2018-02-06 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 1 - Noosa Museum letter

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       18 December 2017

      To Whom It May Concern

       Museums & Galleries Queensland (M&G QLD) is the peak industry body for the
      museum and gallery sector in Queensland. The Company strive to ensure a
      future where museums, galleries and keeping places are relevant, accessible and
      valued by their communities.
      As part of M&G QLD’s Training and Professional Development Program, we
      deliver the Standards Review Program annually in a different region of
      Queensland. In 2017, we worked with organisations in Noosa and the Sunshine
      Coast. To their credit, the Noosa Shire Museum (Cooroora Historical Society Inc.)
      made the year-long commitment to participate in the Program.
      The Standards Review Program supports museums, galleries and other collecting
      organisations through a process of self-review and external feedback.
       Participating organisations self-assess their operations and policies against
      standards of museum practice in governance, collection management,
      conservation practices and public access and participation according to the
      National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries. The program is
      designed as a ‘health check’ with Reviewers from the industry providing
      independent assessment and advice.
      The Noosa Shire Museum holds an important collection associated with the Noosa
      region and has been a vibrant contributor to community life for over 30 years.
      The Museum plays an essential role for the community by providing access to the
      collection and associated information about the region’s rich and important
      history.
      The Standards Review Program has identified that there is room for improvement
      in the provision of adequate storage for this collection to allow for revitalising of
      displays, improved collection care, rotation of objects according to preventive
      conservation guidelines and also deaccessioning.
      M&G QLD is pleased that Noosa Shire Museum is proactively looking to improve
      care and display of the collection by acquiring the Cooroora Masonic Lodge,
      which would be used as an annexe to the current Museum building, the former
      Council Chambers in Factory St.

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