Reports, Conferences, and Publications
Visitor Data in an International Context (VSA 2024)
Large-scale research initiatives spanning the U.S., U.K., and Germany share high-level trends comparing international visitor experience data for the first time. COVES (U.S.), MAGIC (U.K.), and LePAS (Germany) contribute findings showing similarities and differences in museum audiences, the metrics ...
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Partnerships through data: A comparison Of visitor experience metrics between science and art museums
Aggregated data summarized trends across the COVES network. Science center and art museum data were compared to describe similarities and differences, contextualizing each group within their respective ranges. Poster presented at the 2023 ASTC Conference in Charlotte, NC.
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Data in context: Spotlight on art museum visitor experience data
This poster presents comparative analyses of data from the first full year of art museum participation, aggregate data highlighting broad findings from 10 art museums across 8 states. Situating these findings among 26 other COVES members, including science centers, natural history and children’...
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Visitor Data in the Pandemic Era: Looking Back to Move Forward
This poster features two elements 1) data we learned about visitors and the visitor experience over the course of the pandemic, and 2) diverse perspectives about how this learning has changed different museums' goals and plans moving forward. Poster presented at the 2022 ASTC Conference in Pittsburg...
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Findings from the first full year: Everything you thought you knew, now supported by data!
This poster presents early findings from COVES. It includes COVES data from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017, the first full year of data collection. The poster shares information about Net Promoter Scores, visitation patterns, and experience ratings. Poster presented at the 2018 Annual Visitor St...
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