Issue - meetings

There will be a presentation on this item at the meeting. Presentation slides are attached.

The Chair invited Robert Campbell, Head of Heritage Services to give a presentation to the Panel which covered the following:

·  Introduction/Business Context

·  Vision

·  Mission

·  Strategic Priorities

·  Overall outcomes

·  2021/22 Review

·  The Fashion Museum – Re-fashioning Bath

·  A National Treasure

·  The Situation

·  Inequality in BANES

·  City Centre Regeneration

·  Opportunity: Sustainability and Fashion

·  Our Vision

·  Fashion Collection Archive

·  The New Museum

·  Hubs for inclusive cultural engagement and levelling up

·  Current Status

·  Residents Discovery Card

·  Main Project Goals

·  Systems and the process of applying

·  Roll out

·  Key Benefits and Challenges

Panel Members raised the following points and asked the following questions:

Councillor O Brien asked about the reasons and process of moving out of the Assembly Rooms. The officer explained that the National Trust owned the building and was taking it back for business reasons – a National Trust immersive experience.

Councillor Dr Kumar asked where the items will be kept in the interim and also if the new building would be fully accessible. The officer explained that the items would be kept in Dents (A Heritage Glove maker based in Warminster). He further explained that the new building would be accessible, accessibility standards would be exceeded where possible.

Councillor Johnson praised the presentation and asked about how the strategy fed into the content of exhibitions – for example in the Victoria Art Gallery which did not have many contemporary artists. The officer explained that the quality of any exhibition is subjective but there will soon be a new senior curator and we will be looking at a new strategy including content of exhibitions.

Councillor Malloy asked about a visitor centre in Bath – information will be sent to Panel members on this.