A COMMUNITY OF MUSEUMS

National Museums NI is a registered charity* that runs a group of exceptional museums on behalf of, and in collaboration with, the great people in this part of the . Our museums play a distinct and special role in the local community. Each one cherishing and protecting the things that are easily forgotten in this busy world – our skills, values, stories and traditions.

The positive economic impact generated by our museums allows us to invest to achieve the biggest possible social impact by connecting museum collections with people and improving the lives of citizens.

Our museums include: Museum Ulster Folk Museum Ulster Transport Museum

Ulster American Folk Park 103729 number *charity

WE FOCUS ON FIVE AREAS OF SOCIAL IMPACT: VISITOR WELLBEING FOR EVERY £1 INVESTED IN NATIONAL Evidence suggests that attending museums MUSEUMS NI, WE’VE GENERATED: 1. and participating in cultural heritage activities has a valuable impact on the wellbeing of the individuals involved. SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE Northern is home to approximately IN ECONOMIC 2. 484,000 young people with 111,000 children living in poverty. Museums have significant AND WELLBEING potential for improving educational attainment levels and building skills and confidence through school programmes and youth CONTRIBUTION engagement initiatives. £6 INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Our social inclusion activities span a number 3. of areas, engaging with various marginalised and at-risk groups. With four museums spread across , we have a unique capacity to design flexible and targeted programmes to engage with hard-to- National Museums NI’s economic and social reach groups and improve social outcomes. impact 2018-19 has been independently evaluated by Hatch Regeneris. For more information on our work, CONNECTIONS TO THE PAST visit nmni.com or get in touch: With 1.4 million objects in the national 4. collection, National Museums NI cares for Call: +44 (0)28 9042 8428 and presents inspirational and challenging Email: [email protected] exhibitions reflecting the creativity, innovation, history and culture of this great part of the world. We will continue to make strategic investments to preserve the heritage and history of Northern Ireland and make it accessible to the wider community. A SAFE SPACE FOR PEACEBUILDING Northern Ireland is on a journey to resolve the 5. legacy of our past and build a better future for all of us. With a mandate to promote The work of National Museums NI is supported awareness and understanding, our museums by the Department for Communities are uniquely placed to provide a safe, shared space for building understanding and greater social cohesion. 1. VISITOR WELLBEING 3. INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

in value delivered through Delivered in £5.2M our inclusive community wellbeing value engagement programmes through our core £28M museum services Inclusion for older people Regular attendees at inclusion programmes 730 such as Live Well and Treasure House

Of older people in the Treasure House 2. SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE 96% programme reported an increase in confidence

Of older people in the Live Well programme in social value delivered by reported learning something new £605K developing skills for the future 97% Engagement for all Families from Job seekers Early interventions areas of social engaged 840 deprivation 330

2,000 100% Special education Rehab users Parents and children from Of teachers agreed that needs and/or engaged socially disadvantaged our parental engagement 7,800 disability learners 120 areas involved in parental programmes build positive engagement programmes relationships between staff and parents Special education People with brain Formal education 840 school students 18 injuries visited Young offenders and Volunteers 470 54,200 30 parents attended contributed the Teachers attended Pupils from primary and 15 All participants in 99 equivalent of museum workshops secondary schools engaged museum programmes 80 hours per week Inspiring the next generation Young people using creativity to build 11,600 29 the museum of the Participants involved future in Reimagine THE GROWTH OF MUSEUM VISITORS in STEM workshops Remake Replay Our visitors are at the heart of everything we do. 905,100 291,000 Visitors 70% 79% Out-of-state 101% since of visitors from NI Uplift in website tourist visitors 2001/02 Proud to serve visits in the 74% growth 4. CONNECTIONS TO THE PAST NI communities past 2 years since 2012/13

delivered through creating £564K connections to the past ECONOMIC with communities IMPACT £37M Total economic contribution Preserving our heritage Traditional crafts TOTAL Participants on Parents from socially Including: By attracting WELLBEING the Urban Villages disadvantaged areas out-of-state visitors, we a support a further: CONTRIBUTION 120 Programme 15 regularly attending £7.4M Craft in Mind sessions Spent on NI Spent on NI suppliers Community curation Sharing our heritage based suppliers £14M Visits from Men’s Loans to other FTE jobs in Sheds including institutions locally, 214 the NI visitor £36M 780 curation of their 46 nationally and people 280 economy own exhibition at internationally employed on Ulster Museum an FTE basis FTE: Full-time equivalent

5. A SAFE SPACE FOR PEACEBUILDING 177,000 5,000 Visitors to Expected participants and Beyond exhibition on the Making the Future in Ulster Museum programme

In value delivered through good Of visitors to the Troubles and relations and social Beyond exhibition reported feeling £1.3M cohesion projects 96% an emotional impact