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Museum Design Guidelines and Standards

Requested from NatMu by J. Bautista at 05:48 PM on Oct 26, 2023.
Purpose: Thesis book writing
Date of Coverage: 10/26/2023 - 10/26/2023
Tracking no: #NatMu-297276236998

Bautista 05:48 PM, Oct 26, 2023

Dear Sir/Ma’am,

Greetings in Divine College!

I am Jc M. Bautista, a 5th year BS Architecture student of Divine Word College of Calapan. To partially fulfill the requirements of the course, ARCH511/511s: Architectural Design 9- Thesis Research Writing, each student is required to conduct a study and in my case, I am proposing the title: Ka[tuto]bo: A Proposed Cultural Heritage and Arts Museum

In relation to this, I would like to consult your office and ask for permission to secure copies of data regarthing Design Guidelines and Standards  of Museums for my thesis.

Malay 08:30 AM, Nov 03, 2023

November 3, 2023

Dear JC,

Thank you for your request dated Oct 26, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Museum Design Guidelines and Standards.

We received your request on Oct 26, 2023 and will respond on or before Nov 16, 2023 05:48:04 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://pcoomaster09262018104000-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHwsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEk5hdE11LTI5NzI3NjIzNjk5OAw, for request with ticket number #NatMu-297276236998.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Abby Joy Malay
FOI Officer

Crelencia 03:49 AM, Nov 06, 2023

November 6, 2023

Dear JC Bautista,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Oct 26, 2023 05:48:04 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Museum Design Guidelines and Standards.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. Please be informed that museums in the country and around the world vary in size and design depending on the nature and type of each one's collections, target visitors, plans and objectives in terms of collections management, exhibition and access. To support this statement, you may want to check the following references at the Central Library and Archives (CLAS) of the National Museum of the Philippines :

Caberoy, F. F. (1997). Standard museum documentation practices of Philippine museums. National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

Comparative museology and museography in ASEAN. (1997). Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Committee on Culture and Information.

National Museum of the Philippines Annual Reports.

Pantalony, R. E. (2007). WIPO guide on managing intellectual property for museums. World Intellectual Property Organization.

You may also check this online reference : 

International Council of Museums (2004). Running a museum : a Practical handbook. Paris : ICOM

CLAS is open Mondays-Fridays from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is located at the  Ground Floor of the National Museum of Anthropology, Museum Complex, Manila.

Additionally, you may want to inquire for additional references from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts through the National Committee on Museums through email, ncca.paio@gmail.com

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Director-General Jeremy Barns at inquiry@nationalmuseum.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Anne Rosette Crelencia
FOI Receiving Officer

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