ANGUS MUSEUMS REVIEW January 2010

MISSION STATEMENT “Angus Museums will inspire understanding and appreciation of our cultural values, heritage and environment, using collections to tell our story and prepare us for the future.” (ref. Museums forward Plan 1096/07)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Links to National and Local Outcomes Museums in Angus are well placed to assist the people of Angus to achieve Scottish Government National Outcomes. There are straightforward links to 6 of the 13 of these as set out in Angus Council’s Single Outcome Agreement. These are included in Appendix A.

Museums may have a role in interpreting and disseminating information on many of the other National Outcomes

Management The Departmental reporting structure for museums is included as Appendix B

Staffing A staffing chart for Angus museums is included as Appendix C

Historically, Angus Museums have had a low number of professionally qualified staff for the number of museums and galleries operated and the range of activities undertaken by the museums.

There are no qualified Museums Education and Outreach staff. The recent Regional Development Challenge Fund ‘Tayside Museums Learning and Access Partnership project established that there is a proven demand for the activities such staff carry out. We are undertaking a staffing review within Cultural Services which will address this.

Additionally, the review has identified the need for staff to address both community issues and the need to upgrade our museum displays to encourage heritage tourism and bring more visitors to Angus.

Volunteers Museums Galleries (MGS) note that,

‘The role of volunteers is without doubt of extreme importance to the delivery of services within the museums sector’ and that

People volunteer in museums to:-

 gain experience for employment/entry into the museum sector  get involved in their local community by preserving and promoting local heritage  to make use of existing skills and knowledge  gain confidence, new skills and new experiences  meet and socialise with other people

Angus Museums has worked with volunteers and in order to continue to do so effectively, we will formulate and implement a Museum Volunteer policy and procedures in line with the Angus Council Volunteering Strategy.

In considering how the communities Angus Museums serve are most likely to benefit from the involvement of volunteers, we will explore possibilities for new ways of working with the Friends of Brechin Town House Museum to provide the maximum mutual benefit prior to the reopening of the Museum in Spring/Summer 2010. Lessons learned from this process will inform the production of the museums volunteer policy and the future roll out of procedures and volunteer involvement to our other museums and galleries

In order that the quality of service be maintained and that the quality of the experience is maximised for each volunteer, it is essential that there is adequate supervision, training and guidance/mentoring by museum staff. It should be recognised that capacity to provide support, training and supervision will be constrained by current staffing levels and competencies.

There is no doubt that the properly facilitated and managed use of volunteers can significantly improve the service museums provide and the quality of visitor experience. However, volunteers are not a substitute for professionally qualified museum staff and it is important to recognise the strengths of both.

Friends of Museums

There are currently Friends groups for:  The William Lamb Studio  Brechin Town House Museum  Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum

As work progresses towards refurbishment and redevelopment projects in Angus museums, we will investigate the formation of Friends groups for Signal Tower Museum and Forfar Museum and Art Gallery.

Montrose Museum was founded by and based upon the collections of the Montrose Natural History and Antiquarian Society (MNHAS). The Society still exists and supports the activities of the Museum through its programme of talks and lectures. We will explore the possibilities of strengthening existing links, by forming an active Friends group associated with MNHAS and the Friends of William Lamb Studio (FOWLS).

We do not consider it necessary to amend the current arrangement we have had since 2007 with the Friends of the William Lamb Studio when we added the Chair and Secretary of the Friends to the Lamb Advisory Committee. This has brought them into the management of the Studio and we have found this to be very successful.

We will discuss this Advisory Committee model with the Friends of both Brechin Town House Museum and Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum, and will consider rolling out the model to museums in Montrose, Forfar and .

Elected Members and representatives from the community would also be invited to join these advisory committees.

Development

Redevelopment and refurbishment of Museums and Galleries

With the exception of Brechin Town House Museum, which is currently undergoing complete refurbishment and redisplay, there has been no significant refurbishment of any of Angus Council’s Museums in recent years. The most recent developments were as follows:  1981  Signal Tower Museum 1990  Forfar Museum 1996  Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens 2002

This coupled with cumulative effects of underinvestment in maintenance of buildings and plant does not provide adequate conditions to provide the facilities expected of a museum service for the 21st century.

