❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on WA Museum's revenue, attendance figures (past and projected), and planned exhibits, likely to assess the impact of the new museum development. The answer provides historical data and explanations for variances.
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(1) How
much money was generated from entrance fees under the WA Museum’s donation policy
in the years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16? (2) What
were the actual attendance figures for the WA Museum in 2013-14, 214-15 and
2015-16? (3) Why
is there a big variance in attendance estimates for the new Museum in 2020-21
to 2022-23? (4) Please supply a month-by-month breakdown of expected attendances for the years 2020-21 to 2022-23? (5) What major collections are scheduled to be on display at the new Museum during the years 2020-21 to 2022-23?
much money was generated from entrance fees under the WA Museum’s donation policy
in the years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16? (2) What
were the actual attendance figures for the WA Museum in 2013-14, 214-15 and
2015-16? (3) Why
is there a big variance in attendance estimates for the new Museum in 2020-21
to 2022-23? (4) Please supply a month-by-month breakdown of expected attendances for the years 2020-21 to 2022-23? (5) What major collections are scheduled to be on display at the new Museum during the years 2020-21 to 2022-23?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 October 2018
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
8 days
(1)
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Donations
$62,910.13
$70,350.35
$58,150.25*
*The WA Museum – Perth site closed to the public in mid-2016. Major galleries were progressively closed from January 2016 which affected the donations and exhibitions admission revenue.
(2)
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Overall (all sites)
927,014
951,484
896,710
Perth
474,587
481,062
373,738 (a)
Maritime (b)
116,214
114,446
129,337
Shipwreck Galleries
110,734 (c )
87,743
132,470
Albany
97,952
127,349
128,930
Kalgoorlie
88,766
91,156
81,944
Geraldton
38,761
49,708
50,291
(a) The drop in visitation in 2015-16 can be attributed to the progressive closure of permanent galleries which occurred from January until June 2016 ahead of the New Museum development.
(b) General admission fees apply to WA Maritime Museum. All other sites offer free general admission.
(c) Shipwreck Galleries closed for 11 weeks for structural repairs which significantly impacted on visitation.
(3) The projected decrease for New Museum visitation of around 25,500 visitors from years 2020-21 to 2022-23 is expected as a result of high initial interest and attendance in the opening year.
(4) Attendance is subject to a number of variations.
(5) The major collections on display in 2020-21 to 2022-23 will be the permanent galleries which will showcase our diverse Western Australian story.
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Donations
$62,910.13
$70,350.35
$58,150.25*
*The WA Museum – Perth site closed to the public in mid-2016. Major galleries were progressively closed from January 2016 which affected the donations and exhibitions admission revenue.
(2)
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Overall (all sites)
927,014
951,484
896,710
Perth
474,587
481,062
373,738 (a)
Maritime (b)
116,214
114,446
129,337
Shipwreck Galleries
110,734 (c )
87,743
132,470
Albany
97,952
127,349
128,930
Kalgoorlie
88,766
91,156
81,944
Geraldton
38,761
49,708
50,291
(a) The drop in visitation in 2015-16 can be attributed to the progressive closure of permanent galleries which occurred from January until June 2016 ahead of the New Museum development.
(b) General admission fees apply to WA Maritime Museum. All other sites offer free general admission.
(c) Shipwreck Galleries closed for 11 weeks for structural repairs which significantly impacted on visitation.
(3) The projected decrease for New Museum visitation of around 25,500 visitors from years 2020-21 to 2022-23 is expected as a result of high initial interest and attendance in the opening year.
(4) Attendance is subject to a number of variations.
(5) The major collections on display in 2020-21 to 2022-23 will be the permanent galleries which will showcase our diverse Western Australian story.
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