Review 06 < looking back > looking forward We have had a remarkable year > Visitor numbers broke through the 1.5 million mark thanks to a host of activities at all of our national museums. The Concorde Experience took off, trebling visits to the National Museum of Flight. Russian treasures, robotic dinosaurs and giant insects attracted visitors to the National Museum of in record numbers. New exhibitions brought fashion, design, sport, science and technology to life. Hollywood costumes joined Peter Pan at the National Museum of Costume. The National Museum of Rural Life tripled its schools programmes. We beat our overall schools target by 13%, with 62,000 visits. Our project to transform the visitor experience and display of collections in our Royal Museum building took a big step forward with initial approval for Heritage Lottery Funding of £16.8 million. New partnerships were formed; old ones were boosted further. Innovative strategies, original events and fresh learning programmes engaged the public and attracted new audiences. These steps are only a start and we have ambitious plans to do more.

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w Progress > A year of success stories and innovative developments e i v e R ensured our museums maintained their popularity and built d n a l t

o new audiences. c S s

m Looking back over the year, it is clear our museums are more In September 2005 our staff completed the move of some u e

s popular than ever. Audience numbers rose at all our sites, 1.4 million collection objects and specimens to our National u

M significantly outperforming the wider market. This was Museums Collection Centre in Granton, making space for the l a

n achieved through a full and varied programme of events, new developments. A new purpose-built reception and o i

t new displays and exhibitions. conservation building will be ready at Granton by July 2007. a N Special exhibitions at the National Museum of Scotland were New permanent exhibitions at the National Museum of especially successful. Dinosaurs Alive! attracted 90,000 visitors, Scotland included the February opening of Connect, an Nicholas and Alexandra: The Last Tsar and Tsarina drew 71,000 interactive science and technology gallery, followed by and Monster Creepy Crawlies 50,000. The Dinosaurs audience Sporting Scotland in June 2006, and a series of Discovery was the largest ever for a special exhibition at the museum. Zones for families and schools in October 2006. Scotland’s Concorde settled into its new home at the Autumn 2006 also marked the launch of a new National National Museum of Flight as The Concorde Experience Museums brand, as part of a wider programme of strategic opened in March 2005. It was immediately popular, trebling change. We have focused on inspiring people to discover the visitor numbers to the East Fortune museum. fascinating stories behind the objects in our care and the new brand also introduces more appropriate names for each of Through these and other projects, we met all the priorities set our museums, under the umbrella of ‘National Museums by the Scottish Executive in the Tourism, Culture and Sport Scotland’. The new names are used throughout this Review ministerial portfolio. We exceeded the projected visitor which explains our sense of past heritage, combined with our increase of 3% for the financial year, achieving 9% growth. aspirations for the future. We also addressed challenges and opportunities ahead. Following Trustee approval for a major project to transform the exhibitions and visitor experience in our Royal Museum building, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) pledged £16.8 million in July 2005. With support from the Scottish Executive we have progressed plans further, and expect a final decision on the HLF grant in January 2007.

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w Forging relations Close working partnerships both at home

e > i v e R and abroad allowed us to bring the compelling story of the last d n a l t

o Romanovs from Russia to Scotland. c S s

m A feature of many of our visiting exhibitions, collaboration Partnerships were also a theme of the exhibition itself. u e

s locally and internationally was key to our 2005 summer There was a special focus on the Tsar’s state visits abroad u

M blockbuster Nicholas and Alexandra: The Last Tsar and Tsarina. and relationships with other countries like France and l a

n Drawing from the collections of the State Hermitage Museum Scotland, where he was Commander-in-Chief of the o i

t in St Petersburg, the exhibition explored the story of Russia’s Greys. a

N last Imperial family from court life to their tragic end during We were delighted to have Scottish & Newcastle as sponsors the Russian Revolution. Sponsorship and co-promotions of Nicholas and Alexandra, linking to their own increasing allowed us to broaden our marketing to attract new visitors involvement with Russia. Events associated with their from an even wider sphere than usual. significant sponsorship included curators’ talks and special This critically-acclaimed exhibition was conceived in tours offered to company staff as a way to foster greater partnership with the State Hermitage Museum. Curators understanding between Scotland and Russia. from Scotland and Russia worked side by side, sharing their We also created co-promotions with other businesses individual expertise. This required hundreds of priceless items, to reach potential new visitors. Partnerships with Ocean including paintings, furniture and court costumes belonging Terminal Shopping Centre, Caffé Nero and Borders Books all to the family, being made ready for display. Among the generated new audiences and contributed to an outstanding treasures exhibited was a miniature replica of the Imperial attendance of over 71,000 visitors to the exhibition. regalia, comprising gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, pearls and sapphires made by the famous Fabergé workshops.

