From Atmosphere to Zazz: what people want from their museum
James McMullen spent the summer at the Fitzwilliam Museum as part of his University of Leicester work placement. Working with a team of volunteers, he surveyed over 500 visitors to the Fitzwilliam and got feedback on their experiences. The answers he got were surprising, and gave a great foundation to build on for future development of the visitor experience. James writes……
Integrating Religion and Science
This year the Whipple has had a bumper edition of work experience students. In June and July we had 5 work experience students come in, and the Whipple was keen to milk them for all of their worth ensure that they had enjoyable, well-rounded, and insightful projects on which to work during their stay here. As we wrote earlier in…
Notes from the Arts Marketing Association conference in Belfast
This year the Arts Marketing Association conference took place in the historic city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Delegates were inspired by two full days of inspiring speakers. Eleanor Costello, Communications Assistant at Kettle’s Yard, shares what she learned and how she hopes to put new practices in place. This July, the Arts Marketing Association (AMA) invited communications and marketing professionals…
