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Social History Collection Disposals

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1        SOCIAL HISTORY COLLECTION DISPOSALS - The Director: Learning, Skills and Culture submitted a report seeking approval to dispose of 753 items from the Social History Collection, appendix 1 refers, in line with the agreed North Lincolnshire Museums Collections Development Policy.

 

The North Lincolnshire Museums had a social history collection of around 43,000 objects.  Collecting started in 1909 when Scunthorpe Museum was originally founded.  It had then merged this collection with the Baysgarth Museum collection in 1996.

 

The Museums Association was requesting museums to reassess their collections and how they use them.  This was part of a drive to make collections more relevant and useable.  This involved putting more objects on display and transferring objects no longer required to other museums.

 

The report explained that a comprehensive assessment of the collection had been carried out in accordance with the North Lincolnshire Museums Collections Development Policy and the Museums Association Code of Ethics.

 

Resolved – (a) That the report be noted, and (b) that the disposal of the items listed in appendix 1 in line with the Museum Service’s Collections Development Policy and the Museums Association’s Code of Ethics be approved.