Corporate Plan

The Council (the accountable authority) of the National Museum of Australia (the Museum) is pleased to present the Museum’s 2024–25 Corporate Plan. The plan covers the reporting periods 2024–25 to 2027–28, as required under paragraph 35(1)(b) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth).

The Corporate Plan is the primary planning document for the Museum. It outlines the activities the Museum will undertake over the course of the current financial year and forward estimates period to achieve our purpose, and the ways in which the outcomes of these activities will be measured and assessed.

The Museum’s priorities and key actions for the coming period are set out in our Strategic Plan 2023–27. In both the Strategic and Corporate plans, we commit to implementing the five pillars of the National Cultural Policy, Revive: A place for every story, a story for every place, and have aligned our strategic priorities and activities to these pillars.

We look forward to presenting performance results for the year in the annual performance statements contained in the Museum’s 2024–25 Annual Report.

Ben Maguire
Chair of Council
August 2024

Our purpose

The Museum was established to develop and maintain the National Historical Collection for the benefit of the nation, and to bring to life the rich and diverse stories of Australia. Central to the Museum’s role as a national institution is our focus on meaningful engagement with all Australians in the telling of their stories, and our commitment to the histories and cultures of Australia’s First Nations peoples.

The Museum achieves this by:

• collecting, documenting, researching and making the collection accessible
• engaging with audiences locally, nationally and internationally to promote learning, dialogue and debate about our past, present and future
• promoting collaborative work across the breadth of artistic and creative practice to enhance the cultural life of our nation
• striving to build a just and equitable society that honours and respects the First Nations peoples of this continent and all who have come after.

The Museum is the only national institution that is wholly devoted to the complex and comprehensive story of Australia from deep time to the present day.

The Museum’s functions are set out in our enabling legislation, the National Museum of Australia Act 1980.