[BCMA] To charge or not to charge?

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Linda, we are following this conversation with great interest. The Nikkei
National Museum has been by donation for almost two decades with little
return, but we are about re-developing our exhibit + archives spaces and in
our new iteration, will be charging a nominal gate for our gallery. We have
been investigating what a 'fair' small museum admission fee might be.
Thanks to the museum community for sharing!

Best regards,

Sherri

Sherri Kajiwara
Director|Curator
Nikkei National Museum
6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby BC  V5E 4M7
*T* 604.777.7000, ext.112  *F* 604.777.7001

*Featured Exhibit: The Suitcase Project feat. Kayla Isomura, runs June 16 -
September 2nd * *http://centre.nikkeiplace.org/exhibits/the-suitcase-project/
<http://centre.nikkeiplace.org/exhibits/the-suitcase-project/>*







On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 5:01 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Dear Museum Friends,
>
> Thank you for the generous response to this query around admissions
> policies.  Responses continue to trickle in, so let’s continue to share our
> experience.  Later on, I will do my best to summarize and report back with
> some takeaways from this critical conversation.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Linda
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> *From:* bcma-bounces at lists.vifa.ca [mailto:bcma-bounces at lists.vifa.ca] *On
> Behalf Of *Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.
> *Sent:* August-01-18 3:21 PM
> *To:* bcma at lists.vifa.ca
> *Subject:* [BCMA] To charge or not to charge?
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>
>
> Dear Friends,
>
>
>
> We operate three museums in downtown Kelowna, with admission by donation.
> Our admissions  policy is under review, and we would like to know what
> other museums have learned about admission policy.  What are museums of
> various size categories handling admission? Does charging admission, rather
> than asking for a donation, increase or decrease revenues?  How does it
> impact visitation?  What else has been learned?
>
>
>
> Here is our experience:  Kelowna Museums Society sees just under 40,000
> visitors a year at our three museums.  We have a long history of offering
> admission by donation.  Last year, we posted small signs on the donation
> boxes stating the suggested donation is $5 per person. This worked for us,
> and we noticed an increase in donation box revenues. Based on recent
> performance, our budget reflects anticipated donation box revenues from our
> three facilities of $34,000.  Our average donation per person is about half
> of our suggested donation, or around $2.50 (some of our visitors pay
> program fees that are not reflected in the donation box revenue line, so
> this average refers to casual drop-in visitors).
>
>
>
> The board would like to know if revenues would increase if we instituted
> an admission fee.  Alternatively, they wonder if it would be beneficial to
> make our suggested donation signage more prominent and detailed, with
> suggested donations for individuals,  families, seniors, students, etc.
>
>
>
> General comments may be shared with the entire listserv community.  Anyone
> who would like to engage in a more detailed exchange may contact me
> directly at:
>
> ldigby at kelownamuseums.ca, or 778-478-0346
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> Best,
>
> Linda
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