However, this does provide an unprecedented opportunity to review and consider the development of the Museums Service as a whole, building on the strengths of the collections to interpret local themes which, when combined tell the larger story of Angus past and present, for all.

Museums have a huge part to play in the tourism Sector (see Angus Council’s Tourism Strategy) and refurbished displays can do much to attract visitors to Angus, especially with the increased focus on Heritage Tourism. Subject to availability of budgets, we will refurbish all of our museums to this end.

In Signal Tower Museum we will:  Interpret the Maritime and industrial heritage of Angus.  Tell the story of the and the people who built and manned it to mark the bicentenary of its foundation.

In Montrose Museum we will:  Use Archaeological, Social History, Natural History and Ethnography collections to tell the ‘Montrose Story’.  Exploit the extensive collection of William Lamb’s work by considering the creation of a William Lamb Gallery

In Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum we will:  Illustrate the story of Kirriemuir and the Glens through the lives of such notable residents as Sir Charles Lyell, Sir James Barrie and Sir Hector Munro.  Will establish a working group to refurbish displays and exhibitions with the friends of Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum

Forfar Museum and Art Gallery Forfar as the geographical and administrative centre will is the best placed Museum to provide an overview of the culture, history and landscape of Angus.

Hence, in the Meffan we will:  Tell the ‘Forfar Story’.  Create displays which will provide information which will encourage local people and visitors to explore Angus and which will put their discoveries into context.  Retain temporary display and exhibition spaces.

In Brechin Town House Museum  We will establish a working group with The Friends of Brechin Town House Museum and others to refurbish displays at Brechin Town House Museum.

Collections Management and Development We will establish a Collections Unit to address issues associated with museums collections management and development. We will seek to improve the housing of the museum collections and will identify resources and partners to do so.

We will progress towards completing input of object records, associated information and images into Adlib, the museums documentation software package.

We will make records available on line via the Angus Council website during 2010.

Access improvements

In order to improve access to museums and to comply with disability discrimination legislation works have been carried out at Forfar Museum and Art Gallery during 2009 and are scheduled to begin at Montrose Museum in November of 2009.

Access and accessibility were central to the planning of refurbished facilities at Brechin Town House Museum.

The Historic Buildings which house Signal Tower Museum in Arbroath and Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum pose significant difficulties in terms of physical access which make it unlikely that such access will be possible in the near future. In order that a reasonable level of service is maintained for all visitors we propose that elements of virtual access to displays and collections will be available in parts of each building that are accessible to all.

Museums Accreditation

In May 2009 Angus Museums were awarded Accredited Status by the Museums Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).

Five museums gained full Accreditation:-  Forfar Museum and Art Gallery  Montrose Museum  Signal Tower Museum, Arbroath  Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum  The William Lamb Studio, Montrose

One Museum gained Provisional Accreditation as it was closed to the public for development work at the time of assessment.  Brechin Town House Museum

Part of the Museums Accreditation Standard is the ‘adequate staffing of museums’.

It is a specific requirement for the progression of Brechin Town House Museum from Provisional to Full Accreditation for there to be ‘Staff appropriate in numbers and experience (front of house staff in particular). Again, we are undertaking a staffing review within Cultural Services which will address this.

Accreditation enables museums and governing bodies to assess their current performance, and it supports them in planning and developing their services. The MLA Accreditation Scheme:  Encourages museums to reach and maintain national standards in museum management, user services, visitor facilities and collections care.  Offers a shared ethical basis for all bodies that meet the definition of a museum.  Fosters public confidence in museums as institutions which hold collections in trust for society and which manage public resources responsibly, for both present and future generations.  Provides a benchmark for grant-making bodies, sponsors and donors wishing to support museums.  Makes available a framework to develop core policy and planning documents that can be re-used and adapted for grant applications.  Provides a sense of achievement for the organisation at meeting the national standard and can increase staff morale on completion of the process.  Provides confidence to potential lenders of the ability of your museum to care for items loaned.  gives increased credibility and profile to the governing body.

