Issue - meetings

To consider the Saffron Walden Museum Collections Development Policy 2020-2025.

RESOLVED to:

1)    approve the Collections Development Policy as appended to the report;

2)    write a letter of thanks to the Museum Society.

The Portfolio Holder – Education and Libraries; Culture and Heritage gave a summary of the report, which explained the Accreditation Scheme for Museums and Galleries and the review procedures, and listed policy documents with a timetable for submission via the Museum Management Working Group to Cabinet for approval between September 2019 and April 2020. This began with the Collections Development Policy 2020-25 which accompanied the report.

The Portfolio Holder – Education and Libraries; Culture and Heritage proposed that a letter of thanks be sent to the Museum Society for its work.

Members commended the work of the Museum.

RESOLVED to:

1)    approve the Collections Development Policy as appended to the report;

2)    write a letter of thanks to the Museum Society.

To consider the Saffron Walden Museum Collections Development Policy 2020-2025

The Museum Curator presented the Collections Development Policy 2020-2025.  The document format and wording was dictated by the Arts Council and the document as a result was fairly lengthy.

The Chair of the Museum Society advised that the Board had approved the Policy.  It would be going to Cabinet for the 5^th September.

The Museum Curator advised that the changes to the previous policy were minimal.

In response to a question from the Chair the Curator advised that this was the document that was referred to when the Museum was offered items, it was important to note that the Museum didn’t simply collect for display.