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By Scott Wands on December 9, 2009 1:50 PM Permalink Comments (2) TrackBacks (0)

Fairfield Museum Audience Study Findings The HRC thanks Laura Roberts and Kathleen D'Aquila for serving as guest authors for the following entry. Laura is the former Director of External Affairs at the Fairfield Museum and History Center where she managed all aspects of their marketing, promotion and public relations. Kathleen is a graduate of the SUNY Cooperstown Museum Studies Program and managed the implementation of the Fairfield Museum's audience study project. As any marketer will tell you, an essential ingredient... Continue reading Fairfield Museum Audience Study Findings.

By Scott Wands on November 17, 2009 2:15 PM Permalink Comments (2) TrackBacks (0)

Supporting Student Learning at History Museums In the spring of 2008, the Connecticut Humanities Council collaborated with Robin S. Grenier and Alan S. Marcus, professors from the University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education, to conduct a study that explored secondary school classroom teacher and museum educator practices, attitudes, and beliefs.  Over the next fifteen months, Grenier and Marcus asked both groups of educators questions exploring how teachers prepare students for field trips, the types of activities students complete at... Continue reading Supporting Student Learning at History Museums.

By Scott Wands on March 26, 2009 9:53 AM Permalink Comments (4) TrackBacks (0)

Connecticut Cultural Consumers Study The CT Cultural Consumers Study examined 1) how Connecticut heritage institutions become community institutions and 2) what makes community members think an institution is important and worthy of support. 24 cultural institutions participated in the project, representing a variety of institution types: art museums, history museums, historic houses, science museums, children's museums, and performing arts groups. In the executive summary for this project, readers will find information relating to CT museum goers demographics, leisure time... Continue reading Connecticut Cultural Consumers Study.

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