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    The document discusses the relationship between a museum's mission statement, collection policies, and storage. It states that a museum's mission and policies should guide what is collected and how items are stored. The storage should only contain collection objects that are documented and numbered, while non-collection items should be removed. Careful planning and updated policies are needed to manage a collection and storage appropriately.

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    COLLECTIONS AND MUSEUM

    STORAGE
    Natalija osi
    Central Institute for Conservation in Belgrade

    RE-ORG SEE workshop, 15-25 October 2014, Belgrade

    Museum and storages

    Museum as the non profit organization- collects, conserve,


    research and exhibit

    Storage heart of the museum

    Housing the museum collection that is not on the display

    Management- mission statement

    Museum mission statement


    A written statement of the purpose, scope, uses, desired
    outcomes/impact of the museum, its activities, and its collection.
    How this reflects to storage?

    Without clearly formulated, up-todate mission statement and policies,


    there may be confusion about what
    the museum does, what it collects and
    how storage is connected to this.

    Management- collections management policy

    Policies- important part of museum management

    Defines the scope of museum collection

    Defines framework of storage function

    Management- collections management


    policy
    A collections management policy is a set of policies that address
    various aspects of collections management, in this particular case
    regarding storage they regulate access, function, use etc.
    All activities related to the administration of a collection, from
    acquisition to disposal (documentation, digitization, handling, loans,
    de-accessioning and disposal).
    This policy defines the scope of a museums collection and how the
    museum cares for and makes collections available to the public. A
    collections management policy also explains the roles of the parties
    responsible for managing the museums collections.

    Storage and mission statement- brothers in arms


    Museum collecting according to mission statement will
    directly influence on:

    Types of objects
    Material
    Dimensions
    Origin
    Specific condition
    Specific conservation requirements

    Message- why do we keep objects

    Aesthetic message
    Technical or historical

    Scientific or technical or aesthetic

    Message, storage and mission

    Determines significance of an object


    Defines subcategories of collection
    Position in the storage

    Object message may surpass other


    messages in an object which can
    determine our judgment on the
    significance. Also, different types of
    heritage- e.g. living vs.
    contemporary design collections,
    may have diverse impact on
    professional decision about object
    importance. Therefore, message/s
    of the collection are constantly
    overlapping and changing their
    level of importance. So message
    that will be selected and identified
    as noteworthy depends on the
    museum mission statement and
    what museum wants to collect and
    which message to transfer.

    Message- object usage


    What defines museum object?

    Private or personal collections

    Museum collections

    Accession number

    Canadian Museum of Nature


    http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/

    Mission-collection-message
    Collection represents a series of objects which have
    the common message

    Museum collection- criteria


    To constitute a real collection, these sets of objects must
    form a (relatively) coherent and meaningful
    whole.
    There is no predefined universal criteria, just guidelines
    In line with museum mission and collection policies
    General aspects to consider - historical significance, authenticity

    price, physical condition, durability, rarity, display value and research


    value

    Collection

    A grouping of objects or items held in title by the


    collecting organization

    Several individual collections

    May include the building itself or the site

    What do find in storage

    Objects that are part of the collection placed in the


    storage
    Objects from other collections, not belonging to the
    particular storage
    Non collection items- old publications, boxes,
    exhibition paraphernalia, curator personal
    belongings etc.

    What do find in storage

    What do find in storage

    Collection
    Non collection
    exhibition

    equipment

    garbage

    Gray area

    other collections
    soon to be collection
    study collections
    copies and replicas

    Study collections, copies and replicas


    Study collections as well copies and replicas fall into
    special category of museum possessions.
    Consequently, their use and placement should be
    reviewed corresponding to museum mission as well
    to the purpose and value of those objects (e.g.
    documentary value of copy or replacing vanishing
    original), since number of those object can increase
    over years. So if there is no clear policy for
    management of these categories, eventually this
    could lead to overcrowding problem.

    What SHOULD we find in storage

    STORAGE

    COLLECTION

    What to take in account

    Space for the collection


    Space for the new acquisitions
    Space for the objects from the exhibition space

    Requirements

    Collection management

    person in charge
    adapted and updated policies
    documentation

    Location to take out and where to place non


    collection

    Summary

    Clear mission statement


    Up to date collection policies
    Museum object is an object with the NUMBER
    Storage holds only COLLECTION
    Non collection items has to be taken out
    Always plan in advance

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