Joining the EVRSIG allows you to:

• keep up-to-date with current events in the field;

• keep in touch with latest practices and principles in evaluation and visitor research;

• receive a free copy of the EVRSIG Bulletin, containing the latest information about visitor research, 'how to' tips and details of upcoming events.
  

How to join
To join the EVRSIG, you must be a member of Museums Australia. The EVRSIG fee is $15.00 per year in addition to the yearly Museums Australia membership fee. More information and application forms are on the Museums Australia website.
 

History
Expressions of interest for the formation of a Special Interest Group focused on evaluation and visitor research were first canvassed at the 1994 Museums Australia conference in Fremantle. Further discussion followed at the Evaluation and Visitor Research Conference held at the Powerhouse Museum in March, 1995. Later that year, at the Museums Australia conference in Brisbane, an interim committee was formed to establish the EVRSIG. The following aims were identified:

1. The need to identify evaluation and visitor research as a part of the practice of the new museology

2. The need for a professional forum within Museums Australia through which developments in theory, methodology and findings can be shared and standards of best practice established

3. The need to recognise the role that the visitor has as a co-collaborator in the joint interpretation of culture.

Since then, the EVRSIG has grown to be one of the most active within Museums Australia, conducting workshops, professional development activities, conference sessions, and undertaking a series of special projects to address significant industry issues.