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The trading post, Collectors' Corner, at the Science Museum of
Minnesota encourages return visits. We have traders who come weekly,
others who come monthly, and others who return once a year when they
visit grandma.
On Jan 5, 2007, at 11:33 AM, William Katzman wrote:
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> I don't have much data, but I can tell you that we plan on people
> coming
> back to the museum about once every three months - primarily to see
> the
> current travelling exhibit. The chief reason we keep having
> travelling
> exhibits is to keep our membership base coming back, with
> blockbusters or
> exotic topics there to lure new people to the center.
> This anecdotally this seems to hold with a majority of our members
> coming a
> few times a year. Now, our recent Dinosaurs exhibit has had a few
> young
> dino-afficionados coming weekly, and we have had groups of Nannys
> that meet
> here almost weekly with their kids in the small kids area.
> We also see spikes with particular programs.
>
> -William Katzman
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beryl Rosenthal [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 9:15 AM
> Subject: programs and repeat visitation
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> Hi all,
> Is anyone aware of any research conducted on the role of programs
> in repeat
> visitation? My gut (and anecdotal experience) tells me that
> visitors may
> come to a museum or science center to see an exhibition once or
> *maybe*
> twice, but it is the programs that keep them coming back
> repeatedly, and a
> major draw for members. This is more than a bar bet, I will be
> using this in
> a planning document.
> Thanks,
> Beryl
>
> Beryl Rosenthal
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