Smithills Hall attains national museum standard
Smithills Hall has been granted Accredited Museum status by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
The award represents a significant achievement for the Smithills Hall service. The Smithills Hall team and the Bolton Museum & Archive Service in general constantly works to improve the standard of service it provides to the Borough and its vistors.
The MLA's Accreditation Scheme sets nationally agreed standards for UK museums. To meet the requirements of the scheme, museums must demonstrate that they achieve clearly defined standards relating to governance and management, user services, visitor facilities and collections management. Accreditation was previously known as registration.
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