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The East Hampton Historical Society and the East Hampton Town Marine Museum are planning an exhibition refresh to create an immersive, exciting exhibition experience that will leave a lasting impression and encourage frequent, repeat visits.  A related goal is to increase attendance while reaching a broader, more diverse audience of all ages and backgrounds while incorporating best practices in museum education and experience design.

At this early phase of planning, we are interested in your thoughts, in order to design an experience with broad appeal, fascinating stories, and accessibility.

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* 1. If you were to plan a visit to the refreshed Marine Museum, who would you be likely to visit it with?

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* 2. What is your age?

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* 3. What is the age of the one person you are most likely to visit the Marine Museum with?

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* 4. How can the Marine Museum become more widely attended by a broader audience?
Please rank your answers 1-6; 1 being your FIRST choice.

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* 5. In order to create access to a more diverse audience and increase attendance at the museum, which of these ideas do you feel could/should be implemented and offered monthly or annually?
Please rank your answers 1-6; 1 being your FIRST choice.

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* 6. During focus group conversations, participants were asked to share what stories they were most interested in seeing at the Marine Museum.  Some of what we heard is listed below.  Please help us narrow our focus and rank these stories in order of preference. Please rank your choice 1-8. 1 being your FIRST choice.

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* 7. If the interpretive text and copy inside the Marine Museum is presented in a language in addition to English, what is the second language you would most like to see?

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* 8. It is likely that one of the new exhibit spaces in the refreshed Marine Museum will be a  “kids” gallery.  Below are a few vignettes of what it could look like. What kind of rating would you give this idea?  A 5-Star Rating is the Top.

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* 9. As plans are laid for an exhibition refresh at the Marine Museum, how can  the Marine Museum encourage your repeat visitation? Maybe even get you back a couple of times a year? Please rank your answers, 1-5; 1 being your FIRST choice.

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* 10. A carry-about card given to you with your admission ticket can trigger exhibits when you approach them.  In turn, the exhibits might tell stories based on the lens through which you choose to view the exhibit gallery. These lenses could include: a fisherman preparing for a hurricane in 1938, a young girl fishing, an Indigenous fisherman--the possibilities are endless!  Imagine that you trigger an exhibit with a card you carry, like "Stories of the Sea," pictured below. Would you like an experience tailored to the profile you chose?

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* 11. One exhibit might look something like the drawing below. It would allow people to "go out to sea" while hearing fisherman at work, look at live fish, and experience weather and seasons with projections that wrap the space. What is your reaction to this idea? A 5-Star Rating is the highest level of support.

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* 12. Shipwrecks are a story that has long been told at the Marine Museum. A new experience could be designed to include objects, artifacts, and oral histories, all set in a highly experiential, "underwater" walk-through with some live fish and specialty lighting and projections. What is your reaction to this idea? A 5-Star Rating is the highest level of support.

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* 13. Oral histories are a big part of the Marine Museum's collection. One exhibit idea is to develop a space to walk amongst these stories which are metaphorically connected by fishing rope. Each would play when triggered by a guest. What is your reaction to this idea? A 5-Star Rating is the highest level of support.

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* 14. The marine environment has supported people of Long Island for centuries. What is your feeling about including small tanks, with some of the species that are/were fished for, in an experiential setting like shown below? Interpretation can relate to the marine ecology, fishing techniques for the species, or even how the species are used in traditional Bonac specialties like clam chowder or blue crabs. What is your reaction to this idea? A 5-Star Rating is the highest level of support.

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* 15. What is your perception of the Marine Museum as it is today; is it inclusive, interesting, reaching a diverse audience, or exciting?

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* 16. How would you like to see the Museum described after a refresh?

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* 17. Today, gender and racial equity in museums is an important topic. How can a refreshed Marine Museum that tells stories largely about white men, tackle this?

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* 18. What museums do you go to and what draws you there?

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