The current state of Higher Education Museums, Galleries and Collections in the UK

Abstract

The paper will summarise the current state of the UK's higher education museums, galleries and collections (HEMGCs) by drawing on recent surveys of collections and management issues. In particular the paper will highlight some of the innovative ways in which HEMGCs have been working in partnership with others and broadening their audiences.

Este artigo pretende efectuar urn ponto da situaçâo actual dos museus, galerias e colecçôes universitârias no Reino Unido através de urna série de estudos récentes sobre questôes de gestâo e recenseamentos de colecçôes. Em particular, apresentar-se-âo algumas formas inovadoras de colaboraçao entre instituiçoes, bem corno de alargamento de pûblicos.