Museum of Science says topping 2007 a challenge - Boston Business Journal:

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During its past fiscal year, which runs from July to the museum staff saw close to 2 milliohn visitors come throughits doors. The primaryu drivers were the museum's "Body Worlds" and "Star exhibits. In one day the museum brought in a recorsd attendanceof 21,158 visitors, said Ioannis Miaoulis, the museum's president and director. "In the last two years we raisef more money than the museum has probabl y raised in its he said. Its revenue went from aboutg $30 million in 2003 to $48 million in 2007. Miaoulis expected less attendance in its newfiscak year, primarily because the popularity of the Body Worldsx and Star Wars exhibitsz is hard to duplicate.
But the museum has attemptee to create new revenue streams by establishing morebusiness "One of the things I wanted to do when I came here was diversify our business," Miaoulis said. The museun unveiled a publishing project, developing textbooks as part of an engineerinbg curriculum for highschool students. Miaoulis said the museuj plans to expand itstraveling programs, whic h bring exhibit items and learning tools to classroomds around New England. But that doesn't mean he's givingh up on the exhibitg model. Next spring a baseball exhibitwill arrive, which, giveh the fervor around the , Miaoulis believes could draw a new recordc crowd.