What's been happening?
DARTFORD BOROUGH MUSEUM REOPENS FOLLOWING THREE MONTH CLOSURE
Dartford Borough Museum reopened on schedule on Saturday 30 April 2005 after having been closed for three months to allow the Museum gallery to be rewired and redecorated. In order to allow the rewiring work to be undertaken, every wall-mounted display case had to be emptied of objects. Many other fixtures and fittings had to be moved to enable subsequent painting to be undertaken.
In addition to the rewiring and redecorating, another improvement was the fitting of transparent plastic film to the windows by specialists. This film contains an ultra-violet filter which removes the harmful rays which could damage delicate museum objects and fade the display materials which we useMP VISITS DARTFORD BOROUGH MUSEUM ( 20 May 2004 )
Dr Howard Stoate, the MP for Dartford , visited Dartford Borough Museum to publicise Museums and Galleries Month which ran throughout May. He was photographed with members of staff and items relating to the current exhibition ‘Transport in Time'.
DARTFORD BOROUGH MUSEUM RECEIVES NATIONAL STANDARDS CERTIFICATE (16 December 2003)
Dartford Borough Museum has been awarded the status of Full Registration by Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries.
The Registration Scheme sets standards for the operation of museums throughout the United Kingdom is open to all museums and galleries with a long-term commitment to quality in public service.
The granting of Full Registration shows that Dartford Borough Museum has achieved approved standards in management, collection care and public services. It also highlights that the museum is a suitable home for collections which are part of our common heritage and is worthy to receive support from public sources.
