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Economics Research Associates has assisted leading museums and cultural institutions to understand their audiences and reach sound business decisions. We provide detailed analysis and strategic advice tailored to the individual needs and capabilities of each of our institutions. While ERA has been a key part of many high-profile museum building and expansion projects throughout the world, we just as often work with regional and community scale institutions.

Representative Clients & Projects


Services


History Museums

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield

The Henry Ford, Dearborn

Mystic Seaport, Connecticut

Autry National Center, Los Angeles

18th and Vine Museums, Kansas City

Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City

Royal Armouries Museum, UK


Natural History Museums

American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center, New York City

Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center,  Virginia Beach

California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson


Demand Analysis

Financial and Market Feasibility

Earned Revenue Strategies

Business and Operating Plans

Strategic and Master Planning

Program Development

Economic Impact Analysis

Adaptive Reuse & Historic Preservation

Real Estate and Location Analysis


Science & Children's Museums

Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

California Science Center, Los Angeles

Boston Children's Museum

Exploratorium, San Francisco

Detroit Science Center

Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium

Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga




Art Museums

The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin

Cleveland Museum of Art

Carnegie Art Museum, Los Angeles

North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh




Heritage Areas & Memorials

Museums and Memorial Master Plan, Washington, DC

World Trade Center Memorial & Memorial Museum, New York City

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, Virginia

Hadrian's Wall, UK

Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage

National Oil Heritage Region, Pennsylvania

Dover Castle, UK




Specialty Museums

International Spy Museum, Washington, DC

National Center for Latino Arts and Culture, San Antonio

RAF Museum, Hendon, UK

National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton

Tate St. Ives, UK

Newseum, Washington, DC

Kennedy Space Center, Florida

National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico