The Visitor Studies Group: Championing excellent visitor experiences
The Visitor Studies Group is managed by a committee whose role is to: set the strategic direction for the Group oversee the annual programme of activities represent the Group professionally at conferences and workshops encourage partnership working with like-minded organisations within the UK and from overseas meet four times a year to ensure the needs… More
CALL FOR PROPOSALS VISITOR STUDIES GROUP VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2021: Methods in the Madness: looking back to move Visitor Studies forward 10, 11, 13, 19 and 20 May 2021, timings TBC What methods have you used in the madness of the last year? The Visitor Studies Group is looking for papers for their Virtual Events Series… More
VISITOR STUDIES GROUP ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT Fixed annual fee of £5000 pro-rata, with separate expenses. This is a freelance appointment and can be based anywhere in the United Kingdom A description of the role and the person specification can be found here: VSG Admin Job Advert . To apply for this position, please send a CV and covering letter outlining… More
Who are VSG? The Visitor Studies Group is a volunteer-run membership organisation that aims to promote dialogue, facilitate debate and provide high quality training to support the professional development of those working in or engaging with audience research, evaluation, audience development, learning, community engagement and more in the cultural sector. What is the mentorship programme?… More
Tea with VSG Tuesday, 2nd June 2020, 3-4pm via Zoom Join us for an informal hour of conversation over tea/coffee. We will be discussing as a group burning questions about the current situation and visitor studies more generally as well as provide support and direction to participants. We will also be listening to your needs… More
The VSG conference ‘ Co-Creating the Future: Participation and the Role of Visitor Studies ’ is coming up quickly! To get into the spirit of the conference, the VSG committee are hosting an informal pub gathering a few weeks in advance of the conference. This will give us the chance to start thinking about participation – and to catch up over a drink… We’ll also… More
Today, we are delighted to release the VSG Conference 2020 Programme ! This year’s annual conference, Co-Creating the Future: Participation and the Role of Visitor Studies will take place 5 & 6th March 2020 at the Museum of London. Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite and there is a 10% early bird offer available until Friday 24th January (enter… More
We are delighted to open our 2020 conference for booking. Co-Creating the Future: Participation and the Role of Visitor Studies will take place 5 & 6th March 2020 at the Museum of London. Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite . Over two days, we will explore, interrogate and understand how emerging research and evaluation around participatory… More
Each year the Visitor Studies Group offers one bursary to support one person to attend our annual conference. This year we are offering one full (two-day) ticket for the conference plus £100 towards travel and accommodation. We are welcoming applications now. To apply, we ask that you send us one or two paragraphs demonstrating why… More
We are delighted to announce the call for papers for our annual conference 2020. The topic of our 2020 conference is Co-Creating the Future: Participation and the Role of Visitor Studies. The conference will take place at the Museum of London, March 5th & 6th, 2020. Over these two days, we will explore, interrogate… More
As part of the VSG 2018 Conference, ‘Big Data, Big Opportunities’, delegates were invited to contribute ideas to a ‘Big Data Toolkit’. We have compiled notes collected from the conference into the toolkit, which we are sharing with VSG members. This includes examples of ‘big’ and ‘bigger’ data used in the sector, examples of ‘big… More
*** The deadline for this bursary has been extended to Friday 25th January*** At VSG we always like to support the visitor studies community where we can, and we are pleased to once again offer a conference bursary, which will cover the cost of one person to attend the conference for both days. To apply… More
We are delighted to announce the programme for the Visitor Studies Group conference 2019. VSG Conference 2019 Programme “Visitor studies: reflecting the wider world, advocating for change?” will take place March 7th and 8th, 2019, National Gallery, London. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite . Use discount code ERLYBRD at checkout by 18th January for 10% off.
We are offering an earlybird discount of 10% on all of our conference tickets until Friday 18th January 2019. ***Book via Eventbrite and use discount code ERLYBRD*** “Visitor studies: reflecting the wider world, advocating for change?” will take place March 7th and 8th, 2019, at the National Gallery, London
Tickets for the Visitor Studies Group conference, 2019, have been released. Book via Eventbrite . ***Use discount code ERLYBRD for 10% off before 18th January.*** “Visitor studies: reflecting the wider world, advocating for change?” March 7th and 8th, 2019, National Gallery, London As visitor studies practitioners seeking to understand the broad identities of our visitors, how can… More
In honour of Alison James, a keen supporter of professional development in the museum sector, a bursary of £500 is offered by VSG annually. We are delighted to open applications for this year’s award. Please find further details and the application form on our bursary page . The deadline is 11th January 2019.
Please join us on Tuesday 11th September at the Somers Town Coffee House from 6.30-8pm for networking drinks. Meet members of the committee and other audience researchers to discuss the latest happenings in the world of visitor studies as well as ideas for #VSGConf19’s call for papers . If you are planning on attending, please email: m.hobson@nhm.ac.uk so we can… More
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.
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
We are excited to announce the theme for our 2018 annual conference and issue our call for papers . The theme will be: ‘Big data, big opportunities?’ 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… More
VSG Member and recent member consultation As a membership group which advocates for audience research, the VSG Committee thought it was time for us to conduct some research of our own to find out what our members and recent members think. In this short survey we invite you to tell us honestly where we… More
*** UPDATE – this call has now closed. Thank you to all who expressed interest. We are looking forward to having new representative on board very soon. *** We are looking to recruit one Member and two Helpers to our committee . Are you passionate about visitor studies and audience research? Would you like to help… More
Applications for the 2017 Alison James Professional Development Bursary are now open. In 2017 the VSG annual bursary will provide financial assistance to those in the early stages of their career to provide support and encouragement in their professional development. The closing date for applications this year is Monday 8 May 2017. Applicants will be expected… More