Janet Vitmayer presentation from Encontro Paulista de Museus, São Paulo

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Presentation given by Janet Vitmayer, Director of the Horniman Museum and Gardens, at Encontro Paulista de Museus, São Paulo on 19 June 2013 More details about conference here: http://www.encontropaulistademuseus.org.br/index.php/about

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WhyOur mission, values and beliefs

WhoOur people: visitors

and staff

HowIntegrating: scholarship, collections, engagement

Integration

Our visionTo use our worldwide collections and the Gardens to encourage a wider appreciation of the World, its peoples and their cultures, and its environments.

Our values

• Respect

• Enrichment

• Enjoyment

• Excellence

• Stewardship

• Sharing

Horniman Museum and Gardens

• 750,000 visitors a year• 75% are families• 73% are repeat visitors• 30% are from ethnic minorities• 36% are from lower socio economic groups• 99% visitor satisfaction

Video showing our visitors’ reaction to museum @

http://youtu.be/3HrCUqVH8XA

Outreach

In-reach

Co-production

Scholarship

EngagementCollections

Integration

Dominica (UK ) AssociationDominica (UK ) Association

West Indian Self Effort West Indian Self Effort

Video showing trailer for Body Adorned exhibition @

http://youtu.be/ZdyIYdAfvJs

Download material, data, documents and links at:

www.horniman.ac.uk/museus

Additional documents and data:• Annual Report and Corporate Plan can be downloaded from: http://

www.horniman.ac.uk/about/plans-and-reports• Our website is: www.horniman.ac.uk• The work we do with communities: http://

www.horniman.ac.uk/learn/visiting-as-a-community-group• More on the Body Adorned exhibition: http://

www.horniman.ac.uk/visit/past-exhibitions/the-body-adorned-dressing-london

• Social media platforms• Our blog: http://www.horniman.ac.uk/blog • Facebook: www.facebook.com/hornimanmuseumandgardens• Twitter: www.twitter.com/hornimanmuseum• www.twitter.com/hornimanreviews• Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/horniman• Tumblr: http://in-the-horniman.tumblr.com• Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/hornimanmuseum/