Petersham Group and museum design agency, hsd were appointed by Thanet District Council in 2023 to undertake a strategic review of their museums – Margate Museum, Tudor House and Dickens House.
The sites are publicly owned museums in Thanet that need to be reshaped to ensure their security and sustainability for the future. That included a review of their audience, their collections and their governance, together with an assessment of the state of the buildings they occupy.
We worked closely with the team at Thanet to help to understand the future options available to the council for its museums.
Having carried out a strategic review of the assets, we went on to write a detailed Business Case for each of the museums, including management recommendations and a consideration of future funding options to support the council’s aims.