Collections Report Sept 2026
What it recommends
- “To accept this report and recommend approval by Cabinet.”
What the meeting decided
The minutes record: Recommended to Cabinet. “RESOLVED: to accept the report and RECOMMEND its approval by Cabinet. Reason: to update the Committee on collections care, acquisitions, loans and any objects being considered for disposal.” minutes ↗
In plain English
Recommended · This went to the meeting on Mon 14 Sep 2026. What was decided is in that meeting's minutes.
A report to Museum Committee on 14 September 2026 updates Members on collections care, access, acquisitions, loans and objects being considered for disposal, and recommends that the report be accepted and recommended for approval by Cabinet. p1p2p3
The Local Studies Room is open to the public every Wednesday and has received 23 research bookings through the museum's website since June, supported by the Collections and Engagement Curator, who identifies suitable collections objects for researchers. p11p12
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery has been chosen as the first venue for the touring exhibition 'A British Museum Partnership: Bayeux around Britain casting a masterpiece' from 10 September 2026 to 9 November 2026. p15
The report states that no disposals are recommended this quarter, as the disposals process is currently being reviewed. p18
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- p1Report Template v30.0 Report To: Museum Committee Date of Meeting: 14 September 2026 Report Title: Collections Report Report By: Katherine Buckland Key Decision: N
- p2Classification: Purpose of Report To update the committee on collections care, access, acquisitions, loans and objects being considered for disposal.
- p3Recommendation(s) 1. To accept this report and recommend approval by Cabinet.
- p11Collections Access The Local Studies Room is open to the public every Wednesday, staffed by volunteers Bill Montgomery and Steve Peak, supported by Jack Guy, the Collections and Engagement Curator. People seeking information on a specific subject can make a booking in advance. Jack supports this by identifying suitable collections objects and making them available for researchers, alongside the documents, photographs and books available in the local studies room.
- p12Since June, we have received 23 research bookings through our website. In the Local Studies Room, some of these enquiries include Amsterdam shipwreck and books by Peter Marsden, Bayeux Tapestry and Hastings Embroidery, Bourne Stream, Christ Church, St Leonards, Cinque Ports, Clare Sheridan, Fairlight Place Farm, Fishing fleet history, Hastings Castle, Hastings Old Town – 1966 Holford Report, Hastings Pier, Holy Trinity Church + Cole family, Location of parish boundary stones, Queen Victoria’s bust on Memorial clock tower, Research using Museum’s website, Restoration of Boer War Memorial, Sidney Little and his town plans, St Matthews Gardens and Silverhill, West Hill Lift, West Marina building site, White Rock Pavilion’s 100th birthday next April, Windmills exhibition
- p15Loan Requests Loan in –Hastings Museum & Art Gallery has been chosen as the first venue for the touring exhibition “A British Museum Partnership: Bayeux around Britain casting a masterpiece” from 10 September 2026 – 9 November 2026. The display features casts of parts of the Bayeux Tapestry made by artist Charles Alfred Stothard in 1819. HMAG is also one of the venues chosen to showcase the British Museum’s digital exhibition about the Bayeux Tapestry as a trail of films throughout the museum from 17 October 2026 – 11 July 2027. The museum has the unique opportunity to display items from Hastings’ collections alongside this, creating connections between the national story of the Bayeux Tapestry and local heritage.
- p185. Disposals No Disposals recommended this quarter – the disposals process is currently being reviewed and any disposals in the future will be handled accordingly.