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Toitu Otago Settlers Museum
Board
9 August 2016
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Reports
ToitŪ Otago Settlers Museum Activity
Report
Department: Library and Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
report covers the activities of Toitū Otago Settlers Museum (TOSM) for the
period to 30 June 2016.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Board:
a) Notes the
report from Toitū Otago Settlers Museum Activity Report.
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DISCUSSION
Visitation
2 Visitation
for June was 23,547, an increase of 3,078 on June 2015. This brings the total
number of visitors for the financial year to 303,951, compared to 308,546 in
2014/15.
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The exhibition ‘Slice of Life’ continues to be
popular with 13,914 visitors in June and a total of 59,792 visitors since
opening on 18 March 2016.
Financial
Summary
4 The
financial results below are for the period ended 31 May 2016 and include the
operation of both Toitū Otago Settlers Museum and the Dunedin Chinese
Garden (DCG).
5 The
net surplus for the Financial Year to end of June 2016 was $137K.
6 The
financial result for Toitū Otago Settlers Museum
was overall in line with expectations.
7 The
Chinese Garden was $19K Favourable in Revenue to Year End. The unfavourable
variance against budget for the Dunedin Chinese Garden was primarily due to
additional costs to appropriately staff the operation.
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITES
Enquiries
8 In June
2016 there were 902 research enquiries, 344 photograph enquiries, 3,552 general
enquiries and 63 curatorial enquiries.
Visitor Experience
Exhibitions and Displays
9 On Friday
10 June 2016 the Railway Interactive was launched in the Josephine Foyer.
This project was developed by Museum staff with software design by Animation
Research. Funding support is acknowledged from The Otago Settlers
Association, Dunedin Railways and the Otago Community Trust.
10 The Journey to
Lan Yuan film documentary explores the stories of Chinese gold miners who
came to Dunedin and this month saw Seán Brosnahan and William McKee
travel to Northland and Melbourne to record this story. Scheduled to arrive in
China in early July, the team hope to complete the film by the end of 2016,
launching the film for Chinese New Year 2017.
Public Programmes and Events
11 The following Public
Programmes were held in June 2016: The Tapestry Project; Toddler
Time; Tiriti o Waitangi; Tuesday
Club; Music Saturdays; Te Reo Māori Theatre –
Tātai; Dunedin Star Singers; Tā Moko
Tāngata; and Matariki Wananga.
Education
12 LEOTC at Toitū
Otago Settlers Museum catered to 484 students and 85 adult supervisors in June
2016.
13 The Toitū LEOTC
Social Science contract application was submitted in June 2016 for another 3
year funding contract. At the time of this report, the outcome of the
application is unconfirmed.
14 Year 10 students
from Kavanagh College performed an original piece of drama in the Ara-i-te-uru
Gallery on 13 June 2016 to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at
Otakou. Year 12 students from Kavanagh College, Kings High School and St
Hilda’s Collegiate performed NCEA devised drama pieces in Museum spaces.
15 A new Dunedin street
art programme has been developed.
16 A meeting of the Toitū
Otago Settlers Museum LEOTC Reference Group was held on 29 June 2016. The
Reference Group provides input to the LEOTC programme.
Collections
Management
17 Collaboration
between TOSM Collections staff (Conservator and Registrar) and Lincoln
University saw the scanning of the ram’s
head snuff mull take place at Lincoln University on 10 June 2016. Modelling
data collected during the CT scanning of the mull is being processed.
18 Two Collection
Acquisition Group meetings were held this month, which resulted in the
retrospective processing of 173 items. In addition, staff continued to make
progress with archival cataloguing, processing materials from a large WWI
donation and diaries.
19 Preventative
conservation took the form of monthly environmental monitoring and bespoke
storage solutions, with collection storage solutions developed for bikes, the
rams head snuff mull, Scots colours, and a variety of large objects.
20 New volunteers were
formally inducted into the Collections Team this month, working on collection
swap outs as well as developing an inventory for and re-housing loose material
in the archives cool store.
21 Conservation staff
facilitated a behind-the-scenes tour for St Hilda’s Collegiate students
on primary collection resources for historical research.
