angela varga on sun 4 mar 12
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exhibit full-time? The tentative scenario is: Museum pays the light bill =
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handles point of sale. The Potter gets a place to work, a place to sell, =
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electric kiln (disguised as a wood kiln), and is expected to entertain th=
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public.
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to the public? Price structure for wares to start with?
I would be the potter in this situation, The museum has not done this bef=
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and is developing the exhibit. (The buildings are there, it's a defunct P=
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and Rec site).
Any ideas would be welcome
Thanks, Angela
Johanna San Inocencio on sun 4 mar 12
I don't have any experience with anything like this but find the concept =
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in.
Maybe check websites for effective living history museums and see how =3D
they are set up. Examples that come to mind are:
Plimouth Plantation: http://www.plimoth.org/
Old Sturbridge Village: http://www.osv.org/
Colonial Williamsburg: http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/
another possible option for more information on living history museums =3D
is ALHFAM, the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural =3D
Museums: http://alhfam.org/index.php
Where are you locates? Good luck with your search and I would love to =3D
hear how it works out for you.
Johanna
On Mar 4, 2012, at 5:57 AM, angela varga wrote:
> Has anyone done this in the past --or is currently working a living =3D
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Robert Harris on tue 6 mar 12
I actually spoke to a potter that had done this in Nashville TN, in the '90=
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s.
In his case the museum/park paid him a minimal salary. He said that
with that, it became a reasonable proposition. Without it (especially
if the economy was poor), it wasn't worth it. I suppose it's like
working for minimum wage plus tips vs. working for tips only.
Since they are charging an entry fee, this seems like a reasonable
point of negotiation. This is particularly true if they try and take a
% from your sales!
You might also want to figure out whether they will allow you to fire
the kiln unattended, because you won't want it on in the middle of
summer! You may also want to consider whether you can make enough
stuff, while simultaneously entertaining the public. What are the
opening hours, and what are the limitations for you being on site
after they have shut. I know a blacksmith who works at one locally
(part time), and most of the stuff he sells, he makes during the rest
of the week. Talking the audience through what he is doing means that
things take a lot lot longer to make.
Also out of curiosity, are they going to let you use an electric wheel?
On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Johanna San Inocencio
wrote:
> I don't have any experience with anything like this but find the concept =
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extremely interesting and something I have a possible future interest in.
> Maybe check websites for effective living history museums and see how the=
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y are set up. Examples that come to mind are:
> Plimouth Plantation: http://www.plimoth.org/
> Old Sturbridge Village: http://www.osv.org/
> Colonial Williamsburg: http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/
> another possible option for more information on living history museums is=
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ALHFAM, the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums:=
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http://alhfam.org/index.php
> Where are you locates? Good luck with your search and I would love to hea=
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r how it works out for you.
>
>
> Johanna
> On Mar 4, 2012, at 5:57 AM, angela varga wrote:
>
>> Has anyone done this in the past --or is currently working a living hist=
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>> and is developing the exhibit. (The buildings are there, it's a defunct =
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>> and Rec site).
>>
>> Any ideas would be welcome
>> Thanks, Angela
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