2,540 LOANS Partner support Global access Loans of collections Our Choice Our National ‘Museums Without We made 2,540 loans This HLF ‘Young Roots’ Partnerships Strategy Frontiers’ enables for display (1,693 new funded project allowed sets out support the international museums and 847 long-term) to Hebridean teenagers National Museums to jointly improve a total of 38 venues so to work with our staff Scotland can provide access to collections more people can enjoy to create an exhibition, to other museums in through digital means. our collections. 70%of from planning layouts Scotland. This can be We are one of loans were in Scotland. to writing text labels. through services, 17 museums from The exhibition opened Portrait of Empress advice or expertise, 14 countries establishing in Benbecula in Alexandra Feodorovna working with the a pilot database of July 2006. museums themselves 1,235 objects titled from the exhibition m

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w Displaying innovation It’s full steam ahead as we progress our

e > i v e R plans for the Royal Museum building to create a cultural flagship for d n a l t

o current and future generations. c S s

m In July 2005, National Museums Scotland received a The HLF pledge provided the impetus to kick-start detailed u e

s £16.8 million ‘Stage One' award from the Heritage Lottery planning by a cross-museum team. This looked at how the u

M Fund (HLF) for The Royal Museum Project. This marked the building will operate, as well as how to develop the galleries l a

n largest HLF award to date for a capital development in and increase and broaden audiences. The resulting report o i

t Scotland. The project aims to transform one of Edinburgh’s was submitted to HLF in the summer of 2006 and we expect a

N most loved attractions with new displays and much enhanced to have confirmation of the full HLF grant in early 2007. visitor facilities. Detailed planning is now underway to bring The Royal Museum Project takes its lead from our new vision, this vision to life. The £45 million project is due for launched in June 2003: a world class museums service that completion in 2011. informs, educates and inspires. It is also the mainstay of our In developing The Royal Museum Project we consulted fifteen-year Masterplan for the Chambers Street site. visitors and potential visitors, and recognised that the current The project will allow us to make even more of our collections building and labyrinth of galleries no longer provided an accessible to local, national and international audiences adequate home for our collections. Nor did it provide what in what will be a highly prestigious cultural attraction the sophisticated visitors of the 21st century have come to for Scotland. expect. We can now address issues such as easier access, better facilities for schools, maximising exhibition space and displaying many more objects in innovative ways. Every aspect of the museum will be looked at, from cloakrooms to catering, to ensure visitor expectations are more than met. d e t i m i L s n o i t a c i l b u P n a m s t o c S ©

Sporting Scotland Soaring success Discovery Zones Net interest The new Sporting Flying high on the New Discovery Zones In autumn 2006 we Scotland gallery is now success of The opened in the National upgraded our website open, providing a Concorde Experience, Museum of Scotland in www.nms.ac.uk, with taster of a permanent the National Museum October 2006. These enhanced digital exhibition on modern of Flight achieved four- aim to encourage content. This helps Scotland to open in star visitor attraction families and open up our collections spring 2008. Research grading and has schoolchildren to to visitors who can’t shows it’s reaching become a huge visitor interact with our easily visit our audiences who draw in East Lothian. collections in new and museums in person. wouldn’t normally creative ways. visit a museum. Statue of Wei T’o on display in the National Museum of Scotland 8 6 0

w Protecting legacies Expansion and improvement of our storage

e > i v e R facilities not only provides better conditions for our collections but d n a l t

o also better access for specialists and public alike. c S s

m Our collections are a legacy which we look after on behalf of Our developments at the National Museums Collection u e

s all Scots. A great deal of work has been going on behind-the- Centre form part of the urban regeneration of the Granton u

M scenes to improve how we care for this legacy. As part of the shoreline led by Waterfront Edinburgh. Our Granton site will l a

n initial work on The Royal Museum Project, curators and be opened up to the local community and beyond. The o i

t collections management staff have moved 1.4 million objects Waterfront regeneration includes a new tram route from the a

