BACKGROUND
The Inspiring People project would therefore be a combination of building improvements and other programme and service based projects. • Transforming the interpretation and experience of its • collections • Working with a new network of partners • Developing the National Portrait Gallery into a dynamic • centre for learning in London that will also serve as a national hub for sharing ideas and expertise about portraiture • Creating an on‐line portrait resource that will offer • unparalleled levels of insight and access for all users – both in the UK and across the world • Physically opening up the Gallery building to make the • Collection more visible, accessible and welcoming The full corporate plan for 2015-2018 can be provided upon request.
The Gallery has experienced a steady and consistent increase in visitor numbers from 1.8 million five years ago to around 2 million in each of the last three years. The significant successes that prompted this increase in visitor numbers have identified limitations to future growth caused by a lack of resources in certain areas. This included the need for a fit for purpose Learning Centre, the ability to extend the national programme to reach more people across the UK, a website that does not best reflect the Collection or provide deeper information about portraiture and the need for a more consistent standard of interpretation across the galleries. It is clear that the Gallery needs to transform its building and operations if it is to accommodate the rising demand in a sustainable way, enhance the visitors’ experience and their ability to engage with the Gallery’s collections. In response, the Gallery has created a masterplan, in its new strategic Inspiring People project, for an updated presentation of the Collection; an enhanced national partnership and local activity programme that would build on the clear and growing public interest in the work of the National Portrait Gallery, as well as a feasibility study for a refurbished and revitalised building that could support this vision.
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