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Wendy Keller posted a reply on Re: Ideal attendance for your museum
Friday, Sep 29, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Said: We have only been open 5 months but here is my input.Ideal is a bit hard to say because some days are shorter and some are longer but I would say 400-500/dayOur busiest day was 700.Total is 28,000 sq. ft.Exhibits are 12,...
Susan Westhoff posted a reply on Re: Ideal attendance for your museum
Friday, Sep 29, 2023 at 10:29 AM
Said: Happy to share, and would find this very interesting as well!Ideal daily attendance is 1200-1500 peopleHighest ever was 2,698 five years ago, 2,022 this past year.Total square footage for the building is 31,573, exhibit ...
Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: Ideal attendance for your museum
Friday, Sep 29, 2023 at 10:29 AM
Said: Our Museum has two main components, an original building we call the legacy building and then a 10 story tower that we are putting the finishing details on this summer/fall. The Legacy building has 19,000 square feet, of which 11,...
Gabe Taylor posted a new Topic
Friday, Sep 29, 2023 at 9:55 AM
ACM meet up at ASTC
I will be heading to ASTC next weekend in Charlotte. Would enjoy an ACM meet up with others who will be there. Feel free to send a message or comment and we can organize something!
Rachel Dody posted a new Topic
Friday, Sep 29, 2023 at 7:39 AM
Ideal attendance for your museum
We’re wanting to make plans to “right size” our emerging museum based on data and I’m having a hard time finding this information specifically.
Lots of info about annual attendance and total building square footage but what’s lacking is if it’s a great guest experience.
Could you share:
Lots of info about annual attendance and total building square footage but what’s lacking is if it’s a great guest experience.
Could you share:
- Your museum’s ideal daily attendance (busy but guests are having an enjoyable time and don’t feel crammed)
- Your peak daily attendance (busiest possib...
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