Museum & Archives Advisory Committee
City of Peterborough
November 12, 2015
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Minutes of a Meeting of Museum & Archives Advisory
Committee held on November 12, 2015 in the Fine Annex, Museum.
The
meeting of the Museum & Archives Advisory Committee was called to order at
5:00 p.m. by Nancy Jackson, Chair, in the Fine Annex, Peterborough Museum &
Archives.
Present:
Ann
Sullivan
Jodi
Aoki
Karen
Carter-Edwards
Linda
Lumsden
Morgan
Tamplin
Nancy
Jackson, Chair
Regrets:
Ken
Brown
Councillor
Riel
Gayle
McIntyre
Susan Neale, Museum Director
Faryn
Stanley, Education Officer
Kendra
Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator
Minutes – October 8, 2015
Moved
by Ann Sullivan
That
the minutes of the Museum & Archives Advisory Committee meeting held on October
8, 2015
be
approved.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
There
were no disclosures of interest.
Consent Agenda
No
items were passed as part of the Consent Agenda.
Museum Director
Report MAAC15-014
“In the Spotlight”: Youth Engagement at the Peterborough
Museum & Archives
Faryn
Stanley provided an overview of Report MAAC15-014.
Moved
by Karen Carter-Edwards
That the Museum & Archives
Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report MAAC15-014
dated November 12, 2015, of the Museum Director, as follows:
That the presentation by the Education
Officer, Peterborough Museum & Archives, be received for information.
“CARRIED”
Museum Director
Report MAAC15-015
Peterborough Museum & Archives: Social Media Plan
(draft), 2015
Moved
by Jodi Aoki
That the Museum & Archives
Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report MAAC15-015
dated November 12, 2015, of the Museum Director, as follows:
That the Peterborough Museum &
Archives Social Media Plan (draft), 2015, be approved.
“CARRIED”
Museum Director
Report MAAC15-016
Ontario Culture Strategy
Moved
by Linda Lumsden
That the Museum & Archives
Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report MAAC15-016
dated November 12, 2015, of the Museum Director, as follows:
That
the Museum & Archives Advisory Committee approve the recommended key
messages, provided by the Ontario Museum Association, for input to the Ontario
Culture Strategy.
“CARRIED”
Museum Director
Report MAAC15-017
Peterborough Museum & Archives: 2016 Meeting Schedule
Moved
by Karen Carter-Edwards
That
the Museum & Archives Advisory Committee approve the recommendation
outlined in Report MAAC15-017 dated November 12, 2015, of the Museum Director,
as follows:
That
the 2016 Museum & Archives Advisory Committee meeting schedule be approved
as presented.
“CARRIED”
Other Business
Susan
Neale, Museum Director provided an update on Museum Activities:
·
“Ornamenting
the Ordinary: Crafts of South Asia” from the ROM, installation week of December
14 (to March 27, 2016).
·
Upcoming
Programs:
-
Fleming
College Open House: Sat. Nov. 21
-
Warm Up
to Your Museum: Sundays to Dec. 20, restarts Jan. 3
-
PA Day
Camps: Nov. 27, Dec. 21, 22 and 23
-
CMA
Travelling Exhibition Symposium: Dec. 1-3.
-
MUSE
Winter/Spring Season ticket sales: Mon., Dec. 14
-
Snofest
Press Conference: Tues., Dec. 15.
Peterborough
Chamber Awards of Excellence 2015
The
Committee congratulated and applauded the Peterborough Museum & Archives
staff for their recent win of The Local Focus Award given out by the Peterborough
Chamber of Commerce.
Next Meeting
The Chair indicated that the next
meeting is scheduled for January 14, 2016.
Adjournment
Moved
by Ann Sullivan
Kendra
Sedgwick
Committee
Coordinator
Nancy
Jackson
Chair