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Thank you all for your comments - I wonder if VSA might have some  
data...
Beryl

On Jan 5, 2007, at 12:53 PM, martin weiss wrote:

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> Beryl;
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> No real data but we see (or my colleagues who watch this see) the  
> same mothers bringing their young children to the pre school space  
> and we know that some visitors come back to our biochemistry  
> discovery lab and are upset if they cannot get into it because of  
> other use of the space. I would also argue that programs are  
> important to visitors based on how they flock to activities  
> (Darwin's Birthday), cart activities or prototypes that we put on  
> the museum floor. It would be wonderful to have the resources to  
> track this and I will suggest it for our next round of visitor  
> surveys to our Marketing group.
>
> Don't think you can go wrong using the idea for planning purposes.
>
> Martin
>
>>
>>
>> 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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