Charging for Admission to Museums and Galleries: Arguments and Evidence

Bailey, Stephen J.; Falconer, Peter; Foley, Malcolm; McPherson, Gayle; Graham, Margaret B. W.

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“…Free entry does not necessarily raise the involvement of people normally far from cultural activities and does not allow any differentiation between local visitors and tourists. Empirical evidence suggests that the entry price level does not affect visits by this group much (Bailey and Falconer 1998). Even if there is no charge the opportunity cost of visiting a museum can be too high, depending on individual preferences.…”

Section: Free Entry Reconsideredmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this case, admission charges should be zero to satisfy efficiency. However, there is a general consensus within the cultural economics literature that the costs of museum services are inadequately reported (Bailey and Falconer 1998). There are the usual problems of determining long run and short run marginal costs.…”

Section: Free Entry Reconsideredmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is extensive literature debating the merits and demerits of granting free entry to museums (O'Hagan 1995;Anderson 1998;Bailey and Falconer 1998). Some countries such as the United Kingdom with its national museums (e.g.…”

Section: Free Entry Reconsideredmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, standard economics focuses on efficiency. The bulk of the literature on museum pricing analyzes the charging practice, considering only one or a limited number of museums (Anderson 1998;Bailey and Falconer 1998). Our approach studies the charging principles of museums.…”

Section: Pricing and Goalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Free programs will also get the word out of how great the site is representing both sides of the story. Sites offering free admission in to attract more tourist might find that in the short term it is successful but the long term effects are futile (O'Hare, 1975;O'Hagan, 1995;Bailey and Falconer, 1998). Free admission in their study correlated to a "negative effect on the commitment of the attendant" (Gall-Ely et.…”

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Diversifying eastern North Carolina heritage sites: tour guides’ perspectives

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2016

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Tour guides from six Eastern North Carolina heritage sites were interviewed to assess minority participation. The sites in this study focus on museums, plantations, and towns. A further comparison was done between site ownership: private and state. The interviews were coded, which provided themes to reasons behind lack of participation, what exhibits minorities show interest in, and potential solutions to boost minority participation. Sites were also assessed on how the information located within each site was presented. In order to perform site assessment, content from a guided tour along with inventorying of site gift shops was completed.Finally, recommendations were assessed based off of the guides' interviews and the tours.

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Commercial development and competitive environments: the museum sector in scotland

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2001

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The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) warn local authorities that fail to value the potential role of culture in socioeconomic development do so at their peril. The development of a destination's cultural credentials to facilitate economic progress is central to policy geared to regenerate communities in decline and to revitalise ®nancially strapped museums. Within this argument more scrutiny is placed on the skills accountability of the museum profession and their ability to compete in the visitor attraction sector and generate their own sources of income.This paper considers the competitive position of museums as tourism visitor attractions within a framework of commercial development. The strengths of this paper lean towards qualitative primary sources gathered by the authors during a number of recent heritage development projects. This has in¯uenced the analysis of statistical data gathered in 1999 by the Moffat Centre on behalf of the Scottish Tourist Board's Visitor Attraction Monitor. Concluding paragraphs stress the development of appropriate quality schemes that are¯exible enough to accommodate the distinctive Scottish Museum experience as critical.

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Charging for Admission to Museums and Galleries: Arguments and Evidence

Cited by 28 publications

References 2 publications

Pay as you go: a new proposal for museum pricing

Pay as you go: a new proposal for museum pricing

Diversifying eastern North Carolina heritage sites: tour guides’ perspectives

Commercial development and competitive environments: the museum sector in scotland

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