We recommend that Angus museums apply for funding under the Significance scheme from MGS and the Effective collections scheme. This will be dependent on maintaining Accredited Status.

Each Museum’s accredited status is reviewed by MLA every two years.

As part of the Museums Accreditation Process we have produced the following documentation:

Document Review Date Museums Acquisition and Disposal January 2011 Policy Museums Forward Plan January 2011 Museums Collections Management December 2010 Plan Museum Security Reviews Annually Museum Disaster Recovery Plans Annually

Visit Scotland Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme (VAQAS)

Currently, only Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum participates in this scheme. At the Last Assessment in 2009, the Museum achieved a 4 Star rating, achieving a score of 78%.

Criteria that Visitor Attractions are scored upon are as follows:

1. Orientation 2. Layout 3. Audience level 4. Interpretation/information 5. Presentation 6. Décor/Maintenance 7. Attitude/efficiency/knowledge of staff 8. Appearance of Staff 9. Guides/other staff 10. Internal signing 11. Balance/mixture of content and facilities 12. Cleanliness

It is recommended that each of Angus Council’s Museums and Galleries will participate in the scheme in due course as the proposed programme of developments and accessibility improvements proceeds.

Angus Museums can only continue to be included on ‘Brown Tourist Signposting’ if they participate in the Visit Scotland Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme.

Summary of Action Points

1. We will examine staffing structures with a view to improving the number of professionally qualified staff, which will allow education and outreach and a redisplay programme to be undertaken. 2. We will investigate new ways of working with Friends of Museums and the formation of community based Advisory Committees. 3. We will examine ways in which we can provide training for volunteers. 4. We will investigate the formation of Friends groups for Museums which do not currently have them. 5. We will reinterpret and theme displays at Signal Tower Museum. 6. We will reinterpret and theme displays at Montrose Museum. 7. We will reinterpret and theme displays at Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum. 8. We will reinterpret and theme Museum displays at Forfar Museum and Art Gallery. 9. We will reinterpret and theme displays at Brechin Town House Museum. 10. Access improvement works will commence at Montrose Museum in January 2010. 11. We will improve the standards of collections care by establishing a Collections Unit and identifying resources and partners to enable this. 12. We will provide virtual and intellectual access where physical access is not available for all users. 13. We will meet criteria for improvement highlighted by The Museums Libraries and Archives Council required to retain Accredited status. 14. We will work towards achieving a Visit Scotland Quality Assurance Scheme grading for each museum and gallery. 15. We will investigate the creation of a Cultural Services Repairs and Renewals (R & R) fund.

1. Management

Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Governance Currently Museums There is a need to Information reports to Staff time are managed by a communicate committee, press professionally achievements to releases and website. Cultural Services qualified Museums committee and public. Staff restructuring Manager reporting to Senior Service Manager Cultural Services who is a member of NSSMT. Museums Manager will draft reports to Committee. Corporate Support Finance, Payroll, No comment No comment No comment Human Resources, Procurement, Public Relations and Legal Services are funded corporately. Health and Safety advice and Training are provided corporately. Property Maintenance, IT and Cleaning services are provided corporately and funded from the Service revenue Budget. Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication

Forward Planning Museums forward Presented to Museums To enable community Staff time plan agreed by libraries and Archives involvement and Committee is due for Council as part of consultation in Cultural Services revision in 2010. Accreditation process. development of Staff restructuring Museum Service. Staffing See Staffing chart at Only 1 curator post (job  More even Cultural Services Appendix C share) currently covers 4 curatorial support Staff restructuring museums. across museums would allow better Museums Manager access to and currently has day to day interpretation of facilities management collections and responsibilities for the better front line Meffan Museum and service. Gallery  A Learning and Access Officer would develop educational resources and contribute to exhibition planning etc.  Front of house relief staff would help to cover sickness absence avoiding closures at short notice.

Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Volunteers We have frequent Volunteers can provide Enhanced staff requests from valuable assistance resources to potential volunteers when properly recruited support, supervise, often seeking entry to and supervised but it is mentor and train the museums the Council’s policy not volunteers and profession. We often to use Volunteers to Friends. do not have sufficient provide core services. staff resources for adequate supervision. For volunteering to work Cultural Services Volunteers are used there must be clear Staff restructuring to assist with front of commitments and house duties in single benefits for both parties. staffed museums. Work placements are Volunteers must bring provided for school skills and knowledge pupils and students, which can be enhanced with varying degrees by the volunteering of success. experience.

Friends There are Friends Greater involvement of organisations for the Friends in the Kirriemuir gateway to operation of the Glens Museum, re-launched Brechin Brechin Town House Town House Museum. Museum and the William Lamb Studio. Involve Friends of William Lamb Studio in funding of a William Lamb Gallery at Montrose Museum. Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Consider Friends for Meffan and Montrose Museums.

External Links Formal Curatorial Staff time advice provided for Glenesk Trust and Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre.

Founder member of Annually revised Forum Encourage Forum to Staff time Angus Museums and leaflet is main marketing extend membership Heritage Forum. tool for many of the among local Heritage members. Societies to increase opportunity for community involvement.

Founder member of One of the outcomes of Networking within Staff time Tayside Museums the Tayside Museums Tayside Museums Forum. Learning and Access Sector. Partnership project.

Member of Museums Formerly the Scottish Grant aid. Staff time Galleries Scotland. Museums Council, MGS Cultural Services provides Grant aid, Staff restructuring training, advice on development and strategy within the sector. Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Recent Projects Tayside museums Outcomes: Provision of TMLAP has raised Only with Learning and Access Learning resources and expectations and additional staff and Partnership (TMLAP). programmes of events, created a demand for budgetary Angus museums Staff exchange educational services provision would we managed joint project programme(internal, with and events. It also be able to meet with and partners and with demonstrated the the demand and Perth and Kinross National Museums of benefits to all aspects proven need for Councils; project Scotland), assistance of the Museum Museum education completed September with documentation audit Service provision of and outreach 2008. procedures and investment in services purchase of software, collections demonstrated by training needs documentation. the project. assessments and courses and user Cultural Services surveys & consultations. Staff Restructuring

Strategic Change SCF project began Fund. Preparation for collections storage MART project (joint improvements and Cultural Services preparation and training collections research staff to use ADLIB access an storage Museums documentation facility) system. The project HLF bid for MART proved the value of a failed 2005. dedicated Collections Officer and a professional post was created in 2006.

Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Recent Projects Signal Tower re- roofing and external improvements as part of Arbroath THI project.

2. User Services

Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Marketing i) Angus Reliance on ad hoc A marketing strategy Angus Council has Museums have editorial coverage for would allow us to now adopted a no formal promotion. attract visitors, Tourism Strategy marketing generate income and which should address strategy. compete with other this. attractions.

ii) Very good Fostered over many Additional Staff relationships years with assistance resources would allow with press and of Council PR unit. us to identify and media. create coverage for specialist media. iii) Extensive Could be reinforced editorial and complemented coverage. with other advertising.

iv) Production of Extremely cost and entries in effective. Museums Forums’ leaflets

v) Free advert entries taken where available. Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Marketing vi) Participation in Each Museum will Kirriemuir Museum Upgrading of facilities Visit Scotland subscribe to the participates in the will be necessary to Visitor scheme and will gain scheme and has a meet the required Attraction a Visit Scotland “Star ****rating. We will standard can be met Monitoring rating”. enrol all Angus within existing budget. Scheme. Museums in the scheme.

vii) Web access to Expected to go live in Staff time; Cultural Museum 2009 and have all Services Staff collection 96,000records fully restructure to address records via available on line by this. ADLIB software 2014.

