How often do you visit the Longmont Museum? What would you like to see there? These are only a few of the questions the Longmont Museum is asking in a new survey to determine upcoming programming.
For the second time, the Longmont Museum is participating in the American Alliance of Museum Annual Survey of Museum-Goers.
According to Erik Mason, curator of research, last year’s survey results “showed that our audience has a strong interest in discovering new perspectives and customs and felt that museums should be inclusive in their programming. This provided support to continue programs in the Auditorium such as our Voices of Change series.”
The museum will host the fourth part of the series on Thursday on the topic of The Japanese-American Experience. Participants will hear from the Mayeda, Kanemoto and Tanaka families about their history in Longmont and the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the internment of people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast.
The Longmont Museum hopes to learn more about the issues the community is interested in, why they visit the museum, what they enjoy and how the museum can improve. It will also learn how the Longmont Museum compares to similar museums in other communities, Mason said.
The museum plans its content several years in advance and the results of this survey will influence exhibits in 2024 and beyond.
“The survey is completely anonymous, takes about 15 minutes to complete, and provides the Museum with a lot of information that helps us to improve the experience for all of our visitors,” Mason said.
