Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2014 09 03

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Memorandum To: Historical Commission From: Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator Date: August 26, 2014 Re: Museum Master Plan The Louisville City Council recently adopted goals and objectives for 2015. One of the objectives under the goal of “Protect and Preserve Louisville’s History” is “Develop and adopt Museum Master Plan.” The adoption of a museum master plan typically is a coordinated effort between museum staff and board members. Commonly, there is a steering committee that works on the master plan and then brings it to the board (in this case, the Historical Commission) for approval. It is not unusual to have a workshop or meeting with a paid facilitator to assist in developing a master plan. As you know, this fall, a Needs Assessment by consultants of our Museum is to take place. A report containing recommendations is to be produced at the end of the process. It is anticipated that there will be community input sought for the Needs Assessment. Due to the convenient timing and the advantage of having input from museum consultants and the community, the Needs Assessment process and report will provide a basis on which we can develop the Museum Master Plan. In the meantime, for this fall, I would like to propose that members of the Historical Commission engage in two activities that will help provide important information for the upcoming Needs Assessment process, then the Museum Master Plan process: Set a date and time for me to give Historical Commission members an updated tour of all of the existing Museum facilities; and Develop a plan for outings to other museums in our area, particularly the city museums in Longmont, Golden, and Littleton, which are Louisville’s labor market cities that own museums that are open to the public. Other museums could certainly be destinations, also. The purpose would be to gather information about other museum facilities in other cities, see how they are being used, and see what features the Historical Commission might want to recommend for our Museum in order for it to better fulfill its mission.