1 Delivered Suffolk Museums 138,584 Making a Difference Generated volunteer hours valued at Welcomed £18,640,752 to the economy £1,650,529 Included to museums 726,980 Supported visitors FTE 56 Museums 2,191 131 people Accredited Welcomed participating 37 Museums volunteers 33,87 5 Open to the public for people to Engaged special 37,347 events hours Cared for over 39,954 children and young people in learning activity 2 1,000,000 objects 3 P re s e Contents rv in g a page n Chairman’s welcome 07 Growing the economy, jobs and skills page 22 d P Summer in Suffolk Museums page 23 ro Efficient and effective public services page 08 m Transforming People to Transform Museums page 24 o t Association for Suffolk Museums page 08 in Suffolk museum of the Year page 26 g Suffolk Museums Partnership page 09 S page u Object of the Year 28 f f Investing in Suffolk Museums page 10 o lk Raising aspirations page 30 ’s Strong, safe and healthy communities page 12 H Local Cultural Education Partnerships page 31 e r i Terry Deary’s Terrible Tales at Moyse’s Hall page 13 t Lowestoft Folk page 32 a g Making Waves Together page 14 e Women on the Front Line page 33 Seaside Heritage page 14 I am a Woodwose! page 16 Resilient Museums page 18 Collections Review and Rationalisation page 19 Visitor Insight East page 20 Landguard Governance Review page 21 4 5 P re s Suffolk Museums play a key role in the e rv …There is a growing sophistication in understanding of the places where we live. g in the way that institutions engage with a n By bringing people together they enhance quality of d the public and are thinking of those life, improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, P ro who would not normally interact with m support resilient communities, and drive the economy. o t heritage in our communities. in g S I was particularly excited by some of u f Suffolk Museums welcomed over 726,980 people through their The value of the Suffolk Museums Partnership f the initiatives relating to schools … o doors last year. This is worth £18.6m to the local economy. collaborative projects should not be underestimated. lk museums contribute to the economic There are 131 FTE people employed in Suffolk Museums, They create opportunities for museums to engage ’s H environment of Suffolk, attracting together with more than 2,191 volunteers giving over 138,584 a wider range of people in new and innovative ways. e r i hours of their time last year. Volunteer time is worth at least Partnership programmes also help museums to become t a visitors from outside the county and £1.65m to Suffolk Museums. more resilient and contribute more to the local economy. g e indeed from outside the U.K. Museums The value of Suffolk Museums is recognised by all Suffolk local We are extremely grateful for the contribution made by all are responding by telling local as well authorities, Arts Council England, and SHARE Museums East staff, volunteers, funders, stakeholders, and partners that work as national stories … Museums enrich which continue to provide £45,500 of core revenue support for together to make Suffolk Museums an asset for the county. our county of Suffolk and long may the Suffolk Museums Partnership. Their investment has helped Councillor Tony Cooper to lever in an average of £257,203 per year over the last 3 years. East Suffolk Council that situation continue. This year saw the return of the Suffolk Museum of the Year Chairman of the Association Professor David Gill awards with some new categories. Congratulations to Bawdsey for Suffolk Museums Suffolk Museum of the Year Judge Radar, Small Museum of the Year and The Red House in Aldeburgh, Large Museum of the Year. 6 7 P re s e rv Suffolk Museums Partnership in Efficient and effective g a n d P ro public services The Suffolk Museums Partnership is a funding consortium that m o includes all Suffolk local authorities, Arts Council England and t in Association for Suffolk Museums SHARE Museums East. It is governed by the Association for g Suffolk Museums (AfSM). The chat with Lesley-Ann S u The Association for Suffolk Museums is an independent f f charity and membership body. It is managed by In 2019/20 the Suffolk Museums Partnership provided £45,500 was incredible today, all a o of core revenue support for development work and collaborative lk representatives from each local authority in Suffolk, alongside result of this AfSM project, ’s independent museum representatives. A total of 60 museums projects across Suffolk Museums delivered by the Suffolk H e and organisations with museum interests subscribed as Museums Project Officers, Jenna Ingamells and Tom Beese. r and has led to greater ties i t Tom and Jenna are employed on behalf of the