The difference between online and in-person visits to a museum

This research was conducted by Yves Evrard and Anne Krebs at HEC Paris and the Musée du Louvre, France.SummaryThis paper looks at the profile of visitors to the Louvre in Paris and compares them to those visiting the museum’s website. The research revealed that while the website and social media channels are able to reach many more people outside of France, the socio-economic profile of website visitors is not substantially different to those who physically visit the museum. The researchers

An intergenerational music and dance project that improved wellbeing

wellbeing: positive emotions, engagement, positive relationships, meaning and achievement/accomplishment.Hear and Now was an intergenerational arts and health project led by the Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestras Live and the University of BedfordshireOver four weeks, groups of participants (including older adults, young people, carers, partners and artists) collaborated to devise a music and dance piece. Seven rehearsal days, held over four weekends, culminated in a public performance at the

Instilling innovation: an economic defence of arts and crafts

obtained and number of new companies formed as markers of empirical measurement.
Increased arts and crafts engagement leads to increased innovation
Their findings were twofold: first, they determined that both childhood and lifelong arts and crafts exposure correlated with increased levels of scientific or technological innovation; second, they found that STEM professionals participated in arts and crafts much more often than the average American, and the most entrepreneurial individuals
By | 22 April 2014 |

Styles of intelligence and global leadership in the arts

understanding the constituent parts of a culture and their relationships to one another.The research was based on 80 job adverts from Indeed.com and the Americans for the Arts job bank posted in 2017Social emotional intelligences (empathy and social skills) were prized more than personal competences (self-awareness, self-regulation, and motivation). Those aspects of cultural intelligence relating to action were more prominent than those relating to knowing and understanding. No statement actually mentioned

Fundraising in arts and culture (Research category)

This section contains research about philanthropy, sponsorship and private giving (from individuals and corporations). Most of the studies offer insight into the motivations of philanthropists and corporate donors.
The summaries in this category are:

Insights into arts and culture (Research category)

This section contains research that generates ‘insights’ to inform work
in arts and culture settings. The summaries in this section are designed to
help inform the decisions arts and cultural organisations have to make,
whether that’s developing a new marketing campaign, a new programme of work
or making strategic plans for the future.
This section is divided into the following categories:
consumer behaviour
fundraising
developing new audiences
live and digital
engagement
models
of community engagement
organisational change
partnerships and
collaboration

Partnerships and collaboration in arts and culture (Research category)

Our stakeholders identified this area of research as being of interest, and we are actively looking for papers from peer-reviewed journals to put this section together. If you know of any suitable research then please get in touch.

Successful cultural districts increase employment and income

This research was conducted by Douglas S. Noonan at Indiana University-Purdue University, USA
Summary
The paper takes a look at the impacts that ‘cultural districts’ had on their neighbourhoods, towns and cities. Specifically the research analysed data from 99 cultural districts in the US to examine whether cultural districts increased income, employment, diversity, property values, education levels and retention of residents. The results suggest that cultural districts ‘appear to boost
By | 11 April 2014 |

Using 'bundling' to increase attendance and loyalty

the case of Opera Australia, more than half of their subscribers (and more than a third of single ticket buyers) were aged over 65. These customers tended to be either unemployed or retired, but had enough disposable income to purchase package deals.
A range of options can be bundled together to increase people’s opera attendance
Participants in this study strongly supported value-added elements in a packaged deal. These elements included: hospitality, pre- and post-event entertainment
By | 20 March 2017 |

Organisational change in arts and culture (Research category)

This section has research that examines how organisations have successfully dealt with organisational change, how they have coped with shocks, and how they can adapt to new business models and funding sources.
The summaries in this category are: