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9 Western Australian Museum Annual Report 2000–2001 As part of the Ministry for Culture & the Arts, the Western Australian Museum operates within the Ministry’s Outcome Statement: ‘A community that is informed of, and has access to, a diverse range of innovative ideas, knowledge and cultural experiences’. The Output Description for the Western Australian Museum is: ‘Delivery and promotion of museum services through collection development and management, research, education and visitor services’. VISION To have all Western Australians and visitors to Western Australia visit the Museum or use the Museum services every year. MISSION To develop with the people of Western Australia a vital, innovative Museum and enhance appreciation and understanding of our natural environment and cultural heritage. FUNCTIONS The major responsibilities of the Museum are to: • preserve significant and representative examples of Western Australia’s heritage for the enrichment of present and future generations; • investigate the natural and cultural world; • share ideas and information on natural and cultural heritage, through a variety of public programs. STRATEGIC AIMS The strategic aims of the Western Australian Museum are to: The Museum’s Vision, Mission, Functions, Strategic Aims • implement innovative public programs across all sites; • enhance community consultation; • increase access to collections and information; • improve the preservation of collections; • maintain excellence in research programs; • contribute to the government’s tourism strategy; • increase the proportion of self-generated revenue; • maintain merit, equity and probity in human resources management.
10 Having arrived at the end of my first full year as Executive Director, I can look back on 12 months that might indeed be described as ‘full’. The Museum has made advances in vision and strategy, products and processes. Staff and Trustees have worked together to develop a new Corporate Strategic Plan that will guide our decisions and resource allocation over the next five years. This strategic planning exercise did not see senior executive managers going into a secluded retreat and emerging with a new plan to be handed down, like Moses delivering the Commandments, to a bemused but thankful staff. Rather, it involved a very large number of staff, who can have true ownership of the vision. Fundamental to the strategic directions for the Western Australian Museum will be: • placing the Museum as a gateway to the natural and cultural heritage of Western Australia; • reinforcing the Museum as a forum for debate and discussion, whereby members of the public may interact with issues of significance to the community; • configuring the Museum to be able to respond to and profile topical issues as they are happening and evolving, with a focus on the scientific, technical and societal development of the State; • exploring how the intellectual strengths of the Museum can be more supportive of nature-based and cultural tourism in Western Australia; • taking our products and services even more into regional Western Australia to reinforce that we are indeed a Museum for all the people of this State; • claiming the Indian Ocean region, including South-East Asia, as our cultural and intellectual catchment; • in pursuing all of the above, working in partnership with other government agencies, the private sector and community groups. Western Australian Museum Annual Report 2000–2001 Executive Director’s Review We have developed a new concept we have called BiosphereWest, which embodies these and other directions. Underpinning this concept is the understanding that we humans inhabit three environments concurrently: • the natural environment • the social environment • the built environment. Our programs will be gateways, or portals, that allow the visitor to enter the experience of this State and its place in the world. In particular, we will explore the place of Western Australia in its region—South-East Asia and the Indian Ocean basin. Perth–Fremantle and Western Australia are well placed to claim this region as their cultural and intellectual catchment, and we will work with our partners in strengthening that regional commitment. I would extend thanks to all those who have assisted and supported the Museum in various ways during the year. I would particularly acknowledge the Minister for Culture and the Arts, the Hon. Sheila McHale, for her interest in and concern for the Museum; the Board of Trustees for their ongoing guidance and wisdom; the Director General and staff of the central Ministry for Culture & the Arts; the Museum’s Foundation and Friends; and, by no means least, the staff of the Museum who have worked so hard to make things happen (sometimes in the face of significant odds). And finally, while it might seem a small thing, the Museum launched this year a new family of logos that link the various sites of the Western Australian Museum and yet recognise their unique attributes. I like the colourful nature of the new logos, as they emphasise the liveliness of museums rather than conveying a stuffy image. In each logo, we emphasise the ‘use’ of museums, because that is why we are here: to be used, and by as many people as possible. DR GARY MORGAN
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