Museum Passes

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$35,219

Project of

Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient Type

Libraries

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2013

End Date

June 2014

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Carlton

Cook

Itasca

Koochiching

Lake

Lake of the Woods

St. Louis

Project Overview

The museum pass program offered patrons the opportunity to check out passes for admission to regional museums to learn about their rich local history and culture of our region. Museums on the pass included: Boise Fort, Chik Wauk Museum and Nature Center, Dorothy Molter, Duluth Children's Museum, Duluth Depot, Ely Winton History Center, Forest History Center, Glensheen, Hibbing Historical Society, Judy Garland, International Wolf Center, Lake County Historical Society, Minnesota Discovery Center, Minnesota Museum of Mining, Moose Lake Depot and Fire Museum, North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum, Soudan Underground Mine, Split Rock Light House, Tweed Museum of Art, and the US Hockey Hall of Fame.

Project Details

8091 attended

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$35,219

Other Funds Leveraged

$10,272

Direct expenses

$45,491

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The museum pass program offered patrons the opportunity to check out passes for admission to regional museums to learn about their rich local history and culture of our region.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Those using the Museum Passes were asked to check a box on the ticket indicating if they had visited that museum before. Of the tickets marked, 53% had never been to that particular museum before. An online survey was also available for participants to fill out. Comments from that survey included: "I liked having the ability to explore with our young children and being able to get them interested in the history of our region, without putting a strain on our budget" and " I liked being able to bring children to new experiences, explore new environments, learned a lot about trains, lumber, art, and more"

Source of Additional Funds

The following public libraries provided staff and additional promotion for the museum pass programs: Aurora, Babbitt, Baudette, Bovey, Buhl, Calumet, Carlton, Chisholm, Cloquet, Coleraine, Cook, Duluth (3 locations, Ely, Eveleth, Gilbert, Grand Marais, Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Hoyt Lakes, International Falls, Keewatin, Marble, Moose Lake, Mt. Iron, Silver Bay, Two Harbors, and Virginia libraries and approximately 16 regional newspapers.