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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.
Fast Forward 2008
Fast Forward 2008 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 Executive Summary, detailed analysis and supporting statistics are available below.
Fast Forward 2008 Executive Summary (PDF 1.5MB)
Fast Forward 2008 The Analysis (PDF 1.35MB)
Fast Forward 2008 Appendix 1 - Explanation of Appendices 2-5 (PDF 125KB)
Fast Forward 2008 Appendix 2 - Information and Services (PDF 160KB)
Fast Forward 2008 Appendix 3 - Staff and Visitor Numbers (PDF 141KB)
Fast Forward 2008 Appendix 4 - Evaluating Performance (PDF 92KB)
Fast Forward 2008 Appendix 5 - Collections Data (PDF 182KB)
Previous editions of Fast Forward are available below. Consultations took place for the 2010 Fast Forward data collection in January.
Fast Forward 2006 (PDF 1MB)
Fast Forward 2004 (PDF 396KB)
Fast Forward 2002 (PDF 1MB)
Spotlight on Museums
In 2007, a comprehensive survey of Wales’ museums and collections was published by the Welsh Assembly Government. ‘Spotlight on Museums' was commissioned by CyMAL, the Assembly Government’s Museums, Archives and Libraries division to inform the development of a new museums strategy for Wales. The document can be found below.
Spotlight on Museums (PDF 1.2MB)
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.