Park Museum Management Program: Strategic Goals and Objectives 2011-2015

摘要

The National Park Service (NPS) museum program is charged with providing professional stewardship for more than 42 million objects and specimens and 52,400 linear feet of archives (FY 2010 Collection Management Reports (CMRs)). These collections have unique associations with park cultural and natural resources, eminent figures, and park histories. Diverse collections voucher the conclusions reached in scientific studies, resource studies, and planning documents. They provide the foundation of park interpretation and education programs. They document and confirm the administrative histories of park units and the relationships with park stakeholders, and they provide the raw material for future studies by park and public researchers. This strategic plan is a response to recommendations of a series of external reviews in 2008 and 2009 that called on the NPS to do a better job of caring for its significant collections. NPS Deputy Director Dan Wenk directed NPS Chief Curator Ronald C. Wilson to lead a team of resource professionals in reviewing the external reports, recommending priority actions, and developing planning documents to improve our responses to the reports. By focusing on core priorities, this plan seeks to enhance our ability to respond to future challenges in pursuing the NPS mission. Key goals for the NPS service-wide museum program are organized within the NPS priorities of Workforce, Relevance, Stewardship, and Education.