Who’s counting whom? Non-National museum attendances in the UK

Part 1

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12235726
AutoresAdrian Babbidge (Public Health England, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume27
Fascículo4
Páginas239-250
Data de publicação2018-08-08
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCultural Trends (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0954-8963 • E-ISSN: 1469-3690
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09548963.2018.1503788
OpenAlexW2891574889
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas8

This paper is the first part of a study on visit numbers to UK regional and local museums. It reviews the limited past research on the topic, examines the motivations for counting such visits and the means required to do so, and explores the methods used from the early nineteenth century to now. A concluding section discusses the theme within the context of modern public policy on museums.In relating historic context to current practice, it shows that, irrespective of the general use of visit numbers as a proxy for public interest and institutional importance, the practice of collecting museum visit numbers continues to be inconsistent and their publication erratic. It suggests that the lack of accepted good practice makes this an area for improvement

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