Communications
and Operations
Functions and Events
22 Functions in June
2016 included the Otago Civil Contractors Awards, the OSA Midwinter Function,
the Otago and Southland Swing Dancing Competition and the Dunedin Host AGM.
Retail
23 Retail sales for
June 2016 were $9,270.80 compared to $7,542.40 in June 2015 representing an
increase in sales revenue of $1,728.40.
Promotion
and Marketing
Media
24 The Toitū
retail shop mid-winter sale and the ‘Slice of Life’ temporary
exhibition were promoted on NZME stations (Hits, Newstalk ZB, and Coast).
25 ODT articles in June
included: One more whirl around the floor; Otago rail story at fingertips;
Convention tourism taking off; Genesis and generations; Honour for early Otago
business man; Ta moko demonstrated.
Marketing
26 The
Museum remains the number one attraction out of 91 attractions in Dunedin on
Trip Advisor. In June 2016 there were 22 reviews on Trip Advisor with an
average rating of 4.91 out of 5.
27 Nine street banners
that sit adjacent to the museum and promote both the museum and the current
‘Slice of Life’ temporary exhibition were refreshed in mid-June
2016.
28 A two week street
poster campaign promoting the ‘Slice of Life’ temporary exhibition
occurred across Dunedin City from the end of May until mid-June 2016.
Facebook
29 Popular posts to the
Toitū Facebook page in June 2016 included: Coverage of TVNZ One News item
featuring staff working on the ‘Journey to Lan Yuan’ documentary; A
post about Sir John Roberts, former Dunedin Mayor (1889-90) posthumously
inducted as a Laureate in the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame; and a short
video clip from the upcoming ‘Journey to Lan Yuan’ documentary.
Online Newsletter
30 A training session
to provide instruction in the use of the HAIL online publishing platform was
undertaken with staff on 23 June 2016. Planning is underway to publish the
first issue in early August 2016.
Dunedin
Chinese Garden
31 Visitation to the
Garden in June was 1,726 making a total of 43,650 visitors over the financial
year; this is an increase of 8,678 on last year.
32 The Garden celebrated
The Legend of Qi Yuan (formerly celebrated as the Dragon Boat Festival). There
was an increase in the number of local Chinese in attendance.
33 The Garden Ticket
office has been revamped and a new sliding window has greatly improved the
communication with Garden visitors.
1 Signatories
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Author:
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Emma Scott - Administration Assistant
Jennifer Evans - Otago Settlers Museum Director
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Authoriser:
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Bernie Hawke - Group Manager Arts and Culture
Simon Pickford - General Manager Services and
Development
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Attachments
There are no attachments
for this report.
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SUMMARY OF CONSIDERATIONS
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Fit with purpose
of Local Government
This report relates to providing public service that is
considered good quality and cost effective.
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Fit with strategic
framework
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Contributes
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Detracts
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Not applicable
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Social Wellbeing Strategy
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Economic Development Strategy
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Environment Strategy
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Arts and Culture Strategy
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3 Waters Strategy
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Spatial Plan
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Integrated Transport Strategy
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Parks and Recreation Strategy
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Other strategic projects/policies/plans
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The information provided in this report supports the
Social Wellbeing Strategy through the Museum in promoting ‘Connected
People’ and ‘Vibrant and Cohesive Communities’ as well as
providing exhibitions and public programmes that support the Arts and
Culture Strategy.
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Māori Impact
Statement
There are no known impacts for tangata whenua. The
Museum consults with and works closely with Kai Tahu through its Kai Tahu
Advisory Group.
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Sustainability
There are no implications for sustainability.
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LTP/Annual Plan /
Financial Strategy /Infrastructure Strategy
This report is for noting purposes only.
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Financial
considerations
This report is for noting purposes only.
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Significance
In terms of the Council’s Significance and
Engagement Policy, the matters in this report are deemed to be of low
significance.
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Engagement –
external
This report is for noting purposes only.
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Engagement -
internal
This report is for noting purposes only.
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Risks: Legal /
Health and Safety etc.
There are no known risks.
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Conflict of
Interest
There is no known conflict of interest.
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Community Boards
There are no implications for Community Boards.
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