43790_NMGW_Report_COVER:43790_NMGW_ReportCOVER 6/10/05 3:06 pm Page 1 ADRODDIAD BLYNYDDOL 2004-2005 BLYNYDDOL ADRODDIAD NATIONAL MUSEUMS & GALLERIES OF WALES WALES MUSEUMS & GALLERIES OF NATIONAL NATIONAL MUSEUMS & GALLERIES OF WALES dyfodol 2004-2005 REPORT ANNUAL EDRYCH TUA’R TUA’R EDRYCH LOOKING TO THE ADRODDIAD BLYNYDDOL 2004-2005 BLYNYDDOL ADRODDIAD AMGUEDDFEYDD AC ORIELAU CENEDLAETHOL CYMRU CENEDLAETHOL ORIELAU AC AMGUEDDFEYDD future AMGUEDDFEYDD AC ORIELAU CENEDLAETHOL CYMRU ORIELAU AC AMGUEDDFEYDD ANNUAL REPORT 2004-2005 43790_NMGW_Report_COVER:43790_NMGW_ReportCOVER 6/10/05 3:06 pm Page 2 Published in 2005 by National Museums & Galleries of Wales Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 3NP Wales. Cynulliad Cymru. Cynulliad © National Museum of Wales, Llywodraeth gefnogaeth i 2005 diolch ddim am amgueddfeydd Mae mynediad i’n holl i’n mynediad Mae Editor: Robin Gwyn Production: Mari Gordon Welsh text: Testun, ailgylchu. 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Welsh Assembly Government CF10 3NP CF10 Caerdydd Parc Cathays Parc Cenedlaethol Cymru Cenedlaethol Amgueddfeydd ac Orielau ac Amgueddfeydd Cyhoeddwyd gyntaf yn 2005 gan 2005 yn gyntaf Cyhoeddwyd annualreportpart1:annualreportpart1 30/9/05 9:40 am Page 1 CONTENTS Looking to the future 2 LOYALTY AND COMMITMENT 21 Our generous supporters 4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Our purpose 6 CHANGE AND RENEWAL President’s foreword 33 8 CREATING A FUTURE TOGETHER Director General’s introduction 10 PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT Investing in the nation’s museums 12 REVOLUTION AND INNOVATION The realisation of the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea 14 SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY How we supported the aspirations of the Welsh Assembly Government 18 COLLECTIONS AND MUSEUMS At the heart of everything we do 35 PROJECTS AND PARTNERS Working with Wales and the World 36 SERVICE AND STANDARDS Running world-class museums of learning 42 COURT AND COUNCIL The governance of our museums 44 SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENT For the year ending 31 March 2005 27 www.nmgw.ac.uk 1 annualreportpart1:annualreportpart1 30/9/05 9:40 am Page 2 LOYALTY AND COMMITM E Our generous supporters Trusts, Foundations and other major supporters Academi Anonymous donations The Atlantic Foundation Cardiff & Bristol Channel Incorporated Shipowners' Association City & County of Swansea Coalfields Regeneration Trust European Regional Development Fund European Union Objective 1 The Foyle Foundation G C Gibson Charitable Trust Garfield Weston Foundation The Simon Gibson Charitable Trust Heritage Lottery Fund Leonardo Da Vinci Grant The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales The Llysdinam Trust National Art Collections Fund The Oakdale Trust The Pilgrim Trust Royal Society The president and Council would like to The SR & PH Southall Charitable Trust thank the following, and those who wish to Wales Tourist Board remain anonymous, for their generous Welsh Assembly Government support in the period from 1 April 2004 to Welsh Development Agency 31 March 2005. Weston Family The Derek Williams Trust The Wolfson Foundation Corporate Sponsors Arts & Business Cymru Friends of NMGW Barclays Plc Legal & General History Makers Supporters Swansea City Waste Disposal Company Ltd Tarmac Limited Major Individual Donors and Patrons Anonymous donors David H. Andrews Corporate In-Kind Supporters Mrs E. M. Austin Community Union Leslie and Marian Beckett Corus Strip Products UK David and Carole Burnett Deborah Services Limited Peter Charles Maskreys Limited Dan Clayton-Jones Esq. Alfred McAlpine Slate Products Dr Sarah Cockbill South Wales Evening Post A. Coleman 2 www.nmgw.ac.uk annualreportpart1:annualreportpart1 30/9/05 9:40 am Page 3 ENT Mrs Valerie Courage Christopher L. Pollard OBE To find out how Robert and Rhian Croydon Mathew Prichard you can supprt us, Geraint Talfan Davies Eirlys Pritchard Jones please contact Walter and Shael Dickie Anthony Pugh the Head of Eleri Ebenezer Lord Raglan Development on Dr Nancy Edwards Lord Rees +44 (0)29 2057 3148 