Effective Museum Management - Directors


The Boston Consulting Group invites you to participate in this preparatory survey for our comprehensive study "Effective Museum Management ". The purpose of this study is to advance discussion within the field regarding museum effectiveness and performance assessment. We also aim to understand the main challenges facing visual art museums in the 21st Century in order to identify future sources of excellence in the museum sector.

At the end of the survey, you can provide your e-mail address to be one of the first to receive a PDF copy of the "Effective Museum Management" report. Your answers will be treated confidentially and will not be associated with you in any way. The individual responses will not be shared and will only appear as a part of an aggregate report. The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

 If you have any questions, please contact us at zorloni.alessia@bcg.com

Thank you in advance for your participation in this study.

1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE MUSEUM

1. What is the name of your museum?

2. Who is the legal owner of your museum?
Only one answer possible
The state, central or federal government
A regional government
A municipal government (local museum, civic museum)
 A trust or public foundation
A private foundation
 A non-profit private body (i.e association, kunstverein, etc.)
The museum itself (has its own legal status)
It is part/department of another museum
Other, please specify  

3. Who is the owner of the museum’s collections?
(if you don't have a collection go to Q. 5)
The state, central or federal government
 A regional government
 A municipal government (local museum, civic museum)
 A trust or public foundation
 A private foundation
 A non-profit private body (i.e association, kunstverein, etc.)
 The museum itself (has its own legal status)
 Another museum
 Other, please specify  

4. What is the main area covered by your museum collection(s)?
Several answers possible
Contemporary art
 General visual art
 Decorative and applied arts
 Archaeology and history
 Natural history and natural science
 Science and technology
 Ethnography and anthropology
 Other, please specify  

5. Who owns the museum building(s)?
Only one answer possible
The state, central or federal government
 A regional government
 A municipal government (local museum, civic museum)
 A trust (public enterprise), public foundation
 A private foundation
 A non-profit private body (i.e association, kunstverein, etc.)
 The museum itself (has its own legal status)
 Another museum
 Other, please specify  

6. Who manages the museum’s collections and buildings?
Only one answer possible
The state, central or federal government
A regional government
A municipal government (local museum, civic museum)
 A trust, public foundation
A private foundation
 A non-profit private body (i.e association, kunstverein, etc.)
The museum itself (has its own legal status)
Another museum
 Other, please specify  

7. What country do you work in?

8. Is the museum located dowtown?
Yes
 No

9. Does the museum have its own budget?
Yes
 No

10. Did the museum end the fiscal year 2011
With a balanced budget
 In surplus
 In deficit

11. What was your annual budget in 2011?

12. Please break down you annual budget
Public support
Public support (national, regional, municipal, etc.)
 
Private support
Contribution (individual, corporate, foundations, donation)
 
 Membership
 
Earned income
Admissions (collections and exhibitions)
 
 Educational events (concerts, lectures, workshop, family programs)
 
 Exhibition fee
 
 Facility rental
 
 Museum store
 
 Restaurant
 
 Revenue from investments (endowments)
 

13. How many people worked in your museum in 2011?

14. Please break down the total number of employees of 2011
Full-time employees
Part-time employees
Temporary staff
Volunteers

 15. What was the total number of visitors in 2011?

16. Please break down the total number of visitors of 2011
Paying visitors
Non-paying visitors

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