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Register now to be part of this new initiative designed to help your museum and the work you do...
The new Museums
Standards Program is designed to assist Tasmanian museums aim for best practice
in management, build a significant collection and connect with their community
and visitors. The program is based on
the National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries and offers
resources, fresh ideas and a framework of goals to aim for. Arts
Tasmania’s Museum Standards Program is an opportunity to look at how Tasmanian
museums work and to provide an opportunity inspired by the best ideas from some
of the finest minds in the Australian museums sector. It is also a great chance
for our museums and collections to consider what they would like to achieve in
the future.
Museum staff and
volunteers are able work on the self-assessed program at their own pace with
Arts Tasmania’s Roving Curators available to offer support, advice and
assistance with projects that work towards completion of the program. The
successes of participating museums will be promoted in Arts Tasmania
newsletters and associated media. There will be two
intakes in the next 12 months, Tasmanian museums interested in participating in
the pilot program can find more information and register their interest here: www.arts.tas.gov.au/msp
The first
registration period is open now and closes on Friday, 9 December 2016.
A
second registration period will open in April and close in May 2017.Register your interest
Registration is
made using the Arts Tasmania online application form. You will need to
register an account or login with an existing account before being able to open
the online form. 2016-17
Museum Standards Program Registration .
You are also
welcome to contact the Roving Curators to discuss your registration in advance.
Please phone 6165 6666 or email info@arts.tas.gov.au.
For more about the
program including eligibility criteria see the Arts
Tasmania page.
