-
Issue - meetings
Museum Update Report
Meeting: 09/09/2019 - Museum Committee (Item 4)
4 Museum Update Report PDF 180 KB
Minutes:
The Museum and Cultural Development Manager presented a report to update the Committee on the museum’s work since the last formal meeting.
The museum enjoyed a good first quarter in 2019. The Easter Holiday period was very busy, with the ‘Chick Trail’ proving especially popular with families. The LEGO® events over the summer have been extremely popular. The bookable events, LEGO® Museum Minis and LEGO® Makers, were all fully booked and additional sessions were added because of the demand. The LEGO® Explorers Trail has been extremely well received by families.
The museum has been shortlisted for two national awards this year. The first shortlisting was by Kids in Museums for their Family Friendly Museum Award 2019 in the small museum category; the second award is from Days Out With The Kids for their 2019 Family Favourites Award for Best Educational Day Out in London & South East.
In addition to the shortlisting, the museum has continued to perform well on review sites. This year the museum received a ‘Hall of Fame’ certificate from TripAdvisor for being a top attraction for the past five years.
The Museums Association has added an excursion to Hastings to their Annual Conference programme. The visit includes time at the museum to see the work that has been happening at the museum over the past year. This is good recognition from within the museum sector and a sign that the museum’s profile is rising.
The Museum and Cultural Development Manager confirmed that the museum had achieved the annual target for school engagement and reached every school in the borough this year.
In response to a question regarding the recruitment of volunteers the Museum and Cultural Development Manager confirmed that volunteers are recruited in line with the recruitment policy agreed at the last committee meeting.
The Chair asked that a press release be produced celebrating the increase in visitor numbers and school engagement.
RESOLVED (unanimously):
To accept this report and recommend approval by Cabinet.
-
My council
Contact
Got a question about democratic services?
Content
The content on this page is the responsibility of our Democratic Services team.