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Hello
For us camp-ins, followed by Professional Development for Teachers,
Scout Badge Workshops and Birthday parties, these all meet mission while
covering their costs.
We haven't found the "big" events to work in our favor financially. This
is the first year we are trying the Robots and outreach.
Nancy Van Beek
KSDC Education Manager
Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science
301 S. Main Ave
Sioux Falls SD 57104
(605) 367-7397 ext 2374
www.washingtonpavilion.org
"It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday
is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow" Robert Goddard
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From: Informal Science Education Network
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Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:15 AM
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Subject: Re: Museum Money Makers
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I may be biased, but I'd say that relatively speaking, operating an
outreach
program is pretty efficient, and can bring in big bucks.
For in-house programming: robots. We run a summer camp with different
themes
each week (weather, animals, dinosaurs etc). Robot week gets 2-3 times
as
many registrations as anything else --- even though we charge more for
it!
The extra $$$ goes to getting OWI kits that the kids assemble and take
home
at the end of the week.
Jonah Cohen
Outreach & Public Programs Manager
Science Center of Connecticut
"On blind faith they place reliance,
what we need more of is science"
-MC Hawking
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Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:01 PM
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Subject: Museum Money Makers
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This is a question aimed at the smaller museums out there (say
5,000-10,000 sq ft or below), but advice from the biggies is always
welcome.
What are your most successful and popular programs/services/events
that (here is the catch) are strong revenue generators (e.g. b-day
parties, camps, lectures, the annual egg drop competition....).
Thanks in advance!
Tabatha
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Tabatha Bruce
Exhibit Developer,
Education Specialist,
SCIENCE Committee Coordinator
Explorit Science Center
3141 5th Street
P.O. Box 1288
Davis, CA 95617-1288
530.756.0191
fax 530.756.1227
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http://www.explorit.org
Explorit's expanding! Read more about the four gallery spaces, how
the building connects to Explorit's current site and when
construction will begin at
http://www.explorit.org/expansion/index.html. Think it. Try it.
Explorit.
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