N from inadequate storage in Chambers Street to better city centre, which will increase access to our site and make it conditions at our Collection Centre in Granton. easier for people to visit. Work is well underway at Granton on a new reception and Our plans for the collections also include a more ambitious conservation building, due to open in summer 2007. A new programme of aquisitions enhancing our capacity for display storage building will be completed there in 2008 to house and research. The re-invention of the Royal Museum building collections relocated from the current Royal Museum building provides the opportunity to seek out beautiful, curious and basement. The site has been re-named the National revelatory objects to add to our collections, part of the Museums Collection Centre to reflect its enhanced role and cultural capital of Scotland. significance. The development of the centre will improve how we store objects and provide better access for both specialists and the general public. Through a programme of public tours starting in 2008, visitors will be able to witness some of the unseen work of National Museums Scotland in this treasure house of diverse collections.

Tornado F3 Hamilton Chair Mexican amber An RAF Tornado has With help from The Art We acquired Ninety years after joined other fighter Fund and the NMS 11 nuggets of Mexican Piper Daniel Laidlaw aircraft in our Charitable Trust’s amber containing a received the Victoria collection at the Lindsay Endowment, variety of invertebrate Cross for bravery at National Museum of we bought at auction fossils. Their exquisite the in Flight. We worked a rare 1700 gilt-wood level of preservation September 1915, his closely with the chair previously means they have grandsons generously Ministry of Defence, housed at the Palace potential for display donated his medal to Volunteer Royal Air Force and of Holyroodhouse and as well as research. our collections. Bill Crichton defence contractor Lennoxlove. DARA for this examines geology acquisition. specimens at the National Museums Collection Centre 10 6 0

w Illuminating stories How we interpret our collections can

e > i v e R increase public understanding of human history and the natural d n a l t

o environment. Our new Research Framework provides clearer focus c S s

m for unearthing these stories. u e s u

M We have literally millions of objects in our care and our and mummy are in our care. Following the closure of the l

a challenge is to translate their significance to a wider Valley of the Kings, Iufenamun was amongst those entrusted n o i

t audience. With this in mind, we’ve produced a new National with the sacred task of reburying the remains of the mighty a

N Museums Research Framework to provide a more defined Pharaohs of the new Kingdom in a secret tomb, only focus for those research projects we undertake. A new rediscovered in 1881. We promote the Ancient Egypt Research Advisory Group helps steer these programmes and collection on an ongoing basis through books, articles and develops ways to share the information they reveal. Key online. This research will also feed into a new book on drivers for research are developing permanent or temporary Egyptian treasures from the collections of the National exhibitions, web access to the collections and better Museums Scotland. This fits in perfectly with the remit of the understanding of the collections themselves. There are eight new Research Framework. themes to the framework, which range from the natural world Our Ancient Egyptian collections don’t just reach visitors at to fashion and design. our Edinburgh museum. Key items from the Qurneh burial Our collection of Ancient Egyptian artefacts numbers more collection are touring the USA as part of the major exhibition than 6,000 and is one of the finest in the world. It includes Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh. Meanwhile our two the only intact royal burial you can see outside Cairo, dating sphinxes are heading to Brussels to form part of a major back to around 1550BC. As part of a wider project to exhibition, retelling their stories to new audiences. understand this collection, our curatorial experts have unravelled the story of the Priest, Iufenamun, whose coffin s r e n t r a P T H D 105 O PUBLICATIONS M ©

Revealing Publishing research Tapestry techniques Award winning Our National Museum We published 105 An international Weights and Measures of Costume’s popular research publications research project in Scotland: A European Hidden Secrets during 2005–06. produced new Perspective won exhibition uncovered Their outcomes were techniques for study Scottish Research Book how fashion and body communicated and analysis of historic of the Year 2005. This image have shaped through a wide range tapestry damage, award and a string of underwear since 1850, of channels such as providing greater laudatory reviews show from Victorian corsets conferences, lectures insight into their this National Museums to current designer and in exhibitions. condition and how Scotland publication to collections. best to monitor and be the definitive work preserve them for in its field. Coffin of future generations. Khnumhotep, part of our World Cultures collection 12 6 0

w Increasing connections Our new interactive gallery helps

e > i v e R families and schoolchildren get in touch with the world of science d n a l t

o and technology, from genetics to robotics. c S s

m Connect opened in the National Museum of Scotland in icons, eye-catching banners and a stylish modern design u e

s February 2006. This new permanent interactive gallery is were used to create maximum family appeal. There is a u

