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A National Collections Development Strategy for Scotland�s Museums

Launched in October 2006, this 3-year strategy and action plan is the result of extensive research and consultation with museums, SMC�s key partners and stakeholders. The process was overseen by an expert advisory panel drawn from Scottish and UK organisations.

This strategy has 3 goals:

To promote Scotland�s diverse museum collections and their potential as community and cultural resources at local and national level.

To support museum staff to develop and sustain collections confidently, openly and effectively.

To encourage museums to provide increased and innovative opportunities for users to truly engage with collections.

In addressing these goals, the following priorities have been established: 

Key Priorities:

• Engaging People recognises the importance of understanding and involving a broad range of users in both public programmes and core collections activity.
• Improving Knowledge suggests that acquiring, growing, sharing and retaining information about collections is vital if they are to be used to their full potential.
• Shaping Collections explores the policies, practices and people needed to develop collections, ensuring they can evolve and remain relevant.

Underpinning Priorities:

• Supporting Stewardship encourages a planned approach in all areas of collections care and wider adherence to published standards in order to raise the profile of this work.
• Working Together promotes mainstreaming of collaborative activity: sharing collections knowledge, resources and experience through partnership.

To download the strategy and accompanying action plan, see A National Collections Development Strategy for Scotland�s Museums.

To request a hard copy of the collections development strategy, telephone 0131 550 4100 or e-mail [email protected]

To discuss how you might adapt this or produce your own collections development strategy, please contact SMC Collections Development Manager Gillian Findlay.
T: 0131 550 4126
E: [email protected]

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