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November 2008
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9.0 Museums facilitate and carry out research. They share and interpret information consistent with their purpose and ensure that it is accurate, up to date and based on the highest standards of scholarship and research. They organise and manage information to make it accessible. Museums interpret information to engage a wide variety of interests and to reflect diverse views. They invite users to question assumptions and distinguish evidence from speculation. All those who work for or govern museums should ensure that they: 9.1 Research and collate information about collections and the subject areas generally within which the museum has expertise. Enable the museum’s researchers and others to keep up to date with developments in their field. 9.2 Apply the highest possible standards of objectivity to the research undertaken by the museum, and distinguish clearly between evidence and deduction. Maintain, as far as possible, records and material so that the evidence on which research is based can be re-examined and verified independently. 9.3 Make information publicly accessible. Conduct research with the intention of making it public. Publish research promptly and make it widely available. (See also section 3, encourage people to explore collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment.) 9.4 Develop mechanisms that encourage people to research collections, develop their own ideas about them and participate in a variety of ways in shaping the interpretations offered by the museum. Make the museum a forum in which ideas can be discussed and tested. (See also section 3, encourage people to explore collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment.) 9.5 Cultivate a variety of perspectives on the collections to reflect the diversity of the communities served by the museum. 9.6 Represent ideas, personalities, events and communities with sensitivity and respect. Recognise the humanity of all people. Develop procedures that allow people to define, and seek recognition of, their own cultural identity. (See also section 7, recognise the interests of people who made, used, owned, collected or gave items in the collections.) 9.7 Respect the views of others and their right to express those views, unless illegal to do so or inconsistent with the purpose of museums as socially inclusive institutions. Strive to dispel prejudice and indicate clearly the part played by opinion or conjecture in interpretation. 9.8 Reflect differing views striking a balance over time. 9.9 Recognise the assumptions on which interpretation is based and that presentational styles may shape perception in unintended ways. Consider carefully the impact of interpretations that exclude any reference to people associated with the items. 9.10 Strive for editorial integrity and remain alert to the pressure that can be exerted by particular interest groups, including lenders and funders (See also 10.12). 9.11 Keep records and presentations as accurate and as up to date as possible. Record differences of expert opinion. Correct errors in documentation or presentations without delay, when they are brought to light.
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