M a key focal point for public engagement with science and programme of science shows in the gallery’s performance l a

n technology in Scotland. Creativity, discovery and innovation area during weekends, holidays and for school visits. o i

t are explored through five themes: energy, genetics, artificial a Connect was made possible through an award of nearly N intelligence, space and transport. These are highlighted £700,000 from the ReDiscover Fund, a joint venture between through displays of iconic historic objects, like Dolly the sheep the Millennium Commission, the Wellcome Trust and The and NASA’s Gemini Space Capsule, backed up by over Wolfson Foundation. Funding from other sources brought 25 specially-designed, high- and low-tech, hands-on activities. the total to £1 million. The gallery has been designed to attract new audiences and appeal in particular to families and schoolchildren. The themes The Connect gallery has already proved extremely popular closely match the 5–14 Curriculum for schools and we hope it with visitors and looks set to easily reach its target of will encourage students to go on to pursue careers in science. 300,000 visits in its first three years. It will continue to be open to visitors throughout The Royal Museum Project. The new gallery also aims to raise awareness of the important discoveries made by scientists, many of them Scottish, from 1786 to the 1990s and beyond. Child-friendly

62,000 VISITS Creepy crawlies Six sites Tripled 50,000 visitors put Last year we attracted Our National Museum aside their fears to 51,000 school visits of Rural Life tripled its discover the world of and were aiming for schools programmes in insects, arachnids and 55,000 this year. 2005–06, covering a molluscs and their vital Thanks to enhanced broad range of role in our lives at the schools programmes curriculum topics, National Museum of across our six sites, from technological Scotland’s Monster we attracted 62,000 capability to people in Creepy Crawlies school visits overall. the past. exhibition in February 2006.

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w Attracting attention We regularly host special exhibitions

e > i v e R to enhance our permanent collections. Catwalk glamour to d n a l t

o conscientious design products helped us show objects in a c S s

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M We opened a new temporary exhibition gallery in the Fabric to Fashion: Scottish Textiles and International Style l

a National Museum of Scotland in July 2005. This new space proved equally popular in attracting new visitors to the n o i

t allows us to explore a wide variety of subjects, from art and museum. Initially developed at our National Museum of a

N design to contemporary culture. The Jerwood Applied Arts Costume, the exhibition included top creative names like Prize 2004: Furniture launched the new gallery and it has Vivienne Westwood and Louis Vuitton demonstrating how since hosted a range of successful exhibitions, including the world’s leading designers draw on Scottish textiles to Fabric to Fashion and Green Design. Combined with a series of create cutting-edge catwalk designs. Exhibits included crafts exhibitions in the National Museum of Scotland, and a pair of Nike trainers made of and a exhibitions at the National Museum of Costume, these Jean-Paul Gaultier jacket and skirt, designed shows complement our significant permanent collection of using digital photography. decorative and applied arts from home and abroad. Green Design: Creativity with a Conscience examined the The Jerwood Prize is the most significant prize in applied arts. growing demand for products that are both fashionable and The exhibition of the UK’s finest furniture designers in our environmentally friendly. Items featured in this Crafts Council new gallery was the only Scottish date on its annual tour. Touring Exhibition covered everything from a maize bikini to This glimpse into the future of interior design contrasted a fully bio-degradable papier mâché coffin, providing a perfectly with our own significant collection of objects. timely look at new styles of green living.

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92,000 more More visitors 16–24 Our learning Our six museums As a result of more programmes attracted attracted a total of programming for a much larger and 1.59 million visits last young adults, 302,000 wider audience this financial year. This young people aged year. Some 259,000 was 9% higher than between 16 and 24 people participated in the previous financial connected with a range of learning year, outperforming our collections. programmes, an the Scottish increase of 92,000 attractions market. The Jerwood on last year. Applied Arts Prize 2004: Furniture at the National Museum of Scotland 16 17 6 6 0 0 w At a glance We’ve packed a lot into the past financial year. w

e > e i i v v e e R Here are some key facts and highlights. R d d n n a a l l t t o o c c S S s April 2005 May June July August September October November December January 2006 February March s m m u u e e s s u u M M l l a a n

