Royal Museums Greenwich

Royal Museums Greenwich comprises the Royal Observatory, Cutty Sark, National Maritime Museum and Queen’s House. We are also home to The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre and the Caird Library and Archive. Together we’re dedicated to enriching people’s understanding of the sea, the exploration of space, and Britain's role in world history. **What we do: our function in society** - Museums are places that hold collections, gathering together objects, historical information and memories. Royal Museums Greenwich’s collections are held in trust for the nation. Through our collections, we connect the past to people in the present-day; they can also help us to think about and shape the future. - We can help people to understand why the world is as it is, creating a shared sense of place, belonging and community, while also recognising and representing diversity and individuality. - We strive to foster inclusion and equality, to be a place of and for opportunity, to support wellbeing and to encourage active citizens. We want everyone to feel welcome and see themselves at Royal Museums Greenwich. - We share our expertise in ways shaped by our audiences, through multiple platforms, and listen to and promote that of others. - We care for a unique array of objects and buildings, with our collections at the heart of what we do. - We will strive to tell histories more fully, recognising different perspectives and working with stakeholders to be honest about the past. **Who we are: Royal Museums Greenwich** - We are a collection of diverse sites with unique identities, overlapping interests and a common purpose. - We are explorers of time, space, place and belonging. Our collections and subjects are about investigating worlds, crossing boundaries, bridging cultures, and creating connections. We are a place to explore the very essence of what makes us human. - Our collections reach across continents, cultural divides, tumultuous seas and cosmic voids. Through our institution, we have a uniquely interdisciplinary potential – art, history and science – which we can tackle separately and in dialogue with each other. - Our subjects are local, global and universal – they help us to pose big questions about the universe we live in, the planet we live on and its people. **Why we’re here: our social purpose** - Royal Museums Greenwich has a social purpose at its heart – to serve our communities and stakeholders in line with our function as museums and heritage sites. - We want to be a progressive national museum – brave and bold, relevant, inclusive, collaborative, proactive, ethical, informed and expert. We will listen and learn, evaluate and consult, working together to be a place by and for our audiences. - We will strive to tell histories more fully, recognising different perspectives and working with stakeholders to be honest about the past, giving an equality of voice and recognising intersecting identities. - We will support skills development, critical thinking, knowledge and understanding. - Our primary aim will be to be relevant and meaningful, both reaching out and inviting people in, welcoming all and supporting their wellbeing. - We will have clear timelines and a strategic plan. This will involve mapping the journey in the following ways: in vision (1–5 years; clear sense of outputs); on the horizon (5–10 years; a range of possibilities); in the imagination (10–15 years; blue- sky thinking and experimentation). This will enable us to enhance our reach and reputation, and attract funding.