Gerard and Elizabeth Elias Dr Colin J. Richards Lewis J. Evans John Roberts Marion Evans Anita Rogers and Julian Burrell Mrs Christine Eynon Mike and Mary Salter Roger and Kathy Farrance Richard and Gaynor Smart Mr David Fine Dr P. M. Smith John Foster Thomas Jaci Stephen Pearl E. Gayther Roger G. Thomas Mrs Celia and Mr Simon Gibbs Ken and Fran Truman Mr James Gibbs David and Christine Vokes John Newton Gibbs Mrs Meriel Watkins Dr John and Mrs Elizabeth Gibbs John and Hilary Weber Mr William Gibbs Richard N. Weston and Linda Prosper Mr Andrew Goldsworthy Gibbs Drs D. M. J. and M. V. Williams Christopher Gridley Ruth and Gareth Williams Michael Griffith Dr W. B. Willott Loyd Grossman OBE Derek Woolley Sir Richard Hanbury-Tenison Cherry Wright Mrs Judith Hart Professor and Mrs Luke Herrmann Mrs Jo Hirst Life Patrons G. Wyn Howells Anonymous Life Patron Mrs Ray Howells Enid Child David Watson James OBE Capt. Norman Lloyd Edwards Jane Jenkins Dr Margaret Elmes Anne and Hywel Jones Sigi and Wynford Evans Terry Jones Mr and Mrs R. A. Forster Ian and Julia Kelsall Nigel and Jane Gibbs Miss Pat Kernick Christopher Gridley Neil Kinnock Mrs Joan Gridley Dafydd Bowen Lewis Dr Margaret Berwyn Jones Dr Hilary Lloyd Yewlett Malcolm and Monica Porter Gerry and Pat Long R. Paul Russell L. Hefin Looker Anna Southall Paul and Lynne Loveluck Julian Mitchell Howard Moore In memory of Patrons who sadly John and Doreen Morgan passed away during the year Mr and Mrs John Gordon Phillips D. T. Glan Evans Michael and Siân Phipps William Howells The Rt Hon. the Earl of Plymouth Angela Prichard www.nmgw.ac.uk 3 annualreportpart1:annualreportpart1 30/9/05 9:40 am Page 4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Our purpose PHOTO © PAUL AVIS © PAUL PHOTO 4 www.nmgw.ac.uk annualreportpart1:annualreportpart1 30/9/05 9:40 am Page 5 The National Museums & Galleries of Wales (NMGW) was established by Royal Charter in 1907 as ‘The National Museum of Wales’. An independent registered charity, NMGW receives its core funding through grant-in- aid from the Welsh Assembly Government as an Assembly Sponsored Public Body. Our core objective is ‘the advancement of the education of the public’, by developing, caring for, studying and sustaining access to the collections, for the benefit of society in perpetuity. The Charter (1907, revised 1991) states that this is to be achieved: ‘primarily by the complete illustration of the geology, mineralogy, zoology, botany, ethnography, archaeology, art, history and special industries of Wales by collection, conservation, elucidation, presentation and publication of objects and things.’ During 2004-05 our objectives were: • To promote a wide understanding and knowledge of Wales’s heritage, culture and role in world development and history. • To provide Wales with a national museum service that is an international centre of excellence, ensuring the best possible care for our continually expanding collections of national and international renown and importance. • To encourage research, study and appreci- ation of the arts, humanities, sciences and technology through our collections and expertise. • To inspire an ever-widening audience to visit and enjoy our excellent museums and benefit from their diverse resources and facilities. • To develop wisely and use creatively and effectively all our resources, ensuring max- imum efficiency and value for money. www.nmgw.ac.uk 5 annualreportpart1:annualreportpart1 30/9/05 9:40 am Page 6 CHANGE AND RENEWAL President’s foreword Welcome to the 2004-05 Annual Report of an organization that is well on the way to trans- forming itself. As we approach the centenary of the founding of the National Museum of Wales in 1907, we are putting in place several building blocks that will be the foundation for creating a world-class museum of learn- ing fit for the needs of the twenty-first centu- ry. The award of the Gulbenkian Museum of the Year prize for 2005 to Big Pit: National Mining Museum, indicates that we are well on the way. We are formulating a new vision for the future. Our role has been re-assessed and the themes on which we will concentrate have been identified.