Corporate Plan

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Corporate Plan 2009-2014: Stimulating curiosity 
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The period of this Corporate Plan will see one of the most significant developments of the Museum since its opening in 1937. With the Sammy Ofer Wing and its associated activities, we will be able to make clear the physical and intellectual relationship between the ROG, the Royal Park, the maritime galleries and the Queen’s House. This will give the visitor a much more unified experience of the World Heritage Site and a deeper understanding of the relationship of our unique conjunction of subjects – the sea, ships, time and the stars.

The custom-designed exhibition spaces and highly accessible archives of the Sammy Ofer Wing will provide a step-change in the way the Museum traces the history and accomplishments of people across the globe. We will be able to reach out and engage a wider audience, present an exciting new exhibitions programme, provide much improved access to and preservation of the research collections, and encourage participation – relaxing the boundaries between leisure and learning.

The Corporate Plan gives shape to the Museum’s aspirations (its primary aims) and describes the methods (strategies) of achieving these aims. It also responds to and supports the Department for Culture Media and Sport’s strategic aims.

Above all, we want to ensure that the Museum with the most important collections on the relationship of the British Isles and the seas of the world stimulates, challenges and guides the expectations of its many visitors and supporters.

Kevin Fewster, AM Director