Collections Management aims to achieve international standards in collections care and management. This is done through standardising the documentation of collections. A collection policy was drafted towards this end and it should be adopted by all affiliated museums during the current financial year.
Museum Services places important emphasis on achieving international standards in collections care and conservation. An Annual Preventative Conservation Plan was drafted towards with this in mind. It will be adopted and its implementation will be evaluated at 12 affiliated museums during the current financial year.
Situated in Ruyterwacht, Museum Scientific Service provides professional guidance and support to affiliated museums, striving for both excellence and transformation of content.
Situated in Cape Town, Museum Support Service provides professional guidance and support to affiliated museums, striving for excellence. Its main objective is to establish, upgrade and maintain museums' infrastructure and in so doing, ensure service excellence at museums in the major centres.
Situated in Ruyterwacht, Museum Technical Service provides professional guidance and technical support to affiliated museums, striving for both excellence and transformation of content.
There are 28 affiliated provincial museums in the Western Cape. Museums are open to the public and present exhibits and collections reflecting the diverse cultural and natural history of the province, including new interpretations of African or indigenous history.