable.
We did notice a change - visitors began to make donations more regularly and we saw an increase in donations by the time I left my position at the museum. There were some days during the season where we had an open house day for "free" as well as other special events where it was "free" to the community.

I think that it truly is, as others have mentioned, specific to your museum and community as to whether or not you choose to charge or not, or have suggested donation rates. Think about the value of your tours, your facility, your exhibit, etc. I would say if you do opt for an admission fee or suggested donation survey other cultural sites in the area, be within a reasonable range with those, and most importantly don't under-value what your museum / historic house has to offer.


Martha Cummings

Former Assistant Manager of Historic Houses
at Longyear Museum

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The John H. Daniels Fellowship supports researchers at the National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM), a research library and fine arts museum dedicated to preserving, promoting and sharing the literature, art and culture of equestrian, angling and field sports.

 

History

Since 2007, the NSLM has hosted the fellowship program in honor of the legacy of sportsman and book collector John H. Daniels (1921-2006). Past Fellowship recipients include post-graduate students, authors, curators, professors and scholars researching a variety of subjects related to field sports. The diversity of Fellows’ projects reflects the wide variety of material within the F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room and the NSLM collections. Topics include history, art, literature, anthropology, and sport, with research projects ranging from the architecture of horse stables, history of horsemanship, and equestrian fashion, to falconry, veterinary science, environmental conservation and fly fishing.

 

F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room Collections

Over five thousand rare books, manuscripts, print portfolios, and historic periodicals are preserved in the F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room. Noteworthy collections include the John H. and Martha Daniels Collection, the V.S. Littauer Collection, the Hunersdorf Collection, and the Huth-Lonsdale-Arundel Collection.

 

Eligibility

University faculty, graduate students, museum professionals, librarians, independent researchers, writers, and interested others are encouraged to apply. Fellowships are awarded for two months or less for residential study at our location of our collections. If applying from abroad, please consult applicable Visa guidelines before making your application.

 

Funding

Maximum stipend award is $2,000 per month. Residence on campus is available for award recipients.

 

Application requirements

Application must be received by email by June 15th each year. All required documents are to be submitted in a single PDF attachment.

Required documents include:

            Completed application form (also available by request from [log in to unmask])

            CV or Resume

            Research proposal of 1000 words or less

           

Please submit application to [log in to unmask].

 

 

National Sporting Library & Museum

PO Box 1335

102 The Plains Road

Middleburg, VA 20118

Phone: 540-687-6542 Fax: 540-687-8540

www.nsl.org

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--_000_B2CC058458437E48957CD49E025CD4AE98F517exsrv04kinteracom_-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 13:01:23 -0600 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Raven Harris <[log in to unmask]> Subject: EDUCATION INTERN MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary9e0158cb8e85fad70510a34f9e Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --089e0158cb8e85fad70510a34f9e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas seeks a dynamic graduate-level Education Intern for a summer internship at an American Alliance of Museums accredited museum and cultural center. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is comfortable developing and implementing creative, technology-driven educational programming with enthusiasm and visitor experience-focused delivery. Responsibilities include planning and implementing tours, classes, camps, school partnerships, education outreach, special events, and interpretive materials. Candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree in art, education, or science and be enrolled in or recently graduated from a related graduate program. Previous museum education experience, interpretation experience, and/or experience implementing STEAM education is a plus. This is a hands-on job and the ideal candidate is a team player with excellent written and verbal communications skills; has the ability to multi-task and work in a public environment; and is a people-person. This paid, part-time internship will have a variable schedule between Monday–Friday with 1/2 day on Saturday, some evenings required for special programming and events. Criminal background check required. Job necessitates lifting up to 40 pounds and standing on feet for six hours. Candidate must be enthusiastic, on-time, all of the time, have reliable transportation and valid driver’s license, and pass a background check. EOE. A full job description and ASC Employment Application are available at asc701.org. Send cover letter, resume with references, and ASC’s Employment Application to: Courtney Taylor, Assistant Director/Curator, The Arts & Science Center, 701 S. Main St., Pine Bluff, AR 71601 or via email [log in to unmask] ========================================================= 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). --089e0158cb8e85fad70510a34f9e Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas seeks a dynamic graduate-level Education Intern for a summer internship at an American Alliance of Museums accredited museum and cultural center. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is comfortable developing and implementing creative, technology-driven educational programming with enthusiasm and visitor experience-focused delivery. Responsibilities include planning and implementing tours, classes, camps, school partnerships, education outreach, special events, and interpretive materials. Candidate should hold a bachelor’s degree in art, education, or science and be enrolled in or recently graduated from a related graduate program. Previous museum education experience, interpretation experience, and/or experience implementing STEAM education is a plus. This is a hands-on job and the ideal candidate is a team player with excellent written and verbal communications skills; has the ability to multi-task and work in a public environment; and is a people-person.