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t Dinosaurs Alive!, the Nicholas and Alexandra: t a most popular special The Last Tsar and 16% a N N exhibition ever held at Tsarina opens as the We announce record the National Museum National Museum of figures for the 2005 of Scotland, comes to Scotland’s special calendar year as visits an end. The moving, summer exhibition. to our museums roaring animatronic The story of Russia’s exceed 1.5 million for Art project dinosaurs thrilled Peter Pan last royal couple proves Wedding bells Loving Cup Gallantry Top 20 Kinetic the first time. This Connect Design icon A group of young 90,000 visitors, more JM Barrie – Peter Pan a hit, attracting The National Museum George Heriot’s Trust The National War The National Museum Movement and Shadows represents a 16% A permanent science Concorde wins the Scottish Gypsy/ than double the opens at the National 71,000 visitors. of Flight’s first loans the very rare Museum is presented of Rural Life features opens in the National increase on the last and technology gallery Great British Design Travellers work with original target. It goes Museum of Costume. wedding on Concorde 17th century Heriot with a Distinguished in an exhibition of the Museum of Scotland calendar year. The opens in the National Quest after a artists Peter Ross and on to win Marketing It features Peter Pan takes place on Friday Loving Cup for display Flying Medal, awarded Best Buildings in with its spectacular huge popularity of Museum of Scotland. nationwide vote to Jo Hodges to create Initiative of the Year lantern studies and 12 August. 40 guests in the National to a Scottish pilot Scotland at the mechanical sculptures. the new Concorde The new gallery find the public’s their own, very at VisitScotland’s costumes worn by witness bride and Museum of Scotland. during the Second Scottish Design Show. Some of the creative Experience has trebled addresses topics as favourite example of individual self-portraits Thistle Awards, Hollywood stars groom Jane Waterson The Edinburgh-made World War. The Its main exhibition team behind the visits to the National diverse as energy, British design since for a series of displays. celebrating excellence Johnny Depp, Kate and Keith Rumbles silver nautilus cup is gallantry medal is building is named as Millennium Clock bring Museum of Flight. power, genetics, robots, 1900. The BBC Culture The project involves in Scottish tourism. Winslet, Dustin exchange vows aboard the only surviving bequeathed by the one of the top a further nine kinetic transport and space Show announces the our collaboration with Hoffman and Julie the iconic plane in example by a daughter of the pilot. hundred best buildings sculptures to the technology. Its mix of win as part of its Save the Children Christie in Finding Jerwood front of the flight deck. known maker. of the last 50 years. museum as part of historic objects and programme broadcast (Scotland) and the Neverland. The Oscar- Award-winning their show to entertain interactives proves from the National National Portrait winning film describes furniture from The festive audiences. popular with families Museum of Flight on Gallery in London. the life of JM Barrie, Jerwood Applied Arts and school groups. 16 March. who spent part of his Prize launches a new childhood in Dumfries. special exhibition gallery at the National Museum of Scotland. 50,000 e i l s

It features work e Monster Creepy Crawlies 300+ L Open Day t

r Journeys Over 300 individuals e Endangered by leading UK b opens in the National

An Open Day at the o provide volunteer R The Journeys exhibition furniture designers. © We acquire a collection Museum of Scotland Far East Birnie prehistoric opens in the National support over the year. of more than 180 with outsized displays No Easy End in Sight settlement near Elgin Stirling Prize Museum of Scotland’s They give visitors specimens of of insects, arachnids opens at the National Highland 2007 allows visitors to tour The National Museum 266 events Education Centre. It is the benefit of their endangered mammals, and molluscs. The War Museum. The 6%The Kittochside Fair National Museums the site, meet of Scotland provides The National Museum produced in partnership knowledge and £16.8m birds and reptiles touring display shows exhibition explores Scotland forge a archaeological experts the venue for 640 of Scotland is the with Project Ability and anecdotes on guided kicks off a programme gifted by the Durrell their important role in British involvement in National Museums partnership with the face-to-face and try guests attending the chosen venue for the five groups of learning- Science tours, as well as of rural-themed Wildlife Conservation daily life in creative the Far East at the end Scotland gets a ‘Stage National Galleries of their hand at ancient prestigious Stirling Scottish Politician of disabled artists from The National Museum assisting behind summer events at the Trust. It includes and fun ways, from of the Second World One’ Pass for a Heritage Scotland and the Celtic crafts. Prize for Architecture. the Year awards. 530 across Scotland. The of Scotland attracts -the-scenes. National Museum of animals collected by live ‘mini-beast’ War, three months Lottery Fund grant of National Library of Coverage of the guests from the world exhibition also appears 25,000 participants Rural Life. Pet shows, Gerald Durrell and encounters to B-movie after Germany £16.8 million, the largest Scotland to develop ceremony is broadcast of politics attend the at Glasgow’s Museum for a full programme sheepdog trials, featured in his books, representations. The surrendered. It also ever commitment to a Fonn ’s Duthchas (Land live on Channel 4 evening – just one of of Transport in 2006. of Edinburgh theatre performances, and several may be family-friendly looks at how the pony games and single capital project and Legacy) for the to a national 266 events held at the International Science break-up of the old in Scotland. Highland 2007 viewing audience. museum in 2005–06. shown in The Royal exhibition attracts Festival events. This Clydesdale horse Museum Project. 50,000 visitors. empires brought shows help us achieve programme. The joint marks our fourth year long-term conflict to a 6% increase in exhibition, celebrating of partnership with the South-East Asia. visitors for the year. aspects of Highland Science Festival and cultural life past and The University of present, opens in Edinburgh, and fits in in with our expanding January 2007. programme of science Mach 3 events in Connect. The Concorde Experience opens to a buzz of excitement and record crowds. In its first year, The Big Draw the supersonic star All six of our museums attracts 146,015 visits. take part in The Big The prestigious Draw, the UK’s largest Gulbenkian Prize for annual free arts event. museums and galleries includes The Concorde Experience on its long list. 18 19 6 6 0 0 w Facts and figures Financial summary w

