Successful venue hire and corporate hospitality

Authors: Tim Bryan and Gary Hall

With amazing collections, often housed in stunning historic buildings, museums are in a unique position to not only generate much-needed income but also to increase the value and importance of their venues by using them for meetings, conferences, functions, weddings and events. Many museums are already very well-known and successful in what is a highly competitive market. This guide is, however, aimed at those just beginning to develop this business area and those who offer such a services but want to grow it further.

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