Appendix 1

Implications for Service Delivery for each of the options

Current Service

OPTION 1 Closure apart from special events

OPTION 2

Opening 2 days a week with fewer staff at reduced hours

OPTION 3

Annualised hours equivalent to opening 3 days a week

OPTION 4

Annualised hours equivalent to opening 4 days week

Museum open Tues-Sat and Sun afternoon in Summer.

 

Open only by appointment on a few days such as Open House weekend.

Access provided for contractors, servicing of equipment, visitors to KAS etc.

 

Open only Friday and Saturday

 

Hours will vary seasonally

Hours will vary seasonally

Carriage Museum open 3 days in Summer

 

Carriage Museum closed Remedial care for building and collections.

 

Carriage Museum closed

Carriage Museum closed

Carriage Museum closed

Schools learning programme and visits

 

No schools programme

Schools Programme limited to pre-prepared activities available online

 

Schools’ programme limited to loan boxes and pre-prepared activities online

 

Schools’ programme will continue as at present *

 

Min no 3 new temporary exhibitions a year inc chance for local people to exhibit

 

No Temporary Exhibitions

One in-house exhibition per year

 

One in-house exhibition per year

 

Two in-house exhibition per year

 

Children’s activities provided during each school holiday

No children’s activity programme

Children’s activities limited to pre-printed trails

 

Children’s activities limited to pre-printed trails and 4 events a year

 

Children’s activities will continue at close to current levels*

 

Regular events and activities for adults inc Café Culture, Dementia friendly openings, talks and craft sessions.

 

No adult programming

 

 

 

No adult programming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 events and activities for adults per year

 

 

 

 

Events and activities for adults will be only slightly reduced

 

 

Collections team care for, catalogue and promote access to 650,000 objects

No Collections Access or Development work carried out

Research or cataloguing of collections limited to dealing with backlogs

 

Research or cataloguing of collections limited to dealing with backlogs

 

Research and cataloguing of collections proceed at a slower rate due to a likely cut in staff hours but work will continue in existing areas