In conjunction with
are undertaking a
FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A GALWAY COUNTY MUSEUM / MUSEUM SERVICE
Project Team: Orna Hanly Architect; Alan Sherwood
QUESTIONNAIRE FORM
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     EXISTING COLLECTIONS / MUSEUMS IN COUNTY GALWAY  | 
  
| SECTION 1 – Existing collections in County Galway | |
|   1(a)  | 
    What is the nature of your museum / 
    collection? [If applicable]  ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________  | 
  
| 1(b) | What are the museum’s / collection’s 
    objectives? 
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     ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Please return completed form to: Orna Hanly Architect, 20 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin 7.  | 
  
| SECTION 2 – Ownership and Management | 
| 2(a) | What is the ownership of the collection / museum? | ||
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|   2(b)  | 
    How does the museum / collection 
    operate (e.g. full-time; part-time; voluntary). How many staff are employed 
    ?  ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________  | 
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| 2(c) | What is the admission fee policy 
    ? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________  | 
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| 2(d) | Does the museum have a coffee 
    shop or retail element ? 
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________  | 
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| 2(e) | Does the museum wish to disclose 
    its running costs? If yes, what are these? 
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________  | 
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| SECTION 3 – VISITORS | |||
| 3(a) | What is the annual visitor 
    number?
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| 3(b) | What are the main categories of 
    visitor annually and the percentage from each category? School Groups: Community Groups: Business Groups: Domestic Tourist: Foreign: Other:  | 
    No. % 
 _______________ _______ _______________ _______ _______________ _______ _______________ _______ _______________ _______ _______________ _______  | 
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| 3(c) | How important is the tourist market on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being most important)? | r | |
| SECTION 4 – OUTREACH / EDUCATION | |||
|   4(a)  | 
    Does the museum / collection 
    undertake any outreach / education programmes ? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________  | 
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| 4(b) | Could the museum / collection 
    envisage to participate in any joint outreach / education activities with a 
    County Museum/Service for Galway? 
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________  | 
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| SECTION 5 – RELATIONSHIP WITH A COUNTY MUSEUM | |||
|   5(a) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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      What facilities would you like to see in a County Museum for Galway? (Please 3in appropriate box)Yes No Genealogy r rArchives r rConservation r rTemporary exhibition space r rArt/Performance space r rRetail area r rCafé/Refreshment area (how many seats) ______________ r rOther (please specify) 
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________  | 
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| 5(b) | What facilities do you regard 
    important for a County Museum Service in Galway? (Please 
    3in appropriate 
    box) Yes No Curatorial Advice r rOutreach/Educational Service r rAdvice on Temporary Exhibitions r rAssistance with Display r rAdvice/Training on Conservation r rOther (please specify) 
    ____________________________________________________________________________________________  | 
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| SECTION 5 – RELATIONSHIP WITH A COUNTY MUSEUM FOR GALWAY | |
|   5(c)  | 
    How would your museum / collection like to 
    benefit from a County Museum for Galway?  ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
     ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________  | 
  
| 5(d) | How would your museum / collection like to 
    benefit from a County Museum Service for Galway?  ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
     ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________  | 
  
| SECTION 6 – GENERAL | |
|   6(a)  | 
    In your opinion, what are the most important 
    ingredients relevant to running a successful museum? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
     
 
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|   6(b)  | 
    In your opinion, what are the most important 
    ingredients relevant to running a successful museum service? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
     
 
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| 6(c) | What exhibition elements in a museum would 
    you consider most successful? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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| 6(d) | What exhibition elements in your museum would 
    you consider least successful? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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| SECTION 7 – ANY OTHER COMMENTS | 
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Thank you for your time and assistance