1. The Socio-Cultural Impact of Museums on their Local Communities: The case of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) Fiona C. Hutchison

2. Outline of Presentation 1.Context for this project- the RAMM 2.Reasons for Studentship 3.Objectives 4.Focus for the research 5.Methods 6.Plan for remainder of project

3. Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM)

4. Reasons for Studentship Aim: This studentship sets to investigate, capture and analyse the range of socio-cultural impacts generated by the RAMM in the period immediately after its re-opening Drivers:  Highlight the socio-cultural impacts  Looks at whole museum service  Contribution to knowledge  Academic study (methodological rigour)  Practical use (not simply a theoretical exercise)

5. To develop a toolkit and best practice guide. To analyse the findings and to learn the early lessons of the socio-cultural impacts Develop a strategy to capture the socio-cultural impacts of the reopening of RAMM in 2011 Examine the extent to which existing ideas and experiences of impact assessment may be transferred to museums and galleries Develop a deeper understanding of the academic and practical issues surrounding the examination of socio-cultural impacts Review the range of preferred indicators of socio-cultural impact and their reasons for selection Objectives

6. Focus Impact for community Pride and identity Stewardship Partnership working Bringing people together Impact for individuals Social elements Learning Connection with objects Emotional responses

7. Methods Mixed methods: Large scale survey pre-opening Large scale survey post-opening Interviews

8. Plan for Remainder of Project

9. Thank you for listening. Research presented here was conducted during an ESRC Studentship under its Capacity Building Clusters Award (RES-187-24-0002) in partnership with the Royal Albert Memorial Museum For more information about this project and the work of the Centre for Sport, Leisure and Tourism research, see www.ex.ac.uk/slt.www.ex.ac.uk/slt Contact Fiona Hutchison on f.c.hutchison@exeter.ac.ukf.c.hutchison@exeter.ac.uk Photos (c) 2011 Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery and Exeter City Council.