What types of museums get CAPped?
All types of museums participate in the program: aquariums; arboreta, botanical gardens and nature centers; art museums/centers; children’s museums; historic houses and sites; history, science, and natural history museums; science technology centers and planetariums; specialized museums; and zoos. Many of the museums who go through the CAP process are small and have limited resources. Most often, their institutional budgets are small, and the daily practical needs of opening a museum to the public frequently preempt more long-range goals. CAP provides an opportunity for the institution’s staff to work with a consultant and gives them insight and goals for improving collections care and preservation within the organization. Keeping these principles in mind throughout the CAP process helps bring about positive outcomes for museum and assessor alike.
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