Forvaltningsmuseenes og NIKUs ansvar og roller i forvaltningen av ...

19The independent maritime museums are therefore placed insomething of an invidious position. For example, although theNorwegian Maritime Museum receives funding from the City ofOslo, in the opinion of officials at the museum itself, it is far fromadequate.Hard priorities have to be made regarding capacities which aresupposed to receive some of their funding from the ministry’sbudget item 78, in the form of subsidies or grants, a matter ofconcern that was noted by several interviewees. When these fundsare allocated, what tends to lose out is security, hiring of outsideexpertise and work to improve relations with the countyauthorities.With a dependable income from the Ministry of Education, theuniversities can maintain a broad spectrum of scientific expertise.This is something the university museums partake of as well, alsoin the execution of their administrative role. They are in a farbetter position to pursue professional development, and theirproximity to research-based knowledge is much closer and morestable than is the case for the independent maritime museums.In addition to the scientific environment, access to administrativecapacity is also important. In this connection institutionalaffiliation plays a leading role. Insofar as their basic allocations arelarger, the university museums can draw on more administrativeresources in terms of personnel, accounting capacities andcomputer technology etc. than the maritime museums asindependent trusts.Operating environment and performance of administrativetasksOur analysis of the environment in which administrative museumsand NIKU perform their roles and responsibilities in themanagement of the archaeological heritage highlights connectionswith other institutions as the key variable. This is particularly truein dealing with the many additional capacities that complementand facilitate the execution of administrative tasks, such ascollections management and research. This is not an administrativeduty under the Cultural Heritage Act, but insofar as the universitymuseums perform this work, it supports the administrative workNIBR-rapport 2012:30