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Fast Forward

Fast Forward

2008 Fast Forward

In the heritage world, where reliable trend data is rare, the West Midlands museums community is ahead of the game. Fast Forward is a unique information resource, not just for this region but for museums across the country. Using self assessment and peer review, the museums in the West Midlands have been contributing to a fascinating and robust assessment of their performance for over 10 years.

Since the first West Midlands regional museums strategy – First Principles – was published in 1996, each museum has been asked to complete questionnaires every two years which assesses the quality of their public services, the importance of their collections and the benefits that the public get from the stories that they can tell.

The 2008 Fast Forward is at the final draft stage. It shows that our museums are using their resources to raise standards and increase visits to the region. We know which are the very best museums and Renaissance will support them to achieve even better results We also know the precise needs of smaller museums and of those with limited capacities and we will design our programmes to support them.

Since 2008 Renaissance West Midlands Hub has had responsibility for Fast Forward. The 2008 Fast Forward will be published in February 2010 and will be available for download here. Previous editions of Fast Forward are available below and to the right. Consultation will be taking place for the 2010 Fast Forward data collection in January - March 2010.

Adobe PDF Fast Forward 2006 (PDF 1MB)

Adobe PDF Fast Forward 2004 (PDF 396KB)

Adobe PDF Fast Forward 2002 (PDF 1MB)

If you have any further queries, please contact Heather Dewell, Administrative Officer for Renaissance West Midlands, at heather.l.dewell@birmingham.gov.uk or +44 (0) 121 675 3500.