Provision of a feasibility study for a Neath Museum

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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council has recently secured funding via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) to engage an experienced museum and heritage consultant to undertake a feasibility study of a new museum provision for Neath. Neath Port Talbot Library & Museum Service is seeking to engage an experienced museum and heritage consultant to undertake a feasibility study examining the case for the development and long-term sustainability of a new museum provision to increase access to the collections and achieve accreditation status in accordance with the ‘Accreditation Scheme for Museums and Galleries in the United Kingdom’. The study will consider the case to improve physical and intellectual access and engagement with collections that illustrate the rich heritage and culture of the area from prehistory to the present day. The consultant will provide a detailed report for a developing project with an assessment of options within three key objectives: 1) Collection and Accreditation 2) Governance 3) Operation. The report will include a funding strategy to implement the recommendations.