The Visitor Studies Group: Championing excellent visitor experiences
The latest news and upcoming events from The Visitor Studies Group (VSG)
To find out more or make a booking please see the events posted below.
We are delighted to open up submissions for our 2019 conference: “Visitor studies: reflecting the wider world, advocating for change?” Taking place March 7th and 8th at the National Gallery London, we are looking for sessions that explore, interrogate and understand how emerging trends – especially those borne from audience research both within and outside the… More
We are currently brainstorming themes for our next annual conference and we’d love to hear from you. Tweet @visitorstudies or email admin@visitors.org with any potential themes.
Presentations from our conference held March 8th & 9th, 2018, Natural History Museum, London.… More
This year’s VSG Conference, ‘Big data, big opportunities?’ took place March 8th and 9th in London’s Natural History Museum. Our bursary recipient, Elena Trimarchi, reflects on a busy two days: The theme of this year’s conference was Big Data. One of the things that most struck me was the variety of the speakers’ backgrounds:… More
We are delighted to have two fantastic keynote speakers joining us at our annual conference in March 2018. Angie Judge, Chief Executive of Dexibit , market leaders in musedata will discuss the opportunities big data offers for the cultural sector. Presenting provocations and insights from an international perspective, we will hear what that sector can gain from using… More
Tickets for our annual conference will go on sale on Monday 27th November. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘ Big data, big opportunities? ’. It will be held in the Natural History Museum on March 8th and 9th, 2018. We are excited to have speakers from the cultural sector and beyond, who will share their experiences of working with big… More
We have opened applications to two bursaries that we will be offering in 2018. The Alison James Professional Development Bursary is open to students and early career professionals. It provides funds of up to £500 to cover travel, conference registration fees or other related expenses that will further careers or research within visitor studies. The deadline for applications is Thursday… More
Training event, Inverness, 19th March 2018 The Visitor Studies Group has partnered with GEM to offer ‘The Visitor Studies Survival Kit’ to be held in Inverness next year. Presenting an overview of qualitative and quantitative research techniques that can be delivered on limited budgets with limited resources, this event will give GEM and Visitor Studies Group members… More
***Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite .*** The full programme is available for download here: VSG Conference 2018 Programme . In visitor studies, we are constantly striving to respond to an ever-changing socio-political landscape. We are frequently tasked with helping our organisations understand and support evidence-informed decision making, in response to these often complex areas. As populations and communities… More
Training events in Scotland in October ***Please note that due to low uptake we have been unable to proceed with the workshop scheduled for 16th October*** The Visitor Studies Group has partnered with GEM to offer two training events in Scotland, ‘The Visitor Studies Survival Kit’. Presenting an overview of qualitative and quantitative research techniques… More