partnership by a members in 2019/20. The Association works collaboratively g with its members to achieve its four main aims: Suffolk County Council. between her department and e Provide support for museums in Suffolk The Suffolk Museums Partnership has a sustained level of ours; essential, going forward commitment to it from all partners as we move forward Act as a representative and advocate for museums into 2020/21. This core support enables AfSM to develop in this tricky 2020. in Suffolk partnerships and draw in additional inward investment to Suffolk Dan Clarke, Attract and manage resources for the benefit of its from external sources for collaborative museum projects. Moyse’s Hall Museum, members The Association for Suffolk Museums is grateful for the support West Suffolk Council Increase access and learning in museums for the benefit and guidance from all partners, freelancers, and funders for of the people of Suffolk Suffolk Museums Partnership projects. 8 9 P re s e rv Investing in Suffolk Museums in g a n d P ro Core contributions 2019-20 Total investment 2017-20 m o t in Arts Council England / SHARE Museums East £ 33,000 Core contributions £ 141,790 g S u Babergh District Council £ 1,000 External investment £ 771,609 f f o lk East Suffolk Council £ 4,000 Total £ 913,399 ’s H e Ipswich Borough Council (Colchester & Ipswich Museums Service) £ 2,000 r i The Suffolk Museums Partnership helped to secure an annual average of £257,203 external funding t a per year over the last 3 years in addition to fundraising activities of individual organisations. g Mid Suffolk District Council £ 1,500 e Suffolk County Council £ 2,000 We would like to thank all our contributors and funders involved with these projects. West Suffolk Council £ 2,000 Total £ 45,500 We would like to thank the Suffolk Museums Partnership partners for their core contributions in 2019-20 10 11 P re s e rv Terry Deary’s Terrible Tales i n Strong, safe and healthy g a n at Moyse’s Hall d P r The Horrible Histories author and creator, Terry Deary, has created o communities m six original first-hand accounts by people, some fictional and o t others real, related to objects on display at Moyse’s Hall. Visitors in g can follow the stories and view the objects that illustrate them. We [work] with pleasure and purpose … S u A Suffolk-based illustrator created images and animations f f alongside staff at the museum. Our volunteer that bring the stories to life. Handling items, horrid smells and o lk activities added to the interpretation. A human-sized ‘operation’ ’s team are fully integrated with the museum’s table, a rotten smelling severed arm, and accessible Gibbet H e r Cage activities were introduced to the galleries for visitors to i core mission to improve awareness and t a engage with. g e access to the unique and inspiring natural During a special February half-term launch, 1,500 adults and children visited Moyse’s Hall. Staff and freelancers performed Very knowledgeable staff, great sciences collection at Ipswich Museums and hideous tasks with visitors, including viewing Saxon poo under Horrible Histories tour. Very interactive a microscope, making Hollywood blood, handling real crime we are pleased to continue this commitment and execution artefacts, and learning about barber surgeons. and hands on. My 5 and 7-year-old to a very worthwhile public cause. Looking ahead into 2020-21, the work with Deary will continue boys loved it. Thank you very much. with competitions for young explorers. The Friends of Moyse’s February half-term visitor Adrian Chalkley, Hall have worked with the museum to secure locality funding to Moyse’s Hall Natural Science Volunteer, for a book to be compiled, including stories already written and Ipswich Museum additional ones created. Photo©Phil-Morley-BLOG 12 13 P re s e Seaside Heritage rv Making Waves in g a The Making Waves Together Seaside Heritage Project Officer, n Together Patricia Day, is working with museums in Lowestoft and d P Great Yarmouth to build cultural partnerships and engage new The Seaside Heritage r Making Waves Together, led by Great Yarmouth Borough Council o audiences. Family days welcomed new audiences and saw m and East Suffolk District Council, is enabling communities Project has made a real o many of last summer’s visitors return. Highlights include: t and organisations in Lowestoft to work together to inspire and in g Lowestoft Museum difference. The volunteers engage people as participants, audiences, and visitors. It is S one of 16 pilot areas across England supported by the Heritage u Stone Age Sundays increased visitors by 47% compared have enjoyed developing the f f Lottery Fund and Arts Council England’s Great Place Scheme.