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Issue - meetings
Collections Report
Meeting: 09/09/2019 - Museum Committee (Item 5)
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Minutes:
The Museum and Cultural Development Manager presented a report to update the committee on collections care, access, acquisitions, loans and objects being considered for rationalisation.
Collections care work has been slowed by the staff changeover. However, a number of improvements have been made to the organisation of the Local Studies Room including the addition of more bookcases. 25 taxidermy specimens have been cleaned, photographed and been entered on to the Modes collection database as part of the preparations for Wunderkammer: Hastings Curiosities. The World Culture’s spears and weapons collections of around 60 items have been repacked, stored and documented – improving their general condition by replacing their packaging with conservation standard inert materials.
A new Integrated Pest Management system has been implemented across the museum. This allows us to track environmental conditions through the presence of pests.
Since March the curators have received 66 enquires related to the collections and the Local Studies Room has continued to welcome a steady stream of researchers.
The Museum and Cultural Development Manager updated the committee on a number of objects identified for rationalisation. The objects were identified in line with the Collections Development Policy, contained within the Collections Management Framework.
The committee discussed the items identified for rationalisation and suggested other museums which may be interested in adding them to their collection. The Museum and Cultural Development Manager thanked the committee for their advice.
In response to a question regarding the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War the Museum and Cultural Development Manager confirmed that there will be discussions regarding this over the coming weeks.
RESOLVED (unanimously):
To accept this report and recommend approval by Cabinet.
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