INTRODUCTION

This discussion paper has been prepared as a part of ongoing research into an appropriate 21 Century governance models for museums with the Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery as an institution being a case study for museum governance in a more general way. An important issue that needs clarification is the one of ownership.

Launceston City Council (LCC) asserts that it “owns and operates the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery”. This assertion is contestable in 'law and lore' and there seems to be a considerable body of opinion that would fundamentally challenge this LCC assertion.

Before a 21st C mode of governance can be found the question of ‘ownership/s’ needs to be addressed in order to establish an institution's chain of accountability. Given this museum’s history, its ownership has become blurred along with many other aspects of the institution’s governance and management.

Readers are encouraged to participate in this aspect of the research. The simplest way of doing so is to add a comment in the section provided below each section of the paper. Alternatively readers may email QVMAGresearch@7250.net to either make a written submission or to arrange a confidential interview with a member of the QVMAG Working Group if that is required.

There is now a companion paper to this one ... click here to access it

Ray Norman Nov. 2010

Sunday, November 14, 2010

INDEX & LINKS

INDEX

  • The Ownership of the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery and its Collections – click here
  • The QVMAG and the Tasmanian Local Government Act 1993 – click here
  • The QVMAG‘s Community of Ownership and Interest – click here
  • Ownership and Marketing – click here

    LINKS
    • TASMANIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 ... click here
    • LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 332 Division 2 - Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery 332. Endowment  ... click here
    • LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 333  333. Management ... click here
    • TASMANIAN MUSEUM ACT 1950 [TMAG] ... click here –  Act No. 55 of 1950 as amended
    • 3. Establishment and constitution of board of trustees ... click here
    • 4. Incorporation and powers of trustees ... click here
    • 5. Property of trustees ... click here
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