This paid, part-time internship will have a variable schedule between Monday–Friday with 1/2 day on Saturday, some evenings required for special programming and events. Criminal background check required.  Job necessitates lifting up to 40 pounds and standing on feet for six hours. Candidate must be enthusiastic, on-time, all of the time, have reliable transportation and valid driver’s license, and pass a background check. EOE. A full job description and ASC Employment Application are available at asc701.org. Send cover letter, resume with references, and ASC’s Employment Application to: Courtney Taylor, Assistant Director/Curator, The Arts & Science Center, 701 S. Main St., Pine Bluff, AR 71601 or via email [log in to unmask].


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--089e0158cb8e85fad70510a34f9e-- ========================================================================Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:04:58 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Deborah Paul <[log in to unmask]> Subject: iDigBio Workshop: Managing Natural History Collections Data for Global Discoverability MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------080904090409090605040705" Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --------------080904090409090605040705 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Everyone, Trying to manage more and more collections data? Need data management skills? You're invited to apply now for the iDigBio Workshop, /Managing Natural History Collections Data for Global Discoverability./___ _* You can **read more and apply here*: https://www.idigbio.org/content/managing-natural-history-collections-data-global-discoverability *When*: September 15 - 17, 2015 (yes, 3 days) *Where*: Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ *Expected Applicants*: **Anyone who manages museum specimen collection data is invited to apply. *What:* Our workshop: *Managing Natural History Collections Data for Global Discoverability* is the fourth in a series of biodiversity informatics workshops at iDigBio. The theme of /Collections Data for Global Discoverability/ is ideally suited for natural history collections specialists aiming to increase the /research readiness/ of their biodiversity data at a global scale. * Have you found yourself in situations where you need to manage larger quantities of collection records, or encounter challenges in carrying out updates or quality checks? * Do you mainly use spreadsheets (such as Excel) to clean and manage specimen-level data sets before uploading them into your collections database? * /*Skill level: *The workshop is most appropriate for those who are relatively new to collections data management and are motivated to provide the global research community with accessible, standards- and best practices-compliant biodiversity data./ *Funding and Logistics: *There are some funds to support travel this workshop. Rooms have been reserved with a group rate for those who travel from out-of-town for this workshop. All materials and recordings will be available after the workshop for others to use at their local institutions. There is no tuition for this course. *For workshop details see:* https://www.idigbio.org/content/managing-natural-history-collections-data-global-discoverability *Workshop co-sponsors: *Arizona State University (ASU) and iDigBio. *Workshop organizers:* Tri-Trophic TCN (TTD-TCN, AMNH), ASU, iDigBio, DataONE, and NCEAS Got questions? Send to Deb Paul [log in to unmask] Please share this with any potential interested parties. (please excuse x-posting) -- -- Upcoming iDigBio Events https://www.idigbio.org/calendar -- Deborah Paul, iDigBio Technology Specialist Institute for Digital Information, 234 LSB Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 850-644-6366 ========================================================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). --------------080904090409090605040705 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Everyone,

Trying to manage more and more collections data? Need data management skills? You're invited to apply now for the iDigBio Workshop, Managing Natural History Collections Data for Global Discoverability.

