1. Freda Matassa, FRSA, MA Director, Matassa Toffolo Ltd.
The Relevant Museum
Freda Matassa, FRSA, MA
Director, Matassa Toffolo Ltd.

2. How did we get here?
“care for, preserve and add to the objects in its collection…”
“..raise curiosity, release creativity and engage audiences of all generations and backgrounds..”
Science Museum, London

3. Museums were collections based focus on past static displays
curatorial
secure/inaccessible
passive
quiet

4. Museums today interactive inclusive flexible digitized ethical
collaborative
sustainable
global

5. Reasons for change Increase in exhibitions Desire for “experience”
Importance of culture
Demand for access
Accountability
Globalisation
Advances in conservation, transport, display, etc.

6. The relevant museum today
structure
policies
inventory – collections information
information systems
stores
outreach
collaborations

7. Museum requirements collections information appropriate technology
effective procedures

8. Museum requirements flexible pro-active responsive inclusive open
communicative

9. Processes collections information inventory/cataloguing
procedures & forms
object use
stores access

10. Possibilities research your collection re-visit procedures
open your stores
develop interactive technology
invite an artist/guest to curate
contact local/national networks/groups
set up partnerships

11. Summary museums are exciting and dynamic
programmes must be interactive
policies must be appropriate
use technology
be open and inclusive
collections information is the key