Corinium Museum Collections Development and Human Remains policies

January 9, 2025 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Approved View on council website
Full council record
Purpose

To review the Collections Development and
Human Remains Policies of the Corinium Museum, revised to reflect
national best practice, and to consider a Cabinet member delegation
to support collections management.
Recommendation to approve the policies

Content

The purpose of the item was to
review and approve the Collections and Human Remains Policies of
the Corinium Museum, and to agree a delegation to the Cabinet
Member for Health, Culture and Visitor Experience
 
The Cabinet Member for Health,
Culture, and Visitor Experience introduced the item.
 
The recommendations were
proposed by the Councillor Hodgkinson, Cabinet Member for Health,
Culture, and Visitor Experience, and seconded by Councillor
Layton, Cabinet  Member
for Housing and Planning.
 
RESOLVED that
Cabinet:
1.   
APPROVE the Collections and Human Remains Policies
of the Corinium Museum;
2.   
DELEGATE authority to the Cabinet member for Health,
Culture, and Visitor Experience to determine accession and
deaccession requests and agree the Museum’s Forward
Plan
 
Voting Record 7 For, 0 Against,
0 Abstention

Related Meeting

Cabinet - Thursday, 9th January, 2025 6.00 pm on January 9, 2025

Supporting Documents

Approval of Museum Policies Cabinet Report.pdf
Annex A - Collections Development Policy 2024-2029.pdf
Annex B - HUMAN REMAINS POLICY 2024-2029.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date9 Jan 2025