Great Museums need good Collections Management

Great Museums need good Collections Management

Nick PooleChief Executive, Collections TrustChair, Europeana Network

• All of these slides are online at http://www.slideshare.net/nickpoole

• For more information on today’s presentation, visit http://www.collectionslink.org.uk

• Join us at our annual conference & standards meeting: http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/openculture2014

• Follow us on twitter @NickPoole1 and @Collectiontrust

Tack för inbjudan till Samlingsforum!

Tack för inbjudan till Samlingsforum!

(Hans svenska är hemsk och jag har ingen lust att förolämpa din vackra språk)

What does a ’great museum’ mean to you?

Think back to the moment you discovered you wanted to work in museums.

When you think of the reason why you work in museums, how does it make you feel?

That’s what great museums feel like to everyone

What kind of museum professional are you?

Objects Experiences

Facts Stories

Objects Experiences

Facts Narratives

“Our first duties are to collect, conserve and display material culture, to protect the nation’s treasures and to showcase the high points of human creativity”

Objects Experiences

Facts Stories

“Our first duty is to create an open, welcoming environment in which people can come and enjoy the experience of beautiful, inspiring things”

Objects Experiences

Facts Stories

“It is not the objects 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 them”

Objects Experiences

Facts Narratives

“Our first duty is to provide an 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.”

Objects Experiences

Facts Stories

Great museums use good Collections Management to bring objects, experiences, facts and stories together to create moments of wonder.

So what is ’a collection’...?

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Collections-based

Knowledge

Collections-based

Knowledge

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Collections-based

Knowledge

Collections-based

Knowledge

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

NarrativesNarratives

Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Digital AssetsDigital Assets

Collections-based

Knowledge

Collections-based

Knowledge

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

NarrativesNarratives

Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Digital AssetsDigital Assets

Collections-based

Knowledge

Collections-based

Knowledge

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

NarrativesNarratives

Physical surrogates (3D print)

Physical surrogates (3D print)

Administrative Information

Administrative Information

Digital AssetsDigital Assets

Collections-based

Knowledge

Collections-based

Knowledge

Physical Collections

Physical Collections

NarrativesNarratives

Physical surrogates (3D print)

Physical surrogates (3D print)

The nature of the material

which society trusts us to

collect, manage and care for

has changed beyond all

recognition...

The nature of the material

which society trusts us to

collect, manage and care for

has changed beyond all

recognition...

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GUIDANCEPDF/XML/PRINT+ SCHEMA

NEW IDEAS

Users Funders Politicians

Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

UseDevelopLearnCare

Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

UseDevelopLearnCare

InformationProceduresSystemsPeople

Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

UseDevelopLearnCare

InformationProceduresSystemsPeople

Evaluation & improvement

Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

UseDevelopLearnCare

InformationProceduresSystemsPeople

Evaluation & improvement

Open, participatory, seamlessly physical, digital, intellectual and emotional experiences for our users

Users Funders Politicians

Organisational Mission

Collecting Policy

UseDevelopLearnCare

InformationProceduresSystemsPeople

Evaluation & improvement

Rich online and offline experiences for users

Anatomy of Collections Management

Collecting Policy

InformationProceduresSystemsPeople

Anatomy of SPECTRUM

InformationProcedures SystemsPeople

Collections & collections-related knowledge

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Good Collections Management, as set out in SPECTRUM, is at the heart of delivering great museums.

It allows us to be open and accountable in our work, while preparing our museums for the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Stora museer behöver God samlingsforvaltning

Tack för er uppmärksamhet!

• All of these slides are online at http://www.slideshare.net/nickpoole

• For more information on today’s presentation, visit http://www.collectionslink.org.uk

• Join us at our annual conference & standards meeting: http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/openculture2014

• Follow us on twitter @NickPoole1 and @Collectiontrust