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The Marketing of Historic Sites, Museums, Exhibits & Archives

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Primary Research Group
Published: April 2005
Product Code: R180-047
Description
This special report presents detailed interviews with directors and marketing managers responsible for developing and marketing historic buildings and sites, artifacts, exhibits, photographs and film, and other elements of the national heritage. Includes detailed interviews with executives at: the Vermont Historical Society, Bostonian Society, The Atari Virtual Museum, The Drug Store Museum, The Musee Conti, The Atlanta History Center, The Belmont Mansion, Vanderbilt University Film Archives, Case Western’s Dittrick Museum of the History of Medicine, the Museum of American Financial History, the Band Museum, Monticello, Denver Public Library American West Photography Collection, the Kansas Historical Society, and the Computer History Museum. Find out their best practices, their advice for their peers, and how they are handling these challenging times.
Table of Contents

THE VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
STAFF IN MARKETING FUNCTIONS
THE VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S ROLE IN TOURISM
THE SOCIETY’S WEBSITE
DIGITALIZATION
DRAMATICALLY SUCCESSFUL NEW FUNDRAISING EFFORT
THE COMMUNITY HISTORY PROJECT
THE VERMONT HISTORY EXPO
ADVICE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

HOOK’S HISTORICAL DRUG STORE AND PHARMACY
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF HOOK’S HISTORICAL DRUG STORE AND PHARMACY

MONTICELLO
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION
SCOPE OF THE THOMAS JEFFERSON FOUNDATION’S ACTIVITIES
DIMENSIONS OF THE FOUNDATION
IMPACT OF GEOGRAPHY ON MARKETING
DECLINING ATTENDANCE
THE FOUNDATION’S PUBLISHING ARM
MARKETING
WEB MARKETING
TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING VEHICLES
REVAMPED CATALOG
MARKETING TO SCHOOLS
MARKETING IN EUROPE
PATRIMONY ISSUE
ADVICE FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

THE MUSEE CONTI
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSEE CONTI
ORIGINS OF THE WAX MUSEUM
ATTENDANCE
MARKETING EFFORTS
THE MUSEUM’S WEBSITE

THE BOSTONIAN SOCIETY
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE BOSTONIAN SOCIETY
MARKETING
EXHIBITS
MERCHANDISE SALES
VISITORS
RENTAL OF FACILITIES
DIGITIZATION OF THE SOCIETY’S ASSETS
ADVICE FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS

THE DITTRICK MEDICAL HISTORY CENTER
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE DITTRICK MEDICAL HISTORY CENTER
NEW COLLECTION RELATED TO CONTRACEPTIVE HISTORY
THE ACQUISITION OF THE PERCEY SKUY COLLECTION
MARKETING OF THE MUSEUM
WEBSITE
EMAIL MARKETING
THE MEDICAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION AND OTHER PARTNERS
LONDON AS MEDICAL MUSEUM MECCA
ORIGINS OF VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM
BUDGET & EMPLOYEES
LECTURES & SPECIAL EVENTS
ADVICE

THE BAND MUSEUM
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BAND MUSEUM
ORIGINAL 1940s DRUG STORE
MARKETING EFFORTS

THE BELMONT MANSION
HISTORIC BACKGROUND OF THE BELMONT MANSION
ANNUAL BUDGET
MARKETING
SPECIAL EVENTS MARKETING
MARKETING TO BANK TRAVEL GROUPS
CHRISTMAS SEASON TRAVEL
DIRECT MAIL, PRESS & PUBLICITY
WEBSITE
ADVICE FOR OTHER HISTORIC SITES

THE ATARI VIRTUAL MUSEUM
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE ATARI VIRTUAL MUSEUM
MORE THAN PLAYING GAMES
VISITORS TO THE SITE
MARKETING
ADVICE
IMPLICATIONS OF THE ATARI VIRTUAL MUSEUM FOR OTHERS

THE KANSAS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE KANSAS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BUDGET & SITE ADMISSIONS
RESEARCH CENTER AND DIGITIZATION OF ARCHIVES
REACH OUT TO MEMBERSHIP
RELATIONS WITH LOCAL KANSAS HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
HISTORICAL TOURISM
RESULTS OF RECENT MARKET RESEARCH STUDY

THE COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM
MARKETING SPECIFIC EXHIBITS
LECTURES AND SPECIAL EVENTS
GIFT SHOP
WEB PRESENCE
COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ADVICE TO OTHER MARKETERS

THE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN FINANCIAL HISTORY
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN FINANCIAL HISTORY
IMPACT OF THE EVENTS OF 9/11 ON MUSEUM ATTENDANCE
REACH OUT TO STUDENTS
EXHIBITS
MARKETING EFFORTS
THE MUSEUMS OF LOWER MANHATTAN MARKETING CAMPAIGN
PARTNERSHIPS
USE OF PR AGENCIES
ADVICE

THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER
BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER
MEMBERSHIP COST AND BENEFITS
EVENTS MARKETING
DIMENSIONS OF THE STAFF
INCREASING ATTENDANCE
WEB MARKETING STRATEGY
THE BLOCKBUSTER LECTURE AS MARKETING TOOL
EXHIBITS WITH AN INTERACTIVE TOUCH
PARTNERSHIPS
MAJOR RENOVATIONS
ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF REVENUE

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