There are still a few places left on the following Visitor Studies Group
one day event:
Does size matter?
Approaches to visitor evaluation projects of different size
11 - 4 pm, 29 March 2001
Discovery Centre, Manchester Museum
As evaluation is becoming a prerequisite of most funding bodies in the
cultural sector, museums are trying different approaches. Should you keep
visitor evaluation small or aim for the bigger picture? When should you
carry it out on your own with in-house staff and when should you approach
external consultants? Each approach raises various issues, such as
management of time and resources, collaboration with different
institutions, training and sharing of skills. And more importantly,
whatever approach you choose, how are the results going to inform everyday
practice?
A number of speakers that work with or in institutions from the North West
and beyond will talk about their experience with different types of
projects and levels of evaluation. The event will be hosted at the new
Discovery Centre of Manchester Museum and will be followed by a guided tour
of the new and planned displays.
Speakers
Bernadette Lynch, Manchester Museum – “Asking Communities: Museum Audience
Evaluation in Action”
Chris Chadwick, Museum of Science and Industry – “Evaluation of school
services of three Manchester museums: Manchester Museum, Museum of Science
and Industry, City Art Galleries”
Catherine Orbach, Tate Liverpool “Family learning at the Tate sites”
Paul Jardine, Jura Consultants, Edinburgh “Large scale evaluation projects”
Tristram Besterman, the Director of Manchester Museum will welcome us to
the museum and give an introduction to the Museums Development Project.
Maria Economou, Lecturer in Art Gallery and Museum Studies (School of Art
History and Archaeology, University of Manchester) will introduce the
issues that will be discussed during the day.
If you wish to attend please send a cheque to: Lynne Andrew, Manchester
Museum, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PH (Tel: 0161-275 2630, E-mail:
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Cost:
□ £5 Visitor Studies Group member
□ £20 Non-member *
□ £15 Student *
* This includes annual membership to the VGS. Please send completed
application for membership with this booking slip
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