9. What are museums & archives for?
Which kind of professional are you?
What exactly is a ācollectionā anyway?
What does success look like for you?
How can Collections Management help you get there?
+ anything else youād like to talk about!
30. We change livesā¦
We believe that museums are places of ideas and
dialogue that use collections to inspire people.
We are a democratic museum service and we believe
in the concept of social justice. We are funded by the
whole of the public and in return we strive to provide
an excellent service for the whole of the public.
We believe in the power of museums to help promote
good and active citizenship, and to act as agents of
social change.
- Mission Statement, World Museums Liverpool
32. The greatest collection representative of human cultural achievement, ancient and
modern, in the world.
A space ānot only for the ālearned and curiousā but also āfor the benefit of the general
publicā ā a centre of research and inquiry at all levels.
A collection preserved and held for the benefit of all the world, present and future, free
of charge.
A forum for the expression of many different cultural perspectives.
A place to increase understanding of the cultural connections and influences linking
Britain and the world.
A place where the UKās diverse population can explore its common inheritances.
36. Before your values come the belief in the power of
culture to help people transform their lives
37. Addressing Collections Management without connecting
it to the mission, culture and values of your organisation
is like owning a musical instrument without knowing
about music.
38. What kind of museum or archive professional are you?
40. Objects Experiences
āOur first duties are to collect,
conserve and display material
culture, to protect the
nationās treasures and to
showcase the high points of
human creativityā
Facts Narratives
41. Objects Experiences
āOur first duty is to create an
open, welcoming
environment in which people
can come and enjoy the
experience of beautiful,
inspiring thingsā
Facts Stories
42. āIt is not the objects
Objects Experiences
themselves, but the
connections between them
and the stories they can tell.
Our duty is to weave stories
and objects together to help
people understand the world
around themā
Facts Stories
43. āOur first duty is to provide an
Objects Experiences
authoritative record of the
development of the natural
and man-made world. We
must collect and preserve
type specimens and objects
based on our authoritative
and scientific knowledge.ā
Facts Narratives
45. All of these impulses (and many others) co-exist in our
organisations. We are a tribe with many faiths and perspectives.
The joyful thing about our work is that the idea of museums and
archives is broad enough to accommodate all of them.
48. What does success look like to you?
How will you know when you have got there?
49. Is success:
More visitors?
Happier visitors?
Happy directors?
Happy politicians?
More money?
More objects?
Better objects?
Richer experiences?
Lower costs?
We canāt do them allā¦.
51. The āintegratedā organisation
Making the most of collections depends on integration of all of the
functions into a common strategic aim
Visitor experience
Strategic
Objectives + People
Collections Public
Accountability
Facilities
62. The needs and expectations of the public are changing,
and the function of museums and archives is changing.
Our Collections Management has to change to continue
to serve the needs of our organisations & users.
63. āSuccessā varies between organisations, but it depends on
getting all of the different parts of the museum or
archive working together toward a common purpose.
Which is where SPECTRUM comes inā¦
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69. āStrategic Collections Managementā
Users Funders Politicians
Organisational Mission
Collecting Policy
Care Learn Develop Use
People Systems Procedures Information
70. āStrategic Collections Managementā
Users Funders Politicians
Organisational Mission
Collecting Policy
Care Learn Develop Use
People Systems Procedures Information
Evaluation & improvement
71. āStrategic Collections Managementā
Users Funders Politicians
Organisational Mission
Collecting Policy
Care Learn Develop Use
People Systems Procedures Information
Evaluation & improvement
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Open, participatory, seamlessly physical, digital, intellectual and emotional experiences for our users
72. Anatomy of Collections Management
Users Funders Politicians
Organisational Mission
Collecting Policy
Care Learn Develop Use
People Systems Procedures Information
Evaluation & improvement
Rich online and offline experiences for users
73. Anatomy of Collections Management
Collecting Policy
People Systems Procedures Information
74. Anatomy of SPECTRUM
People Procedures Information Systems
Collections & collections-related knowledge
75.
76. We have an opportunity to deliver next-generation
museum and archive services that are vibrant, exciting,
open and participatory and that inspire people to love us,
visit us, work with us and discover our collections.
Making the most of this potential depends on investing
time and effort in Collections Management today so that
we can continue to be great museums tomorrowā¦