Dear Dora

thank you for your email.  Yes i do totally agree with you that repeat visitation is a definitely a sign that a museum is doing something right. 

Presently i am under the impression that all museums must create or build a sense of pride/respect,etc. in the community to which it serves.  This can be quite difficult to achieve and then maintain - but i do believe that it is a benchmark for all museums. (after my research my beliefs may change!)

For what you have told me your museum has achieved this.

thank you again for time and your suggestions

kind regards

nimanuma

>From: Dora Chiu <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: The most important attributes for a MUSEUM????
>Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:41:03 -0500
>
>Dear Paul,
>
>I think repeat visitation can be a benchmark. By repeat visitation
>I mean
>people who come with their families regularly to the museum. We
>have
>visitors/members at our museum who come once every week, like
>clockwork.
>
>Dora Chiu
>exhibits and programming manager
>Children's Own Museum
>
>
>>From: nima numa <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: The most important attributes for a MUSEUM????
>>Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 22:57:43 +1100
>>
>>Hello all!
>>
>>i am currently studying a MA in cultural heritage management and
>>for my
>>thesis i have decided to analysis 'what makes a museum successful'
>>or more
>>importantly how can we guage the 'successfulness' or the 'failure'
>>of
>>museums. For this study i will be invesitgating a number of
>>different
>>museums in the UK ie. museums that are govt funded, privately
>>funded, or
>>run
>>totally by volunteers and donations. I am supposing that each
>>individual
>>museum will have a particular guage to fathom their 'success' or
>>'failure'.
>>This information will form part of the analysis of my thesis - how
>>can i
>>say
>>whether a museum is a hit or a miss affair? One can not rely on
>>audience
>>figures or audience comments solely - or can we?
>>
>>I am interested in your opinions - how do you judge your approach -
>>by
>>attendance figures or by what methods? What do you think makes a
>>successful
>>museum - the displays, the intrepation of exhibits, attendance
>>figures,
>>conservation techniques - etc.
>>what do you think are the most important elements any museum must
>>have?
>>
>>Any information you would like to share would be greatly
>>appreciated.
>>
>>thanking you in advance for you help with my studies
>>
>>kind regards
>>
>>paul willis
>>
>>
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