REVIEWING SIGNIFICANCE 2.0
©Caroline Reed
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE TEMPLATE
Used with the Significance Assessment Grid, this template will help you construct a Statement of
Significance for a single object, a group of related objects, a formally recognised ‘sub-collection’ or even a
whole museum collection.
SINGLE OBJECT
Museum name
Object ref no.
Short object name
Brief object description
COLLECTION / SUB-COLLECTION
Museum name
Collection/ sub
collection name
Short description
Number of items
Storage space(s)
Display space(s)
Use the tables below to collate and structure information gathered in response to the prompt questions on
the Significance Assessment Grid
A PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION
1 KEY POINTS
A1
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2 NATIONAL /
INTERNATIONAL
3 REGIONAL (E MIDS) /
CROSS REGIONAL
4 LOCALLY SPECIFIC
A2
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A3
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A4
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5 COMMUNITY
A5

6 ORGANISATIONALLY OR
SITE SPECIFIC
ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
A6

1
B RARITY / UNIQUENESS
1 KEY POINTS
B1

2 NATIONAL /
INTERNATIONAL
3 REGIONAL (E MIDS) /
CROSS REGIONAL
4 LOCALLY SPECIFIC
B2

B3

B4

5 COMMUNITY
B5

6 ORGANISATIONALLY OR
SITE SPECIFIC
ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
B6

C VISUAL & SENSORY IMPACT
1 KEY POINTS
C1

2 NATIONAL /
INTERNATIONAL
3 REGIONAL (E MIDS) /
CROSS REGIONAL
4 LOCALLY SPECIFIC
C2

C3

C4

5 COMMUNITY
C5

6 ORGANISATIONALLY OR
SITE SPECIFIC
ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
C6

D CONDITION / COMPLETENESS
KEY POINTS
D1

2 NATIONAL /
INTERNATIONAL
3 REGIONAL (E MIDS) /
CROSS REGIONAL
4 LOCALLY SPECIFIC
D2

D3

D4

5 COMMUNITY
D5

6 ORGANISATIONALLY OR
SITE SPECIFIC
ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
D6
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1 KEY POINTS
E1

2 NATIONAL /
INTERNATIONAL
3 REGIONAL (E MIDS) /
CROSS REGIONAL
4 LOCALLY SPECIFIC
E2

E3

E4
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E HISTORICAL MEANING
2
5 COMMUNITY
E5

6 ORGANISATIONALLY OR
SITE SPECIFIC
ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
E6

1 KEY POINTS
F1

2 NATIONAL /
INTERNATIONAL
3 REGIONAL (E MIDS) /
CROSS REGIONAL
4 LOCALLY SPECIFIC
F2

F3

F4

5 COMMUNITY
F5

6 ORGANISATIONALLY OR
SITE SPECIFIC
ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
F6
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F ‘EXPLOITABILITY’
STATEMENT OF
SIGNIFICANCE
FURTHER
RESEARCH AND
CONSULTATION
Use this section to indicate further research needed and to identify key individuals and/or
groups to be consulted about the significance of the object
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