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Over the summer a committee did a review of the Brandon General Museum and Archives. The report will be presented to City Council on Monday. Looks like museum will be closing down in it''s current location and setting up temporary location in other city owned facilities till a more permanent solution can be found. Weather or not that happens will have to been seen. It''s been in the gunsights for awhile.  
 
The model railway club has been in the process of finding a new home as well and may have found one. So the club will likely be moving into a disassembly mode to prepare for a move.  
 
What''s everyone''s feeling on the museum?  
 
Edited by Trevor B, 2018-09-29 16:32:11

Costs too much to operate and the numbers attending aren't worth the cost.

So our tax dollars would be running this new place?

I don’t know very much about the museums outside of Winnipeg.  
 
Are there other museums that could host these items and keep what’s left in proper storage. Could the money be put to those museums that would have been put to a new Brandon one?  
 
We need to look outside of the Brandon box. And please don’t say if in Brandon more visitors to pay attendance fees and tourist attraction. Because it isn’t true. The people who want to view this stuff will go wherever it is located.  
 
Then can it be divided and given to different museums. It’s together now but why not break it down. Just a thought.  
 
A few ideas. Status quo is not always the best in the long term.  
 
And No. throwing it out. Should never be the answer to historical items. Think of that beautiful hotel that was torn down to make way for I think a parking lot now could be wrong.  
 
If fixed at the time. Way less money than now and a beautiful location to host many museum items from everywhere.  
 
Perhaps Fahrenheit 451 is in someone’s mind. You know to keep the firemen busy. NO. I hope our world never goes there again.

Could it not be integrated with another building? Such as having our library and museum all in one? Can another museum piggyback with us?

Exhausted said "I don’t know very much about the museums outside of Winnipeg.     Are there other museums that could host these items and keep what’s left in proper storage. Could the money be put to those museums that would have been put to a new Brandon one?     We need to look outside of the Brandon box. And please don’t say if in Brandon more visitors to pay attendance fees and tourist attraction. Because it isn’t true. The people who want to view this stuff will go wherever it is located.     Then can it be divided and given to different museums. It’s together now but why not break it down. Just a thought.     A few ideas. Status quo is not always the best in the long term.     And No. throwing it out. Should never be the answer to historical items. Think of that beautiful hotel that was torn down to make way for I think a parking lot now could be wrong.     If fixed at the time. Way less money than now and a beautiful location to host many museum items from everywhere.     Perhaps Fahrenheit 451 is in someone’s mind. You know to keep the firemen busy. NO. I hope our world never goes there again. "

""Perhaps Fahrenheit 451 is in someone's mind. You know to keep the firemen busy. No I hope our world never goes there again""  
 
Not only is this statement ridiculous it downright dangerous to make! If that museum caught on fire the whole damn block would be gone.  
 
We seen what happened downtown when one single building that was far apart from any other building caught fire.  
 
This museum had a plenty of time to try to make it work, it hasn't. Hardly anyone goes to visit. So why waste money and pay a curator a good sum if no one cares enough to go in the doors?

not really a museum that draws many people, it wasn't a must go to like the BCATP Air Museum, Manitoba Museum, Western Development Museums, Artillery Museum, ect. If you want to know some Brandon history, okay. View items from Eatons. But it really isn't a true general museum.  
 
The recommendations of the history of the area starting at the indigenous people to present could really be pushed further back. Start with the geologic history going back billions of years and go to present. Show the full history of the area, including pre-human in habitation. This type of museum would be much more interesting for all. But that would require a dedicated location and dedicated staff.  
 
I think Brandon could use a general museum, but totally independent from city council and the city.

From the City webpage.  
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The Purpose and Role of this Board:  
 
The Board was first established as a General Museum Advisory Committee on March 19, 2007 to prepare a plan for the formation of a general museum that would include an evaluation of potential sites, estimate of capital costs, identification of funding sources and a detailed plan for the ongoing operation of the museum, as well as an assessment of the possibility of including within the museum, a community archives. The committee became incorporated as the Brandon General Museum and Archives Inc. in July 2009 and has as its mandate authority to collect, conserve, study, exhibit and interpret historic and heritage materials relating to the City of Brandon, and its place within the history of Southwestern Manitoba.  
 
Membership and Term of Office:  
 
The Board is comprised of three (3) Councillors and nine (9) citizen members. The Council appointments to this board are made annually at the organizational meeting of the Council held in November of each year. Citizen members of the Committee are appointed annually by resolution of Council for a two year term. For the purpose of continuity the citizen member’s terms alternate with 6 member’s terms expiring on December 31st of one year and 3 member’s terms expiring on December 31st of the following year. Members are eligible for reappointment upon the expiration of their term of office. The committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Civic Administrative Building.  
 
Brandon General Museum & Archives Board, the meetings are held at the Brandon General Museum & Archives at 19-9th Street  
 
Members:  
 
Councillor Ron Brown  
Councillor Jeff Harwood  
Councillor John LoRegio