Emil Milewski

PPS 2669589Q

Irish Cultural and heritage

The Kennedy Homestead

Date of visit: 12 December 2013

EXTERNAL

Relationship to surrounding areaSite is situated in small village surrounded by fields and grass

Sign-postingThere is many signs on the way, because road is very narrow and it’s hard to find it

Car parkingBeside site is large parking for around 50 cars or buses

BUILDING

Has it been restoredThe Museum of Kennedy family is situated on restored and special prepared small farm

Quality of conservation/restorationThere wasn’t any conservation or restoration

Is it architecturally designed?No, because it is just farm looks like others beside

What is its relationship to other buildings or general environment?There are no other buildings close to farm

What is historical/ heritage/ cultural significance site?It is historical significance site.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Reception/entrance areaReception is situated in newly built building there is small shops with souvenirs and books.

Pricing (adult, student, groups)

Adults: €7.50

Seniors: €6.50

Students: €5.00

Family (2 adults plus 3 Children): €20.00

Internal sign-postingThere wasn’t any internal sign posting

Access for mobility impaired/wheelchair user

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There is no problem with access for mobility impaired/wheelchair user because farm is small and exposition is situated in 2 small building with just 1 floor

Health & safetyIt is safe for visitors

Visitor flowSite was open in 2013 and tours is very short so I think there is not too many visitors during the year.

FACILITIES

ToiletsThere are toilets inside

Café, restaurant, museum shopThere is just small shop with books and gifts beside reception desk.

Craftshop/bookshopYou can find here good choice of books about John Kennedy and his family

Additional amenitiesThere wasn’t any

INTERPRETATION

Range of interetative literature (booklets, guidebook, maps)There is good range of books, no free leaflets

Exhibition (visuals, displays, story boards, models, artifacts)Exhibition wasn’t very rich. Most contains John Kennedy personal thing

Sound and lightingThere wasn’t any

Tour guide (quality of presentation, knowledge)The Tour was short, around 15 minutes. Quality of presentation stands on not very high level. She didn’t said about many details, just overall story of the place.

Audio-visual display (seating capacity, slides, DVD)There wasn’t any

LanguagesIrish and English

MARKETING

WebsiteThe Kennedy Homestead ship has own website http://www.kennedyhomestead.ie/

Market mix (local, national, international)There is mostly national market mix

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Promotions and special eventsThere is special event on the John Kennedy birthday (29 May 1917)

MANAGEMENT PROFILE

Is it a public or private facility?It is a private facility

How many people are employed? (full-time, part-time)4-5 for full time

Does the enterprise have a commercial or heritage purposeThe Kennedy homested has heritage purpose

BIBLOGRAPHY

http://www.kennedyhomestead.ie

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