Give your feedback on designs for future museum exhibitions and activities
The Council is seeking your views on designs for future museum exhibitions and activities at the new Museum and Cultural Centre on St Mary’s.
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we have commissioned heritage design specialists, Imagemakers, to create designs which offer an interpretation of what future museum exhibitions could look like in the new facility. The designs have been created in discussion with the Isles of Scilly Museum Association and other stakeholders. The funding has also enabled Christina Dixon Consulting to work on proposals for an activity programme.
Both consultants have used responses from our previous consultation to inform their work. This feedback included examples of what people liked about the previous museum, their preferences for themes and stories, and the need to effectively integrate the museum and community centre uses of the building.
Now we want to know what you think of these new proposals so we can adjust them in line with the levels of interest shown.
How to view the designs and give feedback
The images for the exhibition designs can be found below, along with a link to the survey. The survey is open from Friday 7 July and will run until 5pm on Friday 28 July 2023.
Paper copies of the survey can be collected from and submitted to St Mary's Library during opening hours. They can also be found in the Town Hall - please speak to museum volunteers if you need assistance.
Speak to the designers
Imagemakers will be at the Town Hall on Monday 10 July from 11am to 1pm and again from 2.15pm to 3pm, with display boards featuring the interpretation designs. We invite you to come and meet the design team and ask any questions you may have.
The displays will remain on view in the Town Hall from 10am to 3pm every day (except Sunday), from Monday 10 July to Monday 24 July. There will also be an opportunity to view the displays at the Town Hall from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, 13 July.
Click on the images below to open up to a full-screen slideshow:
You can also view images of the proposals, without accompanying text, in this gallery:
How your data will be handled
The Council of the Isles of Scilly has commissioned external organisations Imagemakers, Roscoe Communications and Christina Dixon Consulting to gather views from the public about how the Town Hall building is being used. Responses to this survey are being gathered on SmartSurvey. All of the information you provide will be anonymous, the survey responses will be stored on SmartSurvey systems data will be stored in a secure environment in the EEA and the data will be destroyed after five years.
The Council of the Isles of Scilly is the data controller for this survey. You can view the full Council privacy notice on the Council website.
