More than 800 items are missing from the Canadian Museum of History
The Office of theproduced the report, which was published on Thursday, that examined how the museum carried out its management practices and managed its operations.
Among the issues the audit found was what it called a “significant deficiency” in the museum’s conservation practices resulting in exposure of its collections to various risks, including no robust inventory management system.In addition, more than 300 items in the museum were not stored properly, and there were thousands more that had no source information — to the tune of more than 15,000.
The report also found that there was a “lack of regular and systematic reviews” of electronic security access among staff to places such as vaults and other locations in which collections were stored. “These findings matter because proper conservation and safeguarding help maintain historical artifacts for future generations, which is a fundamental component of the corporation’s mandate,” the report said.
It was not all negative, however, for the museum as the auditor general did write that it had good practices for corporate governance, strategic planning, and risk management — though it said improvements could still be made.
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