You can read more and apply here:
https://www.idigbio.org/content/managing-natural-history-collections-data-global-discoverability

When: September 15 - 17, 2015  (yes, 3 days)
Where: Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ
Expected Applicants: Anyone who manages museum specimen collection data is invited to apply.
What: Our workshop: Managing Natural History Collections Data for Global Discoverability is the fourth in a series of biodiversity informatics workshops at iDigBio. The theme of Collections Data for Global Discoverability is ideally suited for natural history collections specialists aiming to increase the research readiness of their biodiversity data at a global scale.
  • Have you found yourself in situations where you need to manage larger quantities of collection records, or encounter challenges in carrying out updates or quality checks?
  • Do you mainly use spreadsheets (such as Excel) to clean and manage specimen-level data sets before uploading them into your collections database?
  • Skill level: The workshop is most appropriate for those who are relatively new to collections data management and are motivated to provide the global research community with accessible, standards- and best practices-compliant biodiversity data.
Funding and Logistics: There are some funds to support travel this workshop. Rooms have been reserved with a group rate for those who travel from out-of-town for this workshop. All materials and recordings will be available after the workshop for others to use at their local institutions. There is no tuition for this course.
For workshop details see: https://www.idigbio.org/content/managing-natural-history-collections-data-global-discoverability
Workshop co-sponsors: Arizona State University (ASU) and iDigBio.
Workshop organizers: Tri-Trophic TCN (TTD-TCN, AMNH), ASU, iDigBio, DataONE, and NCEAS

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--------------080904090409090605040705-- ========================================================================Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 09:25:44 -0500 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Martha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> Subject: free admission Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> This is a good discussion as it has brought about some very interesting points, especially about the perceived value of a cultural institution. I wanted to respond to Mr. White by saying thank you for your observation. You are correct in pointing out that indeed there was no mandatory admission and therefore one of the perceived perks of membership was that it offered "free" admission to the historic houses. Technically admission is free already to the historic house sites. However, as I said before (I think) that once we posted a "suggestion donation" amount we discovered that most of our visitors had come with the expectation to pay for a tour. When they saw the suggested donation amount most gave that, some gave less, some gave more, and some did not give anything. Jumping back to the membership perk. When members came to visit the historic houses we did not want them to feel as though they needed to make a donation when they came for a tour. The staff did not expect members to pay. So yes, it truly has to do with the perception of value. Thanks. -Martha Cummings ========================================================= 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). ========================================================================Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 14:14:56 +0000 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: D NISHIMURA <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Photomechanical process ID workshop at George Eastman House. MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=_000_BF4456C5D7F96C408B6288FC1B3D85693F2DA761ex03mail04adrit_ Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --_000_BF4456C5D7F96C408B6288FC1B3D85693F2DA761ex03mail04adrit_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please excuse cross-postings. This year George Eastman House is holding three new workshops that teach identification of various historic processes. The first one is April 13 - 14, 2015 on photomechanical print process identification. This is perfect for the collector, conservator, archivist, librarian, curator or anyone else who can't tell the difference between a gravure and a collotype. The workshop will be taught by guest instructor Anna Michas-Bailey who wrote a book on the history and identification of early photographic postcards. For more information please visit http://eastmanhouse.org/events/detail.php?title=photo-workshop7_2015 Note that this is the Eastman House so please contact me for information. -Doug Douglas Nishimura Image Permanence institute Rochester Institute of Technology ========================================================= 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). --_000_BF4456C5D7F96C408B6288FC1B3D85693F2DA761ex03mail04adrit_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Please excuse cross-postings.

 

This year George Eastman House is holding three new workshops that teach identification of various historic processes. The first one is April 13 - 14, 2015 on photomechanical print process identification. This is perfect for the collector, conservator, archivist, librarian, curator or anyone else who can't tell the difference between a gravure and a collotype. The workshop will be taught by guest instructor Anna Michas-Bailey who wrote a book on the history and identification of early photographic postcards. For more information please visit

 

http://eastmanhouse.org/events/detail.php?title=photo-workshop7_2015

 

 

Note that this is the Eastman House so please <don’t> contact me for information.