Development i) Brechin Town Development and Additional Staff/ Staffing to ensure House Museum refurbishment project volunteer resources adequate supervision development underway as part of are necessary to of galleries, support Brechin THI project. operate the expanded for volunteers, Museum to reopen in museum. provision of tourist Spring 2010. information and The Museum has museum events and been staffed by one activities. museum assistant at a time and there has Cultural Services Staff been no caretaker/ restructure to address cleaner. this

Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Development ii) Signal Tower Complete Displays have not Staff and financial Museum redevelopment of been developed since resources. Costs are Arbroath Signal Tower Museum early 1990s. estimated at Development themed on maritime £425,000. and industrial heritage There is a national completed for programme of events bicentenary of Bell /activities for “The Tourism Strategy Rock Lighthouse year of the Light”, the celebrations in 2011 Bell rock Bicentenary. A refurbished Signal Tower will be at the centre of the celebrations.

iii) Accessibility Lifts, ramps an Permanent displays Staff and financial and other accessible toilet and and display cases are resources. Costs are improvements new reception desk in urgent need of estimated at £468,000 at Montrose will be installed at renewal. There has Museum. Montrose Museum been no investment/ during the latter part major refurbishment of 2009 to meet since the 1980s. Disability Discrimination Act Tourism Strategy requirements.

Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Development iv) Accessibility Lifts, ramps an There has been no Staff and financial and other accessible toilet and major refurbishment of resources. Costs are improvements new reception desk the Museum displays estimated at £268,000 at Meffan will be installed at the at the Meffan since Museum and Meffan Museum 1992. We will upgrade Tourism Strategy Gallery during Spring of 2009 displays and facilities to meet Disability for activities linked to Cultural Services Staff Discrimination Act Exhibitions and restructure to address requirements. collections. this

v) Upgrading of We will upgrade Staff and financial displays at displays and facilities resources. Costs are Kirriemuir to allow for activities estimated at £168,000 Gateway to the linked to Exhibitions Glens and collections. Tourism Strategy

vi) Success of the There is a Further development Not yet costed William Lamb demonstrated need of proposals for a Studio is for, and interest in, a William Lamb Gallery compromised dedicated William in the Montrose by limited Lamb Gallery. Museum garden. space and seasonal opening hours.

Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Development vii) Inadequacy of Angus Museums The cultural, intrinsic Appropriate resources facilities for collections are of and monetary value of are urgently required housing and regional and/or the Council’s to provide adequate allowing access national importance. collection is at risk. housing for the to Museum Council’s collections collections. Investment in The creation of a and to protect its They are Collections care and collections unit based investment in those housed in storage has not been in a collections facility collections. many nooks sufficient to meet meeting current and crannies current standards for standards is essential A specification for an throughout the care of collections. to allow all the Architects brief is in service with The condition of collections to be preparation. widely varying objects in the properly housed, environmental collections will properly managed, conditions and deteriorate if properly conserved standards of research, storage and and available for use. physical workshop facilities are It would also security. not provided. demonstrate commitment to the Accessibility of the collections and bolster collections for use and bids for funding under audit purposes is such national seriously initiatives as the compromised. Significance Scheme.

Acquisition of objects for the collections will soon no longer be possible as we are now at our storage Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication capacity.

Past proposals and bids for funding for access and storage facilities have failed. Collections Access to the All the museums Documentation: there Dependent on current access/accessibility collections and operations depend on is a museums staff resources and information about knowing what is in the documentation plan continuing investment them is provided in collections and being which will ensure that in IT facilities to keep many ways; able to access and digitised information systems up to date. exhibitions and use objects and on all objects in the displays, web and information when it is collection will be other IT based needed. So, object accessible by 2014. information, documentation and Capital investment in publications, talks, storage are central to Conservation and Workshop/ accessible tours and events. everything the storage: see above. storage and ADLIB museum museums do. conservation facility. documentation software is at the core of access planning. Consultation Consultation with Museum User Survey The Partnership MUSE Surveys cost in museum users and Evaluation (MUSE) project is now the region of £3000 non users has taken surveys and collation concluded and per two week survey place over the past 3 of the results were funding and staff are for each museum, years funded and carried out by IPF no longer available to with collation and carried out by the consultants (the carry out these analysis. Tayside Museums commercial arm of surveys. Learning and Access CIPFA). Partnership (managed Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication by Angus Museums, funded by Scottish Government). Project Staff set up an Officer time to repeat Angus Citizens’ Panel citizens’ panel survey. survey of non users. Dissemination of This is mainly done by The amount and This task is currently The completion of the information about means of publications quality of information on schedule and due task is dependent on collections and direct contact with will increase as the to be completed by current staffing levels users; however during collections 2014. and allocation of staff 2009 collections management plan time to the task. information will progresses. become available Cultural Services Staff online via ADLIB on restructure to address the museums web this pages.

