Few days
ago, Low Park Museum of Hamilton received the top and the prestigious award
from the national organization. For this, authorities involved in giving awards
surveyed different museums of the city, on different ways, in which they manage
their activities, offer different types of services and solutions to public and
the way, by which they give proper care for varying collections. Relevant media
and information
systems reported that Low Parks received the title as accredited museum
followed by Museums Galleries in Scotland, which is responsible for
administration of the scheme at northern portion of border and even a big panel
from Council of Arts in England.
After
receiving accreditation and the honorable award, Hamish Stewart, the counselor
and chairperson of SLLC i.e. South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture, “Our
museum staffs continued to work very hard indeed to ensure that they met the
criteria for the award. We reviewed all of our policies and procedures to
ensure we follow best practice in managing and developing South Lanarkshire’s
museum collections. This accreditation ensures that we are delivering a good
public service and provides benchmarks for continuous improvement. This is a
fantastic achievement and I am very proud indeed of our museum staff who work
together to make our museums such a wonderful attraction here in South
Lanarkshire.” Read more from here.
Accreditation and Award Ceremony
Both award
ceremonies and accreditations aimed to encourage and build high level of public
confidence in between different organizations holding varying collections for
public benefit. Moreover, accreditations reinforce shared professional and
ethical bases for all museums located
in different cities and counties of United Kingdom. The entire panel is
responsible for scrutinizing different standards across varying functions, by
looking over different ways, in which organizations manage and run different
types of museum services.