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Forrest
Sorry if my reply is late.

The new York Hall of Science historically has contracted out design,
fabrication and evaluation for our exhibitions except one which we
fabricated. Exhibition development is however run by teams headed by a PI
from the Hall of Science. This is historical for economic issues. It would
cost us too much to maintain appropriate staff  and it gives us some
flexibility in choosing firms more appropriate to our projects.

We tend not to turn over exhibits on a yearly basis. In fact we have an
exhibition that date back to the mid 1980's and others from the 1990's. One
of the reasons we have retired exhibits has had to do with antiquated
technology that we could not sustain. I could offer a rationale for this if
you are interested.

Let me know if you need more information.

Martin Weiss


> Hi there,
> I'm currently working on a study of different approaches to exhibition
> production in Science Centres.
>


> So far, I've been poring over the available figures (from the ASTC
> sourcebook among other sources), but have not yet found any data which
> clearly show (at least in order-of-magnitude terms):
> *         How many centres design and build all their exhibits in house?
>
> *         How many centres contract out all of their exhibit design and
> construction?
>
> *         How many centres do something in between? (And in broad terms,
> what does this look like?)
>
> *         How regularly are new exhibitions developed & produced? (Or to
> put it another way, what proportion of the exhibit floor is renewed in a
> 'typical' year?)
>
>
>
> If you're able to answer any of these on behalf of your own institution,
> it would be much appreciated. Also, if you're aware of any reports which
> might help answer these questions, please let me know.
>
>
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
>
> Regan Forrest
>
> Business Development &
>
> Interpretive Planning
>
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>
> p + 618 8177 1522   f  + 618 8177 1544
>
> www.exhibitionstudios.com
> .
>



-- 
Martin Weiss, PhD
Science Interpretation, Consultant
New York Hall of Science

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