Interpretation of The collections are This is the visible Permanent displays in Ongoing commitment collections Interpreted by several element of the Forfar Arbroath and to Galleries Unit. means: exhibitions museums work and Montrose are ‘tired’ and displays, on web the most easily and due for Cultural Services Staff pages in publications appreciated by users. upgrading. restructure to address and by talks, tours It depends entirely on The impact of this and events. accessibility to and interpretation would documentation of the be greatly enhanced Cultural Services collections. by the availability of A Galleries Unit provide In recent years Learning and Access exhibition display and approximately 50 Officer. design expertise. exhibitions and Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication displays per year have been mounted by Museums staff and the Galleries Unit.

3. Facilities

Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Maintenance The fabric and The museums are all We will investigate the Asset management decoration of the housed in Listed, creation of a Cultural plan to address this. Museums is shabby Historic Buildings and Services repairs and and the lack of as such demand high renewals (R & R) fund investment is clear to standards of care and staff and visitors alike. maintenance. An increased property Heating and other They provide a ‘shop maintenance budget plant is frequently old, front’ for Angus, often would safeguard the poorly maintained and being the first point of council’s assets, does not allow contact for visitors to improve visitors’ adequate control over the area. experience and environmental enhance the image of conditions to ensure the Service, Angus the comfort of visitors Council and the and staff or the safety community at large of collections. Museums’ influence on the self image of the community and the impression made on visitors goes far beyond quantitative measures such as numbers of visitors or income. Museums can have a direct impact on the local economy and contribute to all Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication aspects of community life. Opening Hours The Museums in MUSE surveys There have been no Ongoing commitment Forfar, Montrose, commissioned and requests for regular to funding. Kirriemuir and Brechin carried out between evening openings. host Tourist 2005 and 2008 Museums may be Information Centres. indicate a high degree opened for organised Demand for of satisfaction (up to parties in the evening information remains 92%) with museum on request. largely constant opening hours among throughout each day. visitors.

Museum and Gallery There have been no It has been the visits across the suggestions, general experience of Museums vary comments or Museums in the UK according to the complaints about the that reducing daytime popularity of museum’s opening opening hours results exhibitions and hours since at least in a corresponding displays. There are 2005. reduction in the also slight, but number of visits. variable, seasonal There has been one reductions during the formal complaint Movement to winter months. about the Montrose seasonal opening Demand for talks Museum Winter Talks leads to a perception lecture tours and programme being that the museums are gallery lets is rescheduled from operating as tourist strongest during the lunchtime to mid attractions rather than winter months and afternoon, but this as a core service to school visits peak in change resulted in the community. spring and autumn. improved attendance. 4. Collections Management

Operational Current position Comment Opportunities Resource Standard/requirement implication Acquisitions and Acquisitions and Will be reviewed in None disposals disposal policy in 2010 place Documentation Documentation Procedures will be None anticipated Standard (Spectrum) manual and guidelines updated in line with in use meet the updates to the ‘Spectrum’ standard Standard Documentation Documentation plan is Cataloguing backlog Ongoing commitment plan/backlog appended to the is scheduled to be of staff time Museums Forward cleared by 2014. Plan and was part of Accessioning is up to submission for date. Museums Accreditation. Action to minimise risk Commitment to Ongoing commitment to collections training for Curatorial to training and Collections staff.

