On Fri, 6 Jan 1995 09:30:41 EST, Adam Bickford, Smithsonian Institution wrote: . . . .>actually museum attendance is increasing. According to the Survey of >Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) --which is funded by the NEA, BTW-- >the proportion of adults visiting an art museum increased from 22.1 percent >in 1982 to 26.7 percent in 1992, an increase of 4.6 percentage points. > Actually, it's an almost 21% increase in the rate of participation -- that is, market share -- and, therefore, frankly suspect, considering the well-documented erosion of leisure time and other factors. >you mentioned, however it is some of the most recent stuff out there. >One problem with these surveys is that they seldom age well. You might >search out some more recent information (Americans and the Arts V was >published in 1988). > >Cheers -- Adam Bickford. > >Adam Bickford, Smithsonian Institution, >Institutional Studies Office:: [log in to unmask] >(202) 786-2289 > Ken Yellis Assistant Director for Public Programs Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Avenue Box 208118 New Haven, CT 06520-8118 [log in to unmask] (203) 432-9891/9816(fax)