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Esteemed Irving City Council and Museum Advisory Board,
As a first step in developing the Museum Feasibility Assessment for the Irving Museum and Heritage Center, Toxey/McMillan Design Associates and our consulting team would like to have a clear idea of your expectations and desired outcomes for this project. The following 21 questions define these goals and will also help in preparations for the strategic planning workshop to be held February 2–3, 2015. Thank you for your participation! |
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| 1. What is the vision and what are the outcomes and impact you expect from the museum? | | |
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| 2. What is your museum’s mission and what are its limits? | | |
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| 3. Who will have responsibility for your museum and how will it be funded? | | |
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| 4. What rules will govern its operations? | | |
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| 5. What collections are available or need to be found to serve your museum’s purpose? | | |
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| 6. What physical facilities will your museum require? | | |
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| 7. What provisions will you need for security? | | |
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| 8. How will the work be divided and the authority allocated? | | |
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| 9. How will working relationships between the stakeholders and governing authority be maintained? | | |
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| 10. What will be your policy regarding collections? | | |
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| 11. What conservation needs must you meet, and how will you meet them? | | |
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| 12. What provisions will you make for ongoing research? | | |
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| 13. Who are your audiences and what interpretive methods will you use to reach them? | | |
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| 14. What is your timeline for development of the museum? | | |
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| 15. Who will direct your museum and how will you recruit that person? | | |
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| 16. What staff positions, paid and volunteer, will be needed? | | |
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| 17. What provisions will you make for board training in governance and staff training in museum work and ethics? | | |
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| 18. How will you cope with change? | | |
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| 19. How will you conduct ongoing planning? | | |
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| 20. How will you evaluate your museum’s activities? | | |
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| 21. How will you keep your museum alive, dynamic, creative and closely connected with your community? | | |
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| 22. To which organization do you belong? |
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