 

-Doug

Douglas Nishimura

Image Permanence institute

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--_000_BF4456C5D7F96C408B6288FC1B3D85693F2DA761ex03mail04adrit_-- ========================================================================Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 08:36:34 -0600 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Amanda Paszek <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: free admission In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundaryMessage-ID: <[log in to unmask]> --001a11c3863c546a3b0510b3bac3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You seem to have gotten enough responses. Our museum went to free admission for residents of our city only a couple years ago. I couldn't quote admission ups or downs but I have experienced it both as an educator giving tours of our historic buildings and as a guest service representative taking tickets and we do seem to get new groups of interested people. We learned we had to be careful of people taking advantage of our "residents and their guests" policy and have since switched to just residents with proof of residency. Other places such as the Milwaukee County Museum have free admission once a week or twice a month, also just for residents. You could experiment with a couple days a month and advertise well and see if there is an increase. Or limit the people that can take advantage of the free admission. Amanda On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Larry Fisher <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dr. Pickering took the words out of my mouth. We are going through this > very issue by implementing admission costs where none existed before. It's > a painful and time consuming effort. The most important lesson to learn is > that of perceived value. Conducting research with current guests, potential > guests, and guests who declined to visit in the past will really open your > eyes when it comes to the value equation! > > Larry > > Sent from my shiny iPhone computermabob. > > > On Mar 5, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Dean Krimmel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Great point, Dr. Pickering. Free admissions feels right (or wrong) for all > kinds of reasons, but the decision (yea or nay) is a “strategic” one, > rather than a simple tactic. It’s best to think deeply about WHY, and then > articulate and document the rationale for doing so. Once in place, own the > decision by communicating clearly and loudly to the public (and funders, > governmental agencies, members, etc.) your intentions: the perceived > benefits and impact. And, by all means, put those attractive, well-signed, > donation boxes in the right locations—and figure out other ways to allow > and encourage people to give you financial support. > > > > Dean Krimmel, Creative Museum Services/Qm2 > > *Helping Museums and Cultural Nonprofits* > > 423 Range Road Baltimore, MD 21204 > > 410-746-8350; [log in to unmask] > > LinkedIn ; @deankrimmel; > www.qm2.org > > > > My colleagues in the Qm2 community of consultants are > > --Mary Case, Qm2 > > --John & Anita Durel, Durel Consulting Partners > > --Dale Jones, Making History Connections > > > > *Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't.* > > Bill Nye (yes, the Science Guy) > > > > > > *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask] > <[log in to unmask]>] *On Behalf Of *Pickering, Bob > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 04, 2015 12:22 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [MUSEUM-L] free admission > > > > Dropping your admission fee does not automatically translate into higher > attendance. It's about perceived value at least as much as cost. Before you > drop the admissions fee, perhaps doing some community survey work to find > out who uses your organization and why, might be a good idea. Once you drop > the admissions fee, it is really hard to put a fee back in place. > > > > Robert B. Pickering, PhD > > Director of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs, Gilcrease Museum; > > Director, Museum Science and Management, University of Tulsa > > 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Rd > > Tulsa, OK 74127 > > (918) 596-2706 Office > > (918) 596-2770 Fax > > (918) 805-4780 Cell > > [log in to unmask] > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Museum discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf > of Mary Helen Dellinger [[log in to unmask]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [MUSEUM-L] free admission > > Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission > charge at the start of the new fiscal year. I am looking for feedback from > those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution > that once charged but then switched to free. How has this helped your > admission numbers? What was the feedback you got from your community? Do > you regret it? How did you roll out the change? Thanks in advance for any > comments or suggestions you are willing to offer. > > > > Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator > > Manassas Museum > > 9101 Prince William Street > > Manassas, VA 20110 > > > > *Please "like" us at the City's Facebook page to hear the latest news and > events! * > > * City of Manassas Facebook > * > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > -- Amanda Paszek [log in to unmask] 331-223-1871 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . 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You seem to have gotten enough responses. Our museum went to free admission for residents of our city only a couple years ago. I couldn't quote admission ups or downs but I have experienced it both as an educator giving tours of our historic buildings and as a guest service representative taking tickets and we do seem to get new groups of interested people. We learned we had to be careful of people taking advantage of our "residents and their guests" policy and have since switched to just residents with proof of residency. Other places such as the Milwaukee County Museum have free admission once a week or twice a month, also just for residents. You could experiment with a couple days a month and advertise well and see if there is an increase. Or limit the people that can take advantage of the free admission.