Professional Ongoing commitment Conservation advice to funding for sought from National conservation Museums of Scotland and others as required Buildings security reviews carried out by Implementing advice As yet uncosted Tayside Police Crime is condition of financial requirement Reduction Officer maintaining during 2008 Accreditation

APPENDIX A

Scottish Government National Outcomes  associated Local outcomes from Angus Council’s Single Outcome Agreement

National outcome 1: We live in a Scotland that is the most attractive place for doing business in Europe  Growth in tourism in Angus is achieved

National outcome 4: Our young people are successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens  Children in Angus will have access to positive learning environments and opportunities to develop their skills, confidence and self esteem to the fullest potential

National outcome10: we live in well-designed sustainable places where we are able to access the amenities and services we need  People in Angus can access amenities and services through a variety of affordable and sustainable means

National outcome 11: We have strong resilient and supportive communities where people take responsibility for their own actions and how they affect others  Citizens are involved in community life

National outcome 12: We value and enjoy our built and natural environment and protect it and enhance it for future generations  Angus’ built and natural environment is valued and enjoyed  A good quality of life is enjoyed by all in Angus

National outcome 13: We take pride in a strong, fair and inclusive national identity  People feel welcome in Angus

APPENDIX B Reporting Relationships This chart shows the reporting structure linking Angus Museums to its governing body, Angus Council

Angus Council

Neighbourhood Services Committee

Neighbourhood Services

Cultural Services

MUSEUMS Libraries Arts Archives

Angus Museums Staff Chart APPENDIX C

Senior Service Manager Cultural Services

Arts Manager Museums Manager Libraries Manager FT

Galleries Curator Curator Collections Officer Curator FT PT/JS FT PT/JS

Forfar Museum and Art Gallery Exhibition & Design Staff Senior Museum Assistant 1 FT 1 FT; 3 PT = 2.5 FTE Museum Assistants: 2 PT: = 1 FTE Saturday Assistant = 0.15 FTE Caretaker PT = 0.5 FTE

Montrose Museum Senior Museum Assistant 1 FT/JS Museum Assistants: 2 PT: = 1 FTE Signal Tower Museum, Arbroath Saturday Assistant = 0.15 FTE Senior Museum Assistant 1 FT Museum Assistants: 2 PT: = 1 FTE Brechin Town House Museum Saturday Assistant = 0.15 FTE Museum Assistants 2 PT = 1 FTE Seasonal Assistant = 0.25 FTE Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Saturday Assistant = 0.15 FTE Museum Museum Assistants 2 PT = 1 FTE William Lamb Studio, Montrose Seasonal Assistant = 0.25 FTE Seasonal Assistant PT = 0.1 FTE Saturday Assistant = 0.15 FTE Caretaker PT = 0.15 FTE

KEY FT = Full Time; PT = Part Time; FTE = Full Time Equivalent; JS = Job Share National Organisations mentioned in the review

Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS)

Museums Galleries Scotland - the new name and branding for the Scottish Museums Council - is the lead body for the advocacy, funding and development of over 340 museums and galleries in Scotland.

It represents and advises its membership, which includes local authorities, independent trusts, regimental trusts, universities and National Collections. It is a strategic agency and an independent charitable trust acting as the main channel for the Scottish Government's funding to the sector.

Museums Libraries and Archives Council (MLA)

MLA is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Launched in April 2000 as the strategic body working with and for the museums, archives and libraries sector, tapping into the potential for collaboration between them, MLA replaced the Museums and Galleries Commission (MGC) and the Library and Information Commission (LIC).

National Museums Scotland National Museums Scotland is the country's national museum service. Their work includes fieldwork and research and often involves collaboration at local, national and international levels. They aim to be a world class museums service that informs, educates and inspires. They have five museum sites which open to the public each showing different parts of the collections. In addition, their National Museums Collections Centre is based in Granton, Edinburgh. They also provide advice and expertise to the museums community across Scotland.

The National Galleries of Scotland The National Galleries of Scotland comprises five galleries in Edinburgh and two partner galleries in the North and South of Scotland. Their collection of fine art is amongst the best in the world. In addition, the National Galleries of Scotland owns the Granton Centre for Art, a purpose-built storage facility located at the Granton foreshore in Edinburgh.