The MA Thesis makes a brief survey about one of interesting trends in museology - the interactivity. First part of the Thesis is devoted to the definition of interactivity in the relation with museums. Interactivity is understanded as a possibility for the visitors to be active and creative at the museum, to use more senses than only their eyes, the possibility to touch the exhibited objects. From all types of museums two are considered to be completely interactive or hands-on - Science Centers and Children's museums. The next part of the thesis is dedicated to the fundamental aspects of Arts Marketing and interactivity is assigned to the Product of museums as one of its aspects. An analyzis of some foreign and Czech interactive museums is also an important part of the Thesis.

Marketing has been part of everyday work in cultural institutions including museums since the end of the last century. Diploma paper is focused on the distribution (in the sense of marketing tool "Place") of museum services to the audience. The basics of museum marketing are outlined in the first theoretical part of the diploma paper. The second part is devoted to the role of distribution in museum marketing and to the analysis of new trends. This part is accompanied with the examples of best practices of everyday work of Czech and foreign museums. In the third part, the attention is focused on distribution of National Museum. First it describes its main insufficiency, afterwards it proposes the basic frame of distribution strategy for National Museum for the near future, when its main building will be closed down for reconstruction.

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The products of the cultural institutions have seen a major development in the past few decades and the supply is becoming more complex. Products and services are designed and produced with the aim of higher customers satisfaction. This thesis deals with the range of products which complement or extend the basic product of museums and galleries, that is exhibitions. The introduction is devoted to theoretical anchoring of ancillary products, its form and characteristics. The second part focuses on specific examples of ancillary products and services (museum shop, cafe and restaurant, lecturing services and educative programs). The paper also points out the deficiencies of the services provided by Czech museums and galleries and also suggests amendments necessary for further development of quality services in the cultural institutions. The final section deals with the legislative and economic aspects of ancillary services in the Czech Republic.

As Taiwanese performing arts environment changes, some performing arts groups begin to co-operate with business companies and share marketing resources aggressively. On the other hand, since National Culture and Arts Foundation has launched Performing Arts Marketing Platform project in 2006, which has promoted several platforms to co-market with business companies and to gain benefits. However, this business model has not been developed throughly. The purposes of this study are to explore the theories of co-marketing alliances; to understand the influence of the marketing platforms during co-marketing alliances as arts intermediaries; to compare four cases of co-marketing alliances; to modify the co-marketing alliances models and to conclude some suggestions for business companies and Performing Arts Marketing Platforms to improve their cooperation. This study is based on four co-marketing alliances case studies, with observation and in-deep interviews to collect research data. The study concludes that except marketing concern and brand awareness, social responsibility, which helps performing arts organizations to gain more trusts from business companies, becomes another important motivation to form alliances. These motivations affect business companies for choosing their partners, managing the alliances, and evaluating the results. Furthermore, ¡§complementary possibilities¡¨ and ¡§alliance promoters¡¨ are two advantages for Performing Arts Marketing Platforms to built relationships with business companies. Since customers¡¦ cognitions and attitude are not easy to be evaluated, business companies can only measure the outcomes of the alliances through number of consumers, advertisement impression, overall revenue and return questionnaires, which are also difficult to distinguish from normal situations. Therefore, most of the business companies prefer to evaluate the alliance by managers¡¦ subjective judgments. In order to establish a steady alliance, a business company has to familiar with the diversity of performing arts and alternative alliance models beforehand. A Performing Arts Marketing Platform has to consider the needs of business companies, performing arts organizations and itself. The study also suggests a Performing Arts Marketing Platform should increase its advantages and emphasize equal partnerships. It can connect the resource from all the performing arts organizations it helps, and enhance alliance promoter¡¦s professional ability.

This thesis is based on an action research of ¡§2006 Performing Arts Marketing Platform¡¨ in Taichung City. Combining theories with practical work to analyze the performing arts marketing channels of Taichung, the researcher tried to improve the administration skills and to exam the possibilities of accomplish the project. Within nearly 10 months of project execution, the researcher served as the project manager and helped 20 performing groups to promote their productions in Taichung City. The data were collected by using shorthand notes, self-examination, responses from performing groups, evaluation forms, interviews, working journals, proceedings of meetings, etc. The results showed that the Performing Arts Marketing Platform of Taichung City was truly practicable. It not only increased the box office of performing companies, but also received positive responses from National Culture and Art Foundation and the performing companies. The researcher comprehended how the platform operated, and what are the effective marketing channels to promote performing arts in Taichung through the work. Two suggestions were raised from this study: It is important to take care every detail and use creative mind to develop a marketing strategy. In order to maximize marketing effect, the executor should fix the strategy according to the environment changes, and adopt governmental resources efficiently. Furthermore, the government should support the project continually, extend the outcomes and minimize the ¡§gap¡¨ between two projects. We should all face the difficult positions of arts administrators and diminish the insufficient manpower. Frankly, the spirit of this project is to create a platform for people to share their resources.

The goal of the diploma thesis was to analyse the existing operation of the War Museum, its services and particular instruments of marketing mix. Based on the results of the survey and collected information about actual functioning and propagation then suggest improvements and recommendations in the field of marketing. In the theoretical part I focused on basic principles of the arts marketing and individual instruments of marketing mix, as well as marketing communication and communication mix. The practical part is focused on applying of individual instruments of marketing mix on the Complex of battlefield 1866 Chlum, specifically the War Museum. The diploma thesis contains suggestions and improvements to the War Museum and the Museum of Eastern Bohemia in promotion. The final part is devoted to the overall summary.

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The master's thesis is focused on aspects of brand building in the art and cultural heritage markets. It analyzes the understanding of cultural products, a brand and a process of building a brand in relation to institutions managing a cultural property. The thesis examines the phenomena and circumstances related to basic artistic products brand creation and their relation to cultural institutions' branding processes. Based on practical examples, it provides a comprehensible methodology of brand evaluation, brand identity, brand image and potential strengths and weaknesses of the brand. Specific situations and strategies based on proposed methodology are presented using examples from significant institutions. The thesis introduces a systematic approach to brand building in culture and provides recommendations for cultural institutions management.