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Brian King posted a reply on Re: Traveling Exhibits / Exhibit Rentals
Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020 at 2:56 PM
Said: : "Thank you to everyone who has responded! The anecdotal responses, as well as ACM's hard data, certainly shed some light on this issue. A 25% drop in museums hosting travelers from 2012-2016 is statistically significant. And it will be ver...
Keila Rone posted a reply on Re: Traveling Exhibits / Exhibit Rentals
Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020 at 2:18 PM
Said: : "Hello!
ACM has gathered data on traveling exhibits in the form of Member Surveys. When comparing answers from our 2012 and 2016 Member Surveys, square footage for traveling or temporary exhibits decreased from 43% to 36% and museums repo...
Hannah Siech posted a reply on Re: Traveling Exhibits / Exhibit Rentals
Monday, Jan 20, 2020 at 1:34 PM
Said: : "Hi Brian,
Welcome to the fun world!
Over here in La Crosse we have worked with Betty Brinn in purchasing and renting exhibits in the past. :) We are one of those museums that have decided traveling exhibits just may not be "worth it." We...
Chris Rasure posted a reply on Re: Traveling Exhibits / Exhibit Rentals
Monday, Jan 20, 2020 at 11:21 AM
Said: : "We've committed ourselves to a rented traveling exhibit every other summer to keep in the news and offer visitors something exciting/fresh. As many will tell you, traveling exhibits are often not money-makers. Our smaller footprint (the s...
Tara MacDougall posted a reply on Re: Traveling Exhibits / Exhibit Rentals
Monday, Jan 20, 2020 at 10:43 AM
Said: : "Hi Brian,
Welcome to your new world! You have made a great decision - I also changed careers 7 years ago and became CEO of Discovery Center and love every minute of it. I wanted to share with you our decision to scale back our importin...
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