The troubled Schenectady Museum has announced another executive director has been replaced. This is the 3rd change in six years. Attendance is down over 40% as school groups cut back on visits. The museum keeps losing money and lost over $800,000 in 2010. Another only in Schenectady County-too small for a County too big for an asylum.
Many museums across the country (in fact -around the world) have seen attendance drop significantly over the past decade or so. Many museums across the country have been struggling to control expenses, attract visitors and otherwise survive in a era when fewer and fewer people visit museums and fewer and fewer people are willing to be patrons/sustaining members with large financial contributions.
And it isn't exactly news that Schenectady Museum has been having difficulties -- there has been a long debate over its mission, location and other factors.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
the schools aren't spending the $$$ on educational subjects such as history/museums..........HOWEVER..........they all seem to find the $$$$ for sex ed classes aka cucumbers and condoms. Guess they think that is more important....yes?
Although...most of 'historical museum' information is now readily available on the WORLD WIDE WEB! For that matter...so is sex education.
PRIORITIES!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
OUR Museum is NOT alone in experiencing these issues due to the GOP Recession that began under BUSH.
Museum attendance began declining long before the most recent recession -- even before the "post-911 recession". There are a number of factors -such as - new technology, "cultural illiteracy" and one can argue that maybe there are too many museums for the "market place" to sustain.
My personal opinion - There is nothing compelling to spark my interest in visiting the Schenectady Museum. Once you have seen the planetarium a few dozen times and the museum's "collections" (such as they are) .. there really is nothing exceptional to draw one there.
I am a sustaining member of a number of museums - including the Norman Rockwell in Stockbridge and the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield. Using those two as examples - they have an exceptionally good permanent collection ... then they bring in very good quality, interesting temporary exhibits. It seems like they are really making an effort to give the public a good reason to come for the first visit and return .. seasonally or annually. This is something that can NOT be said for the Schenectady Museum.
My suggestion - Is that the Edison Museum on Broadway, the Schenectady Historical Society, the Schenectady Museum and some other local historical groups should come together to develop ONE decent museum in a good facility with ample parking. I have a number of ideas on sites and other parts of a "conceptual plan" for such a museum.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
Museum attendance began declining long before the most recent recession -- even before the "post-911 recession". There are a number of factors -such as - new technology, "cultural illiteracy" and one can argue that maybe there are too many museums for the "market place" to sustain.
My personal opinion - There is nothing compelling to spark my interest in visiting the Schenectady Museum. Once you have seen the planetarium a few dozen times and the museum's "collections" (such as they are) .. there really is nothing exceptional to draw one there.
I am a sustaining member of a number of museums - including the Norman Rockwell in Stockbridge and the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield. Using those two as examples - they have an exceptionally good permanent collection ... then they bring in very good quality, interesting temporary exhibits. It seems like they are really making an effort to give the public a good reason to come for the first visit and return .. seasonally or annually. This is something that can NOT be said for the Schenectady Museum.
My suggestion - Is that the Edison Museum on Broadway, the Schenectady Historical Society, the Schenectady Museum and some other local historical groups should come together to develop ONE decent museum in a good facility with ample parking. I have a number of ideas on sites and other parts of a "conceptual plan" for such a museum.
This blog is a museum of you stupid comments.
Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid - John Wayne
TIP TO NEW VISITORS TO THIS FORUM - To improve your blogging pleasure it is recommended to ignore (Through editing your prefere) the posts of the following bloggers - DemocraticVoiceofReason, Scotsgod08 and Smoking Bananas. They continually go off topic, do not provide facts and make irrational remarks. If you do not believe me, this can be proven by their reputation scores or by a sampling of their posts.
Guess the museum isn't riding the same gravy train Morris and Proctors are on...the Taxpayer Funded Express. $800,000? Please, that's pocket change for the millions Proctors cleared from the Plex. Guess history isn't as important as arts...you know....priorities and all. Wonder if the museum charges their volunteers too.
This museum is in free fall because of their decision to abandon the arts fro dusty radios and tubes. Exactly what the Edison offers. It gets even funnier.
The FACT that the Schenectady Museum was in existence LONG before there was an Edison Museum in Schenectady and the FACT that the Schenectady Museum has always had science and technological exhibits doesn't seem to phase the nayboobs. They have never allowed the TRUTH or FACTS to interfere with their continued pursuit of their own uninformed, ignorant point of view.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
The FACT that the Schenectady Museum was in existence LONG before there was an Edison Museum in Schenectady and the FACT that the Schenectady Museum has always had science and technological exhibits doesn't seem to phase the nayboobs. They have never allowed the TRUTH or FACTS to interfere with their continued pursuit of their own uninformed, ignorant point of view.
How about a museum featuring the horrible city administration policys. The businesses who went out of business becuase they werent offered some of the Metroplex teat. The tours could end with some paid volunteering at Proctors
Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid - John Wayne
TIP TO NEW VISITORS TO THIS FORUM - To improve your blogging pleasure it is recommended to ignore (Through editing your prefere) the posts of the following bloggers - DemocraticVoiceofReason, Scotsgod08 and Smoking Bananas. They continually go off topic, do not provide facts and make irrational remarks. If you do not believe me, this can be proven by their reputation scores or by a sampling of their posts.
I am going to stick to the ACTUAL topic. I will only respond to INTELLIGENT and REASONABLE posts. The others will just get ignored.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
I am going to stick to the ACTUAL topic. I will only respond to INTELLIGENT and REASONABLE posts. The others will just get ignored.
how about a display of perverted mama's boy's who sponge off their aunt's while living in their basement spewing insults under several usernames in between satisfying themselves looking at teenage boys on the internet................what do ya think ronnie ...................like that idea
The troubled Schenectady Museum has announced another executive director has been replaced. This is the 3rd change in six years. Attendance is down over 40% as school groups cut back on visits. The museum keeps losing money and lost over $800,000 in 2010. Another only in Schenectady County-too small for a County too big for an asylum. 
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