Issue - meetings
Approval of Museum Policies Required for Accreditation
Meeting: 28/10/2024 - Russell Cotes Art Gallery and Museum Management Committee (Item 21)
21 Approval of Museum Policies Required for Accreditation 
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The Russell-Cotes is an accredited museum under the Museum Accreditation Scheme administered by Arts Council England ACE. It was last accredited in 2015 and has been invited to make an accreditation return by 1 May 2026. Accreditation sets standards for governance, collection care and users and is a requirement for much vital museum activity, such as inter-museum loans, and for grant applications.
The Museum has a suite of policies and plans that provide a framework of good practice and outline future plans. These are reviewed at least every five years. Some require sign-off by the governing body, ie the Management Committee.
The Forward Plan and Documentation Policy and Plan require formal Committee approval.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 for Approval of Museum Policies Required for Accreditation , View reasons restricted (21/2)
- Appendix 2 for Approval of Museum Policies Required for Accreditation, item 21
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Minutes:
The Museum Manager presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'D' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.
The Russell-Cotes is an accredited museum under the Museum Accreditation Scheme administered by Arts Council England ACE. It was last accredited in 2015 and has been invited to make an accreditation return by 1 May 2026. Accreditation sets standards for governance, collection care and users and is a requirement for much vital museum activity, such as inter-museum loans, and for grant applications.
The Museum has a suite of policies and plans that provide a framework of good practice and outline future plans. These are reviewed at least every five years. Some require sign-off by the governing body, ie the Management Committee.
The Forward Plan and Documentation Policy and Plan require formal Committee approval.
In response to a query raised regarding the importance of the accreditation for the Russell Cotes Museum, the Committee was advised that most funding schemes and other opportunities were only accessible to museums with star accreditation. Without this accreditation, the museum would have been unable to borrow paintings or apply for grants, which could significantly limit its resources and programs.
The Committee requested that a volunteer policy be included in the Plan.
RESOLVED that The Management Committee approves
· Transitional Business Plan 2025 -2030
Documentation Policy and Plan 2024