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We’re a social research firm for the cultural sector.
We use rigorous research & evaluation methods to shine new light on how people connect to the arts, museums, media, science, stories, ideas, creativity, and community. And how they could connect.
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The research has the capacity to be transformational for the O’Keeffe Museum. Slover Linett took the time to listen, understand our needs, and integrate their work with another consultant team… As a result, the staff is eager to develop and implement experimental programs to attract and retain new audiences. Peter and his team are not only experts in audience research; they are experienced, thoughtful, and sophisticated partners who are willing to think with my team.”
Robert A. KretFeatured Projects
Where is Folk Music Heading? A New Survey for Folk Alliance International
Slover Linett has done considerable research on classical music audiences and innovations over the years. But other kinds of music are also vital, evolving art-forms, with their own communities of creators and consumers. So we’ve been delighted...
READ MORESupporting Cultural Innovator Nina Simon’s New OF/BY/FOR ALL Movement
We are honored and excited to play a small role in a big idea emanating from Santa Cruz, California. OF/BY/FOR ALL is a new, international change network created by museum and community leader and author Nina Simon to help civic, cultural, and community...
READ MOREContinuing Our Inquiry with Two Wallace Foundation Arts Grantees About Audiences’ Connection to New, Unfamiliar Works
In 2019, we’ve been working again with Ballet Austin and the Goodman Theatre on related research questions: How do audiences decide to take the leap of attending dance or theater performances that they don’t know much about? Both organizations are...
READ MOREHow Can Science Connect to More Millennials? A Survey for the National Academy of Sciences
In 2018, the National Academy of Sciences closed its science museum in Washington, DC and announced a new program aimed at millennials, LabX. The LabX team engaged Slover Linett to conduct a groundbreaking national study of how science is perceived by...
READ MOREMapping the Future of the Arts at Cornell University
Slover Linett has long worked with museums and arts presenters based on college and university campuses. But until recently we hadn’t helped a major educational institution look at the big picture: What roles can the arts and creativity play in...
READ MORESupporting and studying a learning community of arts organizations in California
We’re excited to be entering the homestretch of one of our most rewarding and complex engagements: an ongoing evaluation and capacity-building project with the James Irvine Foundation and its fifteen grantee-partners in the New California Arts Fund (NCAF)...
READ MORENews & Notes
I have been an avid reader my entire life. I continue to be a proud member of two book clubs, where I am challenged by my fellow readers to open my mind, learn about cultures (even the ugly aspects), and evolve my thinking about what is fair...
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This summer, Cory Garfin and I had the pleasure of conducting qualitative work at a NYC museum. We observed and interviewed its visitors and found that many of the people we met were either professional artists or were connected to art as an...
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Last week I taught a half-day session on audience engagement at the Getty Leadership Institute’s NextGen program, a weeklong residency for mid-career museum professionals. I tried to call their attention to the default ideas and traditional priorities that still underlie much museum practice—and also, by contrast, to the emerging ideas and progressive priorities that have begun to reshape the field.
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This past weekend, while visiting friends in Pittsburgh, I went to a small, storefront museum called the Center for PostNatural History. We were met by the museum’s founder and Curator of PostNatural Organisms, Richard Pell, as well as a taxidermied goat....
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I’m delighted to share that we’ve welcomed Matthew Jenetopulos as Slover Linett’s new Research Coordinator. As a Research Coordinator, Matt will provide crucial support to project teams across the full range of the firm’s research and strategy...
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Cultural organizations oriented toward children, like zoos, science centers, and natural history museums, often seek to deepen engagement with families by offering adult social activities, often on weekend evenings. These activities frequently...
READ MORELatest Tweets
"University & college #museums run the gamut from those featuring contemporary #art & ancient relics used as teaching tools to world-class collections tackling groundbreaking projects." Congrats to our friends @ColbyMuseum on this mention in @nytimes: https://t.co/IvRI6KjbAf
"What makes a #cultural institution particularly likely to serve as a source of inspiration?" @michell86113013 reflects on recent research with a #museum that is seemingly serving as an oasis to both #artists & patrons alike: https://t.co/Z1LJGtodd6
This is a great example of how we can delve into the complicated process of #inclusion and build #culturalcompetency.
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“Excited that the #MassActionReadingGroup will gather an international collective of museum folks! How enriching to be reading as part of such a...
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Cultural members are important! Good read on the critical role that attracting, cultivating, and retaining #members can have on sustainability. @cdilly @SloverLinett
Crunching The Numbers - Just How Valuable Are Your Members? (DATA) - Colleen Dilenschneider
Members matter. Here's the math. It’s no secret: Membership is important for generating revenue and engaging audiences at cultural organizations...
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Need inspiration before you cast your vote? Here is Archie looking properly studious: #averygoodboy #pupsofsloverlinett
Very important research question from all of us at @SloverLinett! Our office pup, Archimedes, has been given a promotion! With it comes more pets, treats, & a title bump. Before we make it official, please help us by voting for your fav: #audienceresearch @jenbenbry
Now this is pretty great: Chicago's most visionary, community-driven #arts #philanthropy leader helping #Chicago's first female African American mayor get things rolling. Congrats and thank you @angelique1971!
Angelique Power on Twitter
“So honored to Co-Chair incoming Mayor Lightfoot's transition team. Some of the chairs include: Chicago United President Gloria Castillo and for...
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@alokjha Agreed! The press conference was moving & smart. But it has to be said that, in this ready-for-my-closeup moment, #science looked pretty much like white men (& a few white women) answering questions from white men (& a few white women). Let's point those lenses at ourselves, too.