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Megan Dietz posted a reply on Re: Winter Attendance
Thursday, Dec 14, 2023 at 4:36 PM
Said: Is your museum patronized by more locals or more tourists? Our museum also has a sharp decrease in attendance in winter, but our community is a tourist area and winter tourism around here is a tiny fraction of summer. One th...
Rachael Gary posted a reply on Re: Winter Attendance
Thursday, Dec 14, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Said: Hello!Do ya'll host field trips for the local schools in the area? I'm from Louisiana, so there's no cold/snow issue down here, but we're much slower during the school year vs the summer. We host field trips during the week which is...
Janelle Benson posted a new Topic
Thursday, Dec 14, 2023 at 4:08 PM
Winter Attendance
Our museum struggles in the winter months, to the point where we have to cut open hours, staff, and programming. We are in a rural area in Northern Minnesota in a town of about 11,000. Our museum is one of the only indoor play spaces (besides McDonald's) in the area, and we have about 300 members, but there are days we barely see visitors in the double digits. We are baffled as to why our space isn't utilized more. The whole town just kind of hunkers d...
Madai Favaro posted a new Topic
Thursday, Dec 14, 2023 at 11:32 AM
Frontline Education Training Idea (15-20mins)
Hey ACM Friends!
I know the topic of training comes up a lot in here and everyone is always looking for resources so I thought id share a quick activity ive been doing with my team this week! Part of my training philosophy is to take every opportunity I have to continually discuss and talk about about education, various teaching strategies, and challenges my team is facing during our morning meetings so that we can continue to grow and learn. We want to inspire lifelong learners ...
I know the topic of training comes up a lot in here and everyone is always looking for resources so I thought id share a quick activity ive been doing with my team this week! Part of my training philosophy is to take every opportunity I have to continually discuss and talk about about education, various teaching strategies, and challenges my team is facing during our morning meetings so that we can continue to grow and learn. We want to inspire lifelong learners ...
Teresa Craft posted a reply on Re: Membership Renewal Efforts
Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023 at 7:17 PM
Said: We have an automated system that alerts them 3 weeks out. Additionally, every Nov or Dec we call all expired memberships for the year. While this has modest success, we see most renewals occur the next time they stop in to visit.
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