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I second Joshua Heuman's recommendation of the OAAG study.
To request further information on the 1994 study published by the OAAG
(Ontario Association of Art Galleries), contact:
Anne Kolisnyk, Executive Director
Ontario Association of Art Galleries
489 King Street West, Suite 306
Toronto, Ontario CANADA
M5V 1K4
T: (416) 598-0714
F: (416) 598-4128
>On Sep 22, 11:48am, Peter Jorgensen wrote:
>> Greetings,
>> I'm having a tough time finding any studies that look into the question of
>> "Why do people visit museums?".
>> I would appreciate any pointers to studies that have looked at this.
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>You might try Americans and the Arts VI (1991 or 1992) for the NEA study.
>They supply both their methodology, statistics (in chart form) and limited
>analysis.
>I see you are in Buffalo, so you can try to get a copy of the 1994 study
>published by the OAAG (Ontario Association of Art Galleries). The poling was
>done by Angus Reid. The results are presented in thre separate volumes. Two
>volumes contain all the statistics in innumerable charts whereas the third
>volume is a collection of essays and analyses that are quite helpful. Of
>course, this study only deals with art galleries and museum in Canada (mostly
>Ontario).
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>Joshua Heuman
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>Art History Undergraduate
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Patricia Moore
Head, Programs & Interpretation
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Islington Avenue
Kleinburg, ON L0J 1C0
T: (905) 893-0344, ext. 217
F: (905) 893-2588
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