Sustainable Revenue for Museums: A Guide

Understanding revenue sources is vital for long-term sustainability of museums, historic sites, zoos, and botanic gardens. This bookdelves into strategies and tactics that over 50 museum professionals, funders, and experts use to generate and manage revenue, with immediately actionable strategies and tactics, benchmarking data, and resources.

Samantha Chmelik, Public Historian at Preston Argus, LLC, uses her background in operations management, benchmarking, and strategic planning to help cultural and history organizations implement their missions. She has worked and volunteered at libraries, museums, and non-profit organizations for two decades. She is the author of Museum Operations: A Handbook of Tools, Templates, and Models and Museum and Historic Site Management: A Case Study Approach - both published by Rowman & Littlefield.