The Socio-Cultural Impact of Museums on their Local Communities Fiona C. Hutchison Centre for Sport Leisure and Tourism Showcase, 8 th June 2011, Exeter
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter Contacts: Alan Caig, Head of Leisure and Museums, Exeter City Council Camilla Hampshire, Museums Manager Ruth Randall, Marketing Manager
Reasons for Studentship This studentship sets to investigate, capture and analyse the range of socio-cultural impacts generated by the RAMM in the period immediately after its re-opening Trend of trying to capture the impact of the cultural sector. 2 main types: Impact reports and theoretical pieces. Drivers: Highlight the socio-cultural impacts Contribution to knowledge Academic study (methodological rigour) Practical use (not just a theoretical exercise)
Considerations for the Project Project 1 RAMM 2 Policy Context 3 Findings from Literature
Strategy to Capture Socio-cultural Impacts of RAMM Focus on whole service Concentrate on broad reach of museum Geographical boundary Use and non-use values for visitors and non-visitors Quantitative and Qualitative methods Large scale surveys, 2 rounds In-depth interviews Toolkit Factor analysis Pilot
Thank you – I welcome any questions. Research presented here was conducted during an ESRC Studentship under its Capacity Building Clusters Award (RES ) in partnership with the Royal Albert Memorial Museum For more information about this project and the work of the Centre for Sport, Leisure and Tourism research, see Contact Fiona Hutchison on Photos (c) 2010 Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery and Exeter City Council.