Museums want Picot recognition
The Picot committee should recognise museums and art galleries as educational institutions worthy of the funding the Picot report recommends for schools, the Canterbury Museum Trust Board decided yesterday. A board member, Mr Clive Cotton, said at yesterday’s meeting that the Picot report made no specific reference to the future of museum teaching staff. The report acknowledged that certain advisers were essential and proposed that 40 per cent of the expected costs be directly funded. While the report listed funding plans for a number of educational services, the educational ser-
vices provided by museums and art galleries did not fit any of the criteria listed, Mr Cotton said.
“The Department of Education already recognises the value of teaching staff in art galleries and museums,” he said. The Canterbury Museum Trust Board plans to urge the Picot committee to start an immediate review of the main museums and art galleries so that they can be recognised as separate educational institutions. On the basis of this review, bulk grants and staffing levels could then be determined for selected museums and galleries.
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