benefits of forming a museums at night city cluster
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Rosie ClarkeCulture24
Museums at Nightclustering
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“Culture24 is an independent non-profit company which exists to support the cultural sector
to reach and connect with audiences. ”
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Editorial•Articles•Trails
•Reviews•Previews
Data sharing
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Biggest database of cultural listings in the UK
6,900+ cultural venues4,000+ events
1,500+ exhibitions20,000+ listings each year
Venue-generated & sourced in-house
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Museums at Night
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The bi-annual UK festival of after-hours events in museums & galleries
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Museums at Night seeks to encourage venues to try something different to attract new audiences.
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We aim for every eligible cultural venue to take part and a million
visits by 2020.
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Museums at Night ran from Wednesday 13th to Saturday 16th May and will explode into life again on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st (Halloween) 2015
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Museums at Night is about having an amazing night out in an unusual space -like seeing your favourite band in an aircraft hanger full of WW2 bombers!
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Or cocktails and craft at your favourite gallery
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The public love Museums at Night: since 2009 673,000 visits have been made by audiences to events designed to show culture in a different light.
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Step into a new world!
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Be part of a rapidly
growing festival
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (est)
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Events Venues
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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140
50,000
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Museums at Night Visits 2009 - 2014
Visits
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May vs October festivals
• Tourism “shoulder season”
• May – success in attracting domestic tourists, take advantage of long evenings
• October – genuinely dark after hours, likely to attract locals. Opportunities around illuminations, ghoulish archive history, adult events
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2015 Stats650 events in May, 200+ expected in October
475 venues in May, 150+ expected in October
850 number of resources downloaded so far in 2015
350 number of hours spent supporting the sector on phone
160 number of museum/gallery professionals attending
participation workshops in Cambridge, Manchester, Bristol,
Canterbury and Sussex so far this year, another 150
expected to attend future workshops by end of the year.
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Museums at Night Reach & growth• Website: 330,300 page views, 80,500 users (Mar 3 - May
19 2015)
• Email: 23,000 people on email lists (up from 10,000 in Dec 2013)
• Twitter: 10,000 followers (up from 1492 in Jul 2012)
• Events at over 230 UK locations
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Monthly national
consumer release
Regional monthly
Short lead PR
17 July YES YES YES
7 August YES YES
11 Sept YES
Event registration deadlines
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City clusters: increasing footfall
• Coordinate programming• Animate public spaces• Walking tours• Offer transport between venues if necessary• Collecting stamps in “passport” over weekend• Alters how people perceive city
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Cluster marketing opportunities
• Joint marketing offer• Themed cluster – food, heritage, anniversary, “Wonders”• Share branding• Visual aids e.g. glowsticks• Share stories and press releases• Strong suite of images
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Cambridge cluster – photos of target demographic at events
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Showcasing Manchester music scene in unexpected venues
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Tie-ins with businesses and community groups
• Late openings of shops• Tie in with local food and drink• Experiential opportunities at events e.g. fashion shows, performing arts• Learning and skills development• Discounts on dinner at restaurants
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Potential pitfalls
• Must have buy-in from everyone• Clear goals agreed e.g. KPIs, target audiences• Event details must be confirmed by deadlines• One main central coordinator • Data capture, evaluation• About resilience and legacy
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Funding opportunities
• Grants for the Arts – if applying for under £15,000, 6 week turnaround, but must be artistically led
• Heritage Lottery Fund – longer timescales
• Must be part of wider strategy
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Museum Town Square