[Bcma-l] Museums and Visitor Information Centres
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Dear Louise and all
Great topic. At Sooke, we feel that having the museum and the Tourism BC
infocentre in the same building helps to make a very positive experience for
the visitor, and serves the community in the most productive manner and the
most efficient use of funds, for both purposes. While the historical
society operates both the museum and the visitor centre here, accounting and
visitor records are kept separately. Elida Peers, Executive Director, Sooke
Region Museum.
-----Original Message-----
From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca
[mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 4:45 PM
To: BC Museums
Subject: [Bcma-l] Museums and Visitor Information Centres
Does your Museum run your community's Visitor Information Centre? Or,
does your Museum coexist in the same facility as your Visitor Information
Centre? I am conducting some research on these two questions and am
interested in hearing back from the listserv.
I know that some discussion on this topic took place in November 2006 on
CANMUSE-L, but hearing more would be very interesting. It seems that
community museums may be leading the way in this relationship with tourism.
The BCMA has asked that replys to these two questions be posted to the
listserv as this tourism topic may be of interest to a few of us. Please
let us know about your situation plus the pros and cons of such an
arrangement.
Louise Avery, Curator
Kitimat Centennial Museum
293 City Centre
Kitimat, B. C. V8C 1T6
Tel: (250) 632-8950 or (250) 632-8951
Fax: (250) 632-7429
E-Mail: kitimatmuseum@telus.net
Web Page: www.kitimatmuseum.ca
Visit "Memories of the Project"
www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/northwest/kitimat/index.html
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