"it is a culture-shaping step that deepens our relationship with audiences across the UK and ensures we remain relevant, inclusive and genuinely reflective of the public we serve"
"This isn't a consultation, it's a collaboration."
"Museums are relatively trusted compared to many institutions, which means they have a responsibility-and an opportunity-to model what democratic decision-making can look like,"
UK museums are increasingly using citizens' assemblies and juries to involve the public in shaping policy, programming and funding decisions. The National Gallery launched an NG Citizens panel to put audiences at the heart of decision-making. Birmingham Museums Trust convened a 26-member citizens' jury in 2024. The Imperial War Museum and the Migration Museum in London plan similar assemblies. Citizens' assemblies have been used globally on constitutions, utilities, transport and budgets, and are credited with raising policy awareness, enhancing democratic agency, bridging communities, and providing policymakers with informed cross-sectional public perspectives. Democracy Next has advised several museums on setting up panels.
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