Build It and They Will Come: Managing Archaeological Open-Air Museums in Britain for Stability

Museums are among the most visited attractions in the UK (ALVA 2015), and with interactive displays and active engagement becoming more commonplace, this success can be capitalised on by archaeological open-air museums. Some European archaeological open-air museums entertain many visitors per year,...

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Autor principal:	Lydia Hendry
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	EXARC 2017
Materias:	management archaeological open-air museum newest era united kingdom Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:08a52a2319304f9ab150cf44105538bb2021-12-01T14:42:32ZBuild It and They Will Come: Managing Archaeological Open-Air Museums in Britain for Stability2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/08a52a2319304f9ab150cf44105538bb2017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10290https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956Museums are among the most visited attractions in the UK (ALVA 2015), and with interactive displays and active engagement becoming more commonplace, this success can be capitalised on by archaeological open-air museums. Some European archaeological open-air museums entertain many visitors per year, although most are smaller institutions (Paardekooper 2012). Whilst footfall and support of visitors is important in determining the stability of such sites, it is their management that determines attractiveness to visitors. To determine these aspects, a questionnaire was filled in by seven EXARC affiliated archaeological open-air museums in the UK examining financial, social and staff stability, as well as any additional affiliations.Lydia HendryEXARCarticlemanagementarchaeological open-air museumnewest eraunited kingdomMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2017/2 (2017)
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description	Museums are among the most visited attractions in the UK (ALVA 2015), and with interactive displays and active engagement becoming more commonplace, this success can be capitalised on by archaeological open-air museums. Some European archaeological open-air museums entertain many visitors per year, although most are smaller institutions (Paardekooper 2012). Whilst footfall and support of visitors is important in determining the stability of such sites, it is their management that determines attractiveness to visitors. To determine these aspects, a questionnaire was filled in by seven EXARC affiliated archaeological open-air museums in the UK examining financial, social and staff stability, as well as any additional affiliations.
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title	Build It and They Will Come: Managing Archaeological Open-Air Museums in Britain for Stability
title_short	Build It and They Will Come: Managing Archaeological Open-Air Museums in Britain for Stability
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Build It and They Will Come: Managing Archaeological Open-Air Museums in Britain for Stability

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