[Bcma-l] Museums and Visitor Information Centres
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Louise, In North Vancouver, from the end of May to early September, we sha=
re a small historic railway station with the Chamber of Commerce run Touris=
t Information service. The Chamber provides all tourist services, while th=
e Museum & Archives' interpreters present scheduled costumed tours on the w=
aterfront and in the historic Lower Lonsdale area. The station building f=
eatures history displays which are of interest to those accessing tourist =
services as well as to those who sign-on for the tours. Having spent time =
with our interpreters, the travel counselors do acquire some knowledge of l=
ocal history which they enjoy sharing with visitors when our interpreters a=
re not present. the station building is one of three visitor centres which =
we run; our primary displays are in Presentation House Arts Centre.
Shirley Sutherland
North Vancouver Museum & Archives Commission
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From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca [mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca=
]
Sent: April 15, 2008 11:57 AM
To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
Subject: RE: [Bcma-l] Museums and Visitor Information Centres
Dear Louise and all
Great topic. At Sooke, we feel that having the museum and the Tourism BC in=
focentre 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 soci=
ety operates both the museum and the visitor centre here, accounting and vi=
sitor records are kept separately. Elida Peers, Executive Director, Sooke R=
egion 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 Centr=
e? 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 CA=
NMUSE-L, but hearing more would be very interesting. It seems that communi=
ty 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 list=
serv as this tourism topic may be of interest to a few of us. Please let u=
s 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<mailto:kitimatmuseum@telus.net>
Web Page: www.kitimatmuseum.ca<http://www.kitimatmuseum.ca>
Visit "Memories of the Project" www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/northwest/kitima=
t/index.html<http://www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/northwest/kitimat/index.html=
>
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class=3D584002820-15042008>Louise, In North Vancouver, from the end of=
May to=20
early September, we share a small historic railway station with =
the=20
Chamber of Commerce run Tourist Information service. The Chamber prov=
ides=20
all tourist services, while the Museum & Archives' interpreters pr=
esent=20
scheduled costumed tours on the waterfront and in the historic Lower Lonsda=
le=20
area. The station building features history displays whic=
h are=20
of interest to those accessing tourist services as well as to those who sig=
n-on=20
for the tours. Having spent time with our interpreters, the travel=20
counselors do acquire some knowledge of local history which they enjoy=
=20
sharing with visitors when our interpreters are not present. the stati=
on=20
building is one of three visitor centres which we run; our primary displays=
are=20
in Presentation House Arts Centre. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Shirley Sutherland</FONT></DI=
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>North Vancouver Museum & =
Archives=20
Commission</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
[mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca] <BR><B>Sent:</B> April 15, 2008 11:=
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AM<BR><B>To:</B> bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bcma-l]=20
Museums and Visitor Information Centres<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D921414618-15042008><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>Dear=20
Louise and all</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D921414618-15042008><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff si=
ze=3D2>Great=20
topic. At Sooke, we feel that having the museum and the Tourism BC infocent=
re in=20
the same building helps to make a very positive experience for the visitor,=
and=20
serves the community in the most productive manner and the most efficient u=
se of=20
funds, for both purposes. While the historical society operates both =
the=20
museum and the visitor centre here, accounting and visitor records are =
;kept=20
separately. Elida Peers, Executive Director, Sooke Region=20
Museum.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
[mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 14,=
2008=20
4:45 PM<BR><B>To:</B> BC Museums<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Bcma-l] Museums and=
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Visitor Information Centres<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Does your Museum run your community's Vi=
sitor=20
Information Centre? Or, does your Museum coexist in the same facili=
ty as=20
your Visitor Information Centre? </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2=
>I am=20
conducting some research on these two questions and am interested in hear=
ing=20
back from the listserv.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I know that some discussion on this topi=
c took=20
place in November 2006 on CANMUSE-L, but hearing more would be very=
=20
interesting. It seems that community museums may be leading th=
e way=20
in this relationship with tourism.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT size=3D+0>The BCMA =
;has asked=20
that replys to these two questions be posted to the listserv as this=
=20
tourism topic may be of interest to a few of us. Please let us=
know=20
about your situation plus the pros and cons of such an=20
arrangement.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Louise Avery, Curator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Kitimat Centennial Museum<BR>293 City=20
Centre<BR>Kitimat, B. C. V8C 1T6</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tel: (250) 632-8950 or (250)=
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632-8951<BR>Fax: (250) 632-7429<BR>E-Mail: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:kitimatmuseum@telus.net">kitimatmuseum@telus.net</A><BR>We=
b=20
Page: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.kitimatmuseum.ca">www.kitimatmuseum.ca</A><BR>Visit "M=
emories=20
of the Project" <A=20
href=3D"http://www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/northwest/kitimat/index.html">w=
ww.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/northwest/kitimat/index.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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