Amanda

On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 5:21 PM, Larry Fisher <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dr. Pickering took the words out of my mouth. We are going through this very issue by implementing admission costs where none existed before. It's a painful and time consuming effort. The most important lesson to learn is that of perceived value. Conducting research with current guests, potential guests, and guests who declined to visit in the past will really open your eyes when it comes to the value equation!

Larry

Sent from my shiny iPhone computermabob.


On Mar 5, 2015, at 8:39 AM, Dean Krimmel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Great point, Dr. Pickering. Free admissions feels right (or wrong) for all kinds of reasons, but the decision (yea or nay) is a “strategic” one, rather than a simple tactic. It’s best to think deeply about WHY, and then articulate and document the rationale for doing so. Once in place, own the decision by communicating clearly and loudly to the public (and funders, governmental agencies, members, etc.) your intentions: the perceived benefits and impact. And, by all means,  put those attractive, well-signed, donation boxes in the right locations—and figure out other ways to allow and encourage people to give you financial support.

 

Dean Krimmel, Creative Museum Services/Qm2

Helping Museums and Cultural Nonprofits

423 Range Road  Baltimore, MD 21204

410-746-8350; [log in to unmask]

LinkedIn; @deankrimmel; www.qm2.org

 

My colleagues in the Qm2 community of consultants are

 --Mary Case, Qm2

--John & Anita Durel, Durel Consulting Partners

--Dale Jones, Making History Connections

 

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't.

       Bill Nye (yes, the Science Guy)

 

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pickering, Bob
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 12:22
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] free admission

 

Dropping your admission fee does not automatically translate into higher attendance. It's about perceived value at least as much as cost. Before you drop the admissions fee, perhaps doing some community survey work to find out who uses your organization and why, might be a good idea. Once you drop the admissions fee, it is really hard to put a fee back in place.

 

Robert B. Pickering, PhD

Director of Curatorial Affairs & Public Programs, Gilcrease Museum;

Director, Museum Science and Management, University of Tulsa

1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Rd

Tulsa, OK  74127

(918) 596-2706 Office

(918) 596-2770 Fax

(918) 805-4780 Cell

[log in to unmask]

From: Museum discussion list [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Mary Helen Dellinger [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:53 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] free admission

Our small local history museum is considering dropping our admission charge at the start of the new fiscal year.  I am looking for feedback from those of you that have always offered free admission, or any institution that once charged but then switched to free.  How has this helped your admission numbers?  What was the feedback you got from your community?  Do you regret it?  How did you roll out the change?  Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions you are willing to offer.

 

Mary Helen Dellinger, Curator

Manassas Museum

9101 Prince William Street

Manassas, VA 20110

 

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--001a11c3863c546a3b0510b3bac3-- ========================================================================Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 10:07:11 -0700 Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> From: Caitlin Barrett <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Museum Membership Databases MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary9e01228a94f548010510b5d4e2 Message-ID: [log in to unmask]> --089e01228a94f548010510b5d4e2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hello lovely museum professionals! I am conducting research into museum membership databases because our museum is looking at new options. I have heard a lot about Altru and Raiser's Edge. I'm wondering if any of you have had any particular experience with either program (or another program) and have any specific pros + cons about certain programs that might aid us in our decision. Thank you in advance for your insight! Best, Caitlin Barrett Admissions & Membership Coordinator Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art [log in to unmask] www.kirklandmuseum.org ========================================================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). --089e01228a94f548010510b5d4e2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello lovely museum professionals!

I am conducting research into museum membership databases because our museum is looking at new options.  

I have heard a lot about Altru and Raiser's Edge.  I'm wondering if any of you have had any particular experience with either program (or another program) and have any specific pros + cons about certain programs that might aid us in our decision.

Thank you in advance for your insight! 

Best,

Caitlin Barrett

Admissions & Membership Coordinator

Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art

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