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18 REPORT ON PERFORMANCE Photos: OPH Collection OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-12 Senate roof during render works. Senate roof after render works. Several smaller capital works projects were also completed: • The building’s café was relocated to the front of the building. Modifications to the new area were designed to be easily reversible, to minimise any heritage impacts should the space be reinterpreted at a later date. The existing main kitchen continued to be used for food preparation, reducing the modifications needed in the new space and thus further minimising heritage impacts. • The obsolete access control system was replaced with a new, integrated access control system. The building now has a more comprehensive, modern and fully integrated security access system that will support access control and security requirements well into the future. • The third stage of an upgrade of the exit and emergency lighting system, which commenced in 2009, was completed, with the upgrading of lighting in the South-West Wing. • A covering was constructed to protect the bridge link in the Senate Courtyard, which is used by staff and school groups. The covering will protect the link from inclement weather, minimising risks of slips and falls, and help protect the building’s heritage fabric from any further water damage resulting from water being walked into the building.
REPORT ON PERFORMANCE 19 DEVELOPING AND MANAGING COLLECTIONS Table 4 Summary of results against key performance indicators for Objective 2: Develop and manage the collections, 2011–12 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS RESULTS DESCRIPTION Implement year one of the Storage Plan. Mostly achieved The Collection Short Term Storage Scoping Plan was completed, and first-year measures were implemented. However, the de-accession and disposal component of the project was not fully completed. Conduct one online program that promotes donations to the collection. Implementation of recommendations from Acquisitions Committee processes audit. Fully achieved Fully achieved The Great Badge Swap promotion attracted more than 500 offers of donations. The audit made no recommendations. OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE ANNUAL REPORT 2011-12 Storage The Collection Short Term Storage Scoping Plan was completed in July 2011. The plan describes the collection storage situation, assesses the storage in terms of risk to both the collection and the staff that regularly work in storage spaces, and outlines a four-year implementation schedule that includes measures to improve collection storage. The first task in the schedule was to see whether the efficiency of the storage spaces could be improved by rationalising the collection. All objects in the heritage collection were assessed against certain criteria, such as significance, current and potential use, current condition, and storage/ use risk. This project was monitored through the Senior Management Group, the Heritage Actions Committee and the Acquisitions Committee. Based on the assessments, a list of recommendations was drafted as required by the Collection Management Policy and procedures. The de-accession and disposal process will be completed in 2012–13. A collection relocation project alleviated overcrowding in the under-Chambers storage areas. Additional collection storage space was identified in the Senate Lower Floor area. Rooms were fitted out with racking and insulating polystyrene panels installed in window and exterior door cavities. These panels are not fixed to the building’s heritage fabric, are easily removable and are not visible from outside the building. The project also formed part of a longer term evaluation process to improve the environmental stability of storage areas. Monitoring and data collection will assess the effectiveness of the window treatment and the need for mechanical control methods such as air conditioning, with the goal of reducing recurring energy costs Collection development The Museum of Australian Democracy seeks to build a unique collection of material that relates to political movements in which Australia or Australians played a part, or that places Australia’s history as a democracy into a global context. During the year, the collection was expanded through both purchases and donations. Badge swap initiative In July 2011 the agency launched the Great Badge Swap, an initiative aimed at generating badge donations for the Living Democracy exhibition and increasing general awareness of the museum. The initiative was promoted through advertising in the museum and via a dedicated website. Members of the public were invited to donate badges that they had worn at significant times in their lives, and the stories behind them, to become part of the Living Democracy exhibition and the museum’s permanent collection. By the end of August 2011, more than 500 badges had been offered for donation. As a result of the strength of the response, the advertising and media campaign, originally intended to continue for 12 months, was suspended; the dedicated website
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