The Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow: A Conservation Management Plan
to inform future investigations. During the actual restoration work it will be important to record areas of the building which will for a time be ‘opened up’ exposing areas that have never been recorded, and which will on completion be covered up for many years to come. 50.3 This demands a clearly defined piece of work that will follow and record the next phases of evolution for the building. The amount of work and the costs involved should not be underestimated, and specific provision needs to be set aside for this purpose within the cost plan. 50.4 Archive facilities within the theatre will need to be made capable of accessioning all this new material, storing it and making readily available for public consultation and research. All the material will need to be available in several formats, and a comprehensive catalogue produced, and made available on the theatre’s website. 50.5 Photographs will need particular care in cataloguing and conserving; it is suggested that they are duplicated in print, negative and digital form. In some instances it may also be useful to consider making copies in slide format. Similarly all architectural drawings will need to be made available in paper and digital formats. 50.6 Ideally all documents should be duplicated into a minimum of three copies; 1. Public consultation copies (kept within the theatre) 2. Permanent Citizens’ Theatre archive copies 3. Spare set deposited elsewhere e.g. Mitchell Library.
51. Educational Resource Policy 51.1 Clearly these elements impact significantly upon the many and various aspects of the national curriculum. Their development should create an all encompassing enabling device for educational purposes. However, an educational resource requires revenue funding and a permanent member of staff to facilitate and develop the relationships and partnerships that are so crucial to an innovative and proactive policy. 51.2 The funding of such a post is something that needs to be incorporated into both the business plan and the artistic strategy. Approaches should be made to both the Heritage Lottery Fund and other charitable trusts such as the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. 51.3 The Citizens’ Theatre will therefore need to create a number of dedicated spaces within the building e.g. educational resource space, to be complimented by a changing and stimulating programme of exhibitions and displays. Naturally the establishment of a permanent archive will also be fundamental. It should be borne in mind that ‘education’ should address all aspects of the community, and provide for serious academic research as well as visits for young children. This is an important 84