Beginning in the mid-1980s, Pittsburgh's original Buhl
Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science
[1939-1991] scheduled its one and only free-of-charge
day of the year to coincide with the annual Summer
Solstice Day, the first official day of Summer [June
21]. Of course this made sense, since we had an
emphasis in Astronomy. Buhl Planetarium also scheduled
several special activities for that day; you can learn
more about our "Solstice Day" event at this link:

<
http://buhlplanetarium2.tripod.com/Buhlexhibits.htm#solstice


Since this event occurred long after most schools had
completed their school year, group visits during this
day was not an issue. So, you may want to schedule
your free night at a time when it is likely that
groups will not schedule a visit.

gaw

--- "Liz N." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:29:37 -0500 
From: "Liz N." <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Free Nights at Museum 
To: [log in to unmask]

> Hello. This question goes out to all of you but I am
> especially interested 
> in hearing from smaller museums. If you offer a free
> night, do you allow 
> organized groups to schedule field trips during that
> admission-free time? 
> Our educator posed the question, but we did not get
> a lot of responses and 
> this has become a real dilemma for us. If you allow
> groups to come, do you 
> have limit in terms of number of kids or number of
> groups. Finally, if you 
> do not allow groups to schedule trips during your
> free times, what 
> explaination do you provide? Thanks.
> 
> Liz Nohra
> Children's Museum of the Valley
> Youngstown Ohio

gaw

Glenn A. Walsh
Electronic Mail - < [log in to unmask] >
NEWS - Astronomy, Space, Science:
< http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com/#news >
Author of History Web Sites on the Internet --
* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://www.planetarium.cc > 
* Adler Planetarium, Chicago: 
  < http://adlerplanetarium.tripod.com >
* Astronomer & Optician John A. Brashear: 
  < http://johnbrashear.tripod.com > 
* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries: 
  < http://www.andrewcarnegie.cc > 
* Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh: 
  < http://www.incline.cc >


 
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