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ARMY MUSEUM

‘ONE ONE ’

Major (Retd) Graeme Green Regimental Secretary The Royal Guards Execuve Commiee of the ECAB

Sets policy for the Army including Heritage AIMS

¥ To Maintain and Enhance the Army’s connecons with Society

¥ To Present the Country’s Military Heritage and provide an Academic research resource to promote military scholarship

¥ To contribute towards the Educaon of Children and Adults to ensure future generaons are aware of the Army and its achievements

¥ To Educate, Train and Inspire future generaons of soldiers parcularly during inial training and development

¥ To Underpin the Army’s Values and Standards in aracng, retaining and sustaining soldiers

¥ Provide a crucial contribuon to the role of the Regimental home providing a focal point for both the serving and veteran communies, and their successors GAINS

¥ Educang the public as to the Role of the Army especially within a local context and linking the past to the present

¥ Fostering Community Engagement and Good Public Relaons

¥ A means of Influence and engaging with Charitable and Voluntary Organisaons

¥ Maintaining the Army’s Reputaon

¥ Assistance to the Welfare Support of both Military Families and Veteran Communies

¥ Inspiring and Promong Ethos amongst the Current Generaons of Serviceman and Women Results

Annually an Esmated 4.5 Million Visitors

Equang to 7.5% of the Populaon

With another 5 Million Virtual Visitors Collecons Cavalry The Royal (1992) 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards . 6th Inniskilling .

Infantry The (2006) The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire. The Prince of Wales’s Own ( Regiment). The East (Duke of York’s Own). The 14th Regiment of Foot. The 15th Regiment of Foot.

In the Beginning

STRENGTHS

• MOD support

• Quality of collecon

• Diversity of collecon

• Locaon – ‘capve market’ in area

• Low cost compared to other aracons

• Volunteers

• Staff knowledge and passion

• Shop

• HLF Round 1 funding achieved • Public percepon of military currently posive

• Local ‘brand’ (regional relevance)

WEAKNESSES

• Locaon / competion

• Façade

• Adversing and Markeng

• Perceived as cheap

¥ Staff Capacity (Appointments)

• Opening hours

¥ Parochialism (3 Trustee Boards)

OPPORTUNITIES

• HLF project – chance for major change

• Increase staffing

• Income generaon

• Volunteers & Research

• Shop and visitor space greatly improved

• Significant Military Commemoraons WW1,

Waterloo

• Using building more creavely

THREATS & CHALLENGES

¥ Flooding ¥ Challenge of Maintaining and Increasing Volunteers ¥ Polical – Public Percepon of War and Military Changes ¥ MOD Funding and Heritage Strategy (Next Review 2017) ¥ Entrance Fees – We must provide VFM for the Public &MOD ¥ Space is at a Premium 400 Sq M ¥ Finding Experienced, Confident and Quality Volunteers ¥ The Museum needs to be relevant adaptable to meet the changing demands ¥ Don’t accept the status quo, expand the boundaries; see how good it can be? ¥ Not Run by Museum Professionals

DEVELOPMENT

¥ GOVERNANCE & TRUST DEEDS ¥ TRUSTEES ¥ PROJECT BOARD ¥ FINANCE ¥ COLLECTIONS

Finance

Experience – Project Board

Method – Publicaons, Dialogue and RIBA

Mentors – In both Development and Delivery Phase

No other Funding Organisaon does this

Percepon – That its all to difficult? SCOPE OF WORKS

¥ Research the exisng Collecons, Archives and Histories to be told using the exisng collecon. (In support of the Naonal Curriculum)?

¥ Idenfy and exploit areas of duplicaon and divergence within the collecons. In order to Maximise the Design Potenal.

¥ ‘Stella Objects ’ b.p.t. Compromise and confirm authencity!

¥ Develop the narrave

¥ Generate flexible learning spaces / temporary exhibion and presentaon areas throughout.

¥ Improved Physical and Intellectual Access to the Collecon

¥ The Design is to provide Visitors with a Memorable Experience proving Vibrant with a sense of Drama and Theatre. In order to Connect the Visitor to the Narrave its Time and Place.

PROJECT VISION

¥ Understand the Role the Yorkshire Soldier played in helping to shape the Modern World

¥ Present the Equipment they wore and fought with throughout the last 300 Years

¥ Watch and Learn about the Hardship, Humour and Realies of being a soldier

¥ Learn through Parcipaon in Workshops and Presentaons that will be the focus for School and Community Groups

¥ Visit the Shop PROJECT AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (Acvity Plan)

Access and Interpretaon

Learning

¥ Create inspiring formal and informal learning opportunies ¥ Extend knowledge and understanding of the collecon through design

Conservaon

¥ Develop a plan that will allow the enduring conservaon of the collecon Enrich the visitor experience. ¥ And to develop a sustainable loans and guest exhibion policy.

Parcipaon

¥ Involve Local people in the museum as Volunteers and Supporters ¥ Aract Diverse audiences and Broaden Parcipaon

TENDERS Our Aim was to use our Grant to Benefit Yorkshire and Humber Business's

RIBA Stage A to L3

Round 1 A-D £48,000 to Develop

Design and Interpretaon £ 33,000 x 6 Organisaons

Acvity Plan £9,000 x 1 Organisaon

Submission

RIBA D-L3 £990,999 Design and Build

Acvity £140,000 3Years Design and Build

¥ How Too Deliver – Mentor benefits and protects both the HLF Staff, The Project Team and Crically the Loery Players Investment

¥ Project Execuon Plan

¥ H&S F12 as the Customer

¥ Construcon Design Management

¥ Cerficaon Stage C Review

¥ Acvity Plan was the Crown Jewels of Development

¥ Delayed Submission to test the outcomes and reinforce the Round 2 Submission. (YAM Decision)

¥ Acvies Officer Idenfied and supported by HLF Locaon

Collecon Survey

Successful Proposal Zone 1 Introducon

Zone 2 Chronology Zone 2 Proposal

Time Line

Zone 3 Equipment

Zone 4 Regimental Ties Zone 4 Proposal

Zone 5&6 Soldiering On Zone 5-6 Proposal

Open 13 May 2015 YAM Visitors

Any Quesons ? Weapons and war” Reviewed 9 October 2015 This is a great museum if you are male, into war, like weapons of destruction etc. I had never seen it before, and as we were parked next to Clifford's Tower (it is is right opposite) my husband wanted to take a look. I tried to muster enthusiasm but it was not for me as just houses weapons and armour from various points in history, along with information. Visited September 2015 http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ ShowUserReviews-g186346-d4154049- r317525883-The_York_Army_Museum- York_North_Yorkshire_England.html# “Hidden Jem” Reviewed 10 October 2015 This is a small but really well presented military museum. Specifically dealing with the , and the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire, the history covers about 300years. The staff, mostly volunteers, are enthusiastic and keen to help and chat. If you are into military history this is a great way to spend a coupled of hours. However, it is not just for men into war - It traces our social history, which sadly seems to involve almost perpetual conflict. I loved it for that reason, I am not the least bit militaristic but appreciate the horror and heroism humans arei capable. Visited October 2015 http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ ShowUserReviews-g186346-d4154049- r317525883-The_York_Army_Museum- York_North_Yorkshire_England.html#