e > > e i i v v e e R We substantially exceeded some We aim to increase our web traffic With a new active fundraising team in R d d n n a a

l of our key performance targets, with with the launch of an enhanced site in place, increased visitor numbers and the l t t o o c

particular success in attracting more autumn 2006, providing better virtual continuing success of retail, catering c S S s people to all our museums. Developing access to our collections for a national venue hire and other trading income s m m u learning participation has been another and international audience. from NMS Enterprises Ltd, we have u e e s s u major achievement; we have doubled increased our non-government funding u We have also increased access to our M M l the number of lifelong learners we said to 9.5% of total operating costs. l a collections with more loans to partners a n we would reach and increased school n o o i in Scotland and beyond. Our extensive Our results are summarised here. i t t a visits by 13%. a N

programme of research continues with N 105 academic publications – 30% above target.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Service delivery 2005–06 Target 2005–06 Achieved 2005–06 Income £ million >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Grant-in-aid from the Scottish Executive 18.7 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Visits to our museums 1.43 million 1.59 million Capital grants 4.9 Web page visits* 4.5 million 3.9 million Grants and donations 1.0 Learning participation 164,000 259,000 NMS Enterprises Ltd 0.5 Visitor satisfaction ** 85% 85% Admissions 0.9 Other income 0.7 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Collections Total 26.7 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Loans 2,250 2,540 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Academic publications 80 105 Expenditure >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Staff costs 12.2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Building our future Operational costs 7.8 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Environmental management – utilities 23.3 KWH 23.2 KWH Capital expenditure 5.8 Environmental management – 39,000 kg 73,000 kg Transfer to reserves for capital 0.9 recycled waste expenditure in 2006–07

Non-government income as % of total 9.5% 9.5% Total 26.7 operating costs

* Out-turn against target reflects Copies of the full Annual Report and postponement of Online Museum launch to autumn 06 Accounts for National Museums Scotland and the Strategic Plan are ** Overall rating of satisfaction with visit available online at www.nms.ac.uk and on request from the Marketing & Development team on: 0131 247 4095. 20 6 0

w With thanks > e i v e R Board of Trustees We would not be able to achieve all Mrs Joan Henderson d

n Mr John G Henderson

a James Fiddes, OBE, DUniv, MA, FRICS we do without our donors and supporters, l

t Mr & Mrs Robin Hutcheon

o both at home and abroad. They play a c Sir Angus Grossart, CBE, LLD, DLitt, FRSE, Elizabeth & William Higgs S

s DL, MA, LLB, CA, DBA, FCIBS, vital role in our success through their Mr Kirk Jenne

m Member of The Faculty of Advocates Mr Ian Keillar

u encouragement, assistance and generous e

s Chairman from 1 February 2006 Mr James D Keir QC

u contributions. The benefit is enormous in Mr David L Kerr M Lesley Hart, MBE, MA, MSc l helping us deliver a world class museums Mr Roger A Lindsay of Craighall a

