The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7456 p717
16 June 2007

Society summary

Museum policy is updated

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's museum access and learning policy has been updated to reflect improved access interest since the original policy was written. The update was approved at the June Council meeting on the recommendation of the Science Committee.

Briony Hudson, keeper of the museum collections, told the Council that the policy had been adopted at a time when the museum was not open to the public and access to the collections and displays was limited. But the context had changed and the displays in the reception area now allowed access to at least part of the museum for anyone while the building was open.

In addition, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council was introducing a new level of national standard called accreditation, and the policy’s references to registration had been altered to include accreditation.