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and interactive displays will invite visitors to discover
more about the RAF’s mission today and how the service
will need to adapt in the future. Artefacts ranging from
aircraft to films will be selected with community partners
and multisensory display interpretation will be developed
through co-design. By engaging audiences with wide
ranging interests and backgrounds in the development
process, the Museum will deliver storytelling that better
reflects the diverse communities across the region.
jects as well as art, history and design. Learning
programmes will support the development of new and
existing skills while improving the wellbeing of participants through targeted activities onsite in the new centre,
outreach activities and online.
The visitor experience will be enhanced with a new
woodland area and public realm, to encourage outdoor
learning, discovery, and contemplation. The new greener
landscape will provide an opportunity for carbon capture,
increasing biodiversity and creating spaces where visitors,
paid staff and volunteers can improve their physical and
mental health while supporting the Museum’s Carbon
Net Zero target of 2030.
A purpose-built Collections Hub will enable the Museum
to conserve and care for more than 65,000 objects,
currently held in storage offsite. The Collections Hub will
provide an opportunity to share the stored collections
with visitors for the first time, supporting a broad
programme of engagement and skills-sharing with
activities including conservation, research, digitisation,
and collections-inspired creative sessions. One of the first
uses of the Hub will be as a venue for volunteering,
preparing objects for the new exhibition.
RAF Museum CEO, Maggie Appleton said:
‘I’d like to thank The National Lottery Heritage Fund on
behalf of all our staff, volunteers and Trustees for the
generous support they have given us – we could not be
happier! We’re one step closer to our ambitious plans
becoming a reality, made possible thanks to National
Lottery players. Over the coming months we will
continue to work closely with our local communities to
develop the project, ensuring we deliver spaces that will
make a vital and positive change to people’s lives across
the Midlands and beyond.’
Working closely with young people and partners, the
Museum will design a new Learning Centre with bespoke
facilities dedicated to the development and delivery of
lifelong learning programmes, with an increased capacity
to engage with a wider audience than ever before. The
new learning spaces will enable exploration, discovery and
debate, and ignite visitors’ curiosity, both in STEM sub-
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