n Michael Kirwan, FCA service for Scotland. Miss Sheila Logie o i t Dr Neil Maclean a Professor Michael Lynch, PhD, FSA (Scot) With major projects at the National N Mr J C M & Mrs M Main Christina Macaulay, MA Museum of Scotland and the National Mrs Yvonne Malcolmson Mr Lyle McEwan Neena Mahal, MA, DCG Museum of Flight now underway and a range of exciting new galleries and Mr Donald R McIntosh Sir Neil McIntosh, CBE, JP, DL Sir Neil W D McIntosh CBE exhibitions planned, continuing help H.H. Prince Gorbunov Professor Malcolm McLeod, CBE, MA, Blitt (Oxon), FRSE from our supporters is more important Mr Andrew H M Mitchell Dr Stuart Monro, BSc, PhD, CGeol, FGS, ILTM, FRSSA than ever. Mrs Linda Mulvey Mrs Catherine L Nairn Ian Ritchie, CBE, FREng, FRSE, FBCS, CEng, BSc We also acknowledge the invaluable time Mr Clive Priestley CB Ian Smith, FFA, FCIA and commitment given by our many Mr & Mrs David Primrose Ms Elizabeth Radcliffe Sir John Ward, CBE, CA volunteers, from those who provide Mr & Mrs Tom Reid Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, KT, GCMG, PhD, FRSE informative guided tours to those who Mr K Campbell Roxby Chairman until 31 January 2006 assist in documenting our collections. Mr & Mrs Peter Saint Germain Mr William H Savage During 2005–06 many aspects of our Mr & Mrs Bernard Shaw Corporate Management Team work, from museum development and Mrs Agnes Shearer Dr Gordon Rintoul, Director research to outreach work, received Mr & Mrs William Simpson Mr & Mrs AJC Smith Fiona Bell, Director of Estates & support from donations, grants, Mr J H Smith Facilities Management sponsorship, legacies and membership Mrs Lawrence E Stahl Mary Bryden, Director of Public Programmes subscriptions. We would particularly like to Miss Sharon Stenhouse Mr & Mrs Charles T Stewart Jane Carmichael, Director of Collections thank the following for their support: Mr & Mrs George Stewart Catherine Holden, Director of Marketing & Individual donors Mr Robert Sutton Development Mr & Mrs S E Alleyne Ms Jane Trevarthen-Traub Mrs Shona Twaddle Andrew Patience, Director of Finance & Resources Miss Phoebe Aitchison Professor J K Anderson Mr & Mrs Robert P White Peter Williamson, Managing Director Mrs Maggie Anderson Miss Elizabeth G Whitelaw NMS Enterprises Ltd Mrs H P Aylmer Dr Kenneth C B Wilkie Miss Patricia Barclay Mr & Mrs Peter Williams Mr & Mrs Gordon Baty Mrs Frances A Brechin Trusts, corporate supporters Mr James Craig Brown- and grant-making bodies Mr James W Brown Jr. Mr & Mrs John Brownlee Artemis Ms Mary K Bryden BP Grangemouth Mr Richard Burtles BT Scotland Mr Howard Butcher IV Cruden Foundation Limited Jennifer, Marchioness of Bute Diageo Mr & Mrs Derek J Campbell Dundas & Wilson Ms Prudence E M Carlson Edinburgh Antiques and Fine Arts Society Mr & Mrs Matthew Chisholm Friends of National Museums Scotland Mrs Hilary Clark The Heritage Lottery Fund Dr David Coats CBE & Mrs Hazel Coats John Menzies plc Mrs Jan Connolly The Miller Foundation Mr Ian S Crowe Miller Group Mr S & Mrs E D'Agostino Nancie Massey Charitable Trust Mr & Mrs Stanley DeForest Scott The Negaunee Foundation Mr Duncan Dornan NMS Charitable Trust Portrack Charitable Trust Mrs Norma Drummond A visitor examines Mr & Mrs Mike Duncan Scottish Arts Council Sir Gerald & Lady Elliot Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh & Lothian a uniform on Mr & Mrs Eric N Ferguson The Scottish Executive display at the Scottish & Newcastle plc Mr James Fiddes OBE National War Ms Shelagh Fraser St Andrew’s Society of Los Angeles Inc Mr & Mrs Fred Fuld St Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia Museum Mrs Margaret Gilfillan The Weatherall Foundation Mr William Gordon William Grant & Sons Ltd Mr Ivor R Guild CBE 22 6 0

w Our museums > We care for museum collections of national e i v e R and international importance, and present these to the public d n a l t

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