Becoming Seamlessly Inclusive 2023-28

Programme of work

Over the next 5-years the National Paralympic Heritage Trust (NPHT) will continue to build national and international recognition for its early Paralympic Heritage collections and expertise alongside the development of its innovative digital and virtual content, and accessibility as a small museum with a big reach. 

We are committed to broadening accessibility across all our work to ensure that people who want to engage can do so in a meaningful way. What and how we deliver should be in the voice of our audiences and stakeholders ensuring an equal experience for all, across all our work, in a format that is as seamless as possible.

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You can read more about our programme of work in our summarised strategy here.

Our aim is to work in collaboration with non-traditional museum visitors, to learn how to make museum and cultural spaces accessible for all, through:

• Co-curation and co-programming.
• Focus groups.
• Project work.
• Training.
• Work placements.
• Community engagement.
• Linking museums with local special educational needs and disability (SEND) schools. 
• Exploring sensory circuits as a means to access.

In addition to this exciting programme of work we continue to deliver our core activities:

• Utilise our collections bringing to life the history of the Paralympic Movement.
• Educate, inspire and engage with local children and the local community bringing a sense of local pride.
• Offer a programme of events both at our permanent exhibitions as well as with the pop-up museum for outreach activity.
• Create worldwide access to Paralympic Heritage stores and collections through the website, online galleries and tours.
• Deliver an engaging volunteer programme offering opportunities for all people, with a particular focus on sensory needs, to participate in their local heritage.

Underpinning our core work is our Arts Council National Portfolio organisation 2023-26 status and the 'Sensory Explorations' programme of work.