Achievement of the Museum's outcome is assessed by PBS performance indicators and targets that focus on the continuing development of the collections through:
- acquiring collection items in accordance with the Collection Development Framework
- storing the National Historical Collection in accordance with appropriate museum standards
- conservation treatment to maintain appropriate condition of items
- documentation of the National Historical Collection
- providing access to the Museum's collections, exhibitions, programs and website
- ensuring visitors are satisfied with the exhibitions, programs and services
- meeting core curriculum requirements for visiting schools
- contributing through Museum programs and exhibitions to a new or different awareness or perspective on Australia's history or cultures.
These measures are also seen in relation to the efficacy with which the Museum manages resources and budgets. This year the Museum continued to meet all targets specified for the delivery of its PBS outcome, as the following tables indicate.
Performance summary, measured against PBS
| Collection development and management | |
|---|---|
| Proportion of acquisitions acquired in accordance
with Collection Development Framework TARGET: 100% |
ACTUAL: 100% of acquisitions acquired in accordance with Collection Development Framework |
| Storage of National Historical Collection in accordance with
appropriate museum standards TARGET: 75% OR ABOVE |
ACTUAL: 75% |
| Conservation treatment to maintain appropriate museum
standards TARGET: 1000 conservation treatments |
ACTUAL: 2138 treatments completed |
| Documentation of National Historical Collection TARGET: 7500 National Historical Collection items accessible via the Museum's website |
ACTUAL: 10,742 National Historical Collection items made available on the website |
| National exhibitions, programs and services | |
|---|---|
|
Access to the Museum's collections, exhibitions, programs and
web |
ACTUAL: 3,474,500 (2,533,138 of these are web visits) |
| Proportion of visitors satisfied with the exhibitions, programs
and services TARGET: 85% |
ACTUAL: 95% |
| Proportion of schools visits that meet core curriculum
requirements TARGET: 80% |
ACTUAL: 99% |
| Proportion of visitors and users who indicate the Museum's
exhibitions and public programs contributed to a new or different
awareness or perspective on Australia's history or cultures TARGET: 75% |
ACTUAL: 75% |
Financial summary, measured against PBS
| Total price of outputs: $45.471mm |
Actual price of outputs: $47.775m |
| Departmental appropriations: $40.275m |
Actual appropriations: $40.275m |
| Revenue from other sources: $5.196m |
Actual revenue from other sources: $7.504m |
