PBS targets
Performance criteria and targets are also specified in the Museum’s PBS. The Museum measures its performance against these criteria using a range of assessment methods, including visitation numbers, visitor surveys and feedback, social media statistics, and data collation generated from collection management sources.
| PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
|---|
| Bring the stories of Australia to life through innovative exhibitions and programs. |
| Develop, manage and preserve the National Historical Collection and enable access through online engagement. |
| Establish meaningful and long-lived local, national and international partnerships. |
| Create participatory programs to build relationships and engage with audiences. |
| Deliver an active research and scholarship program that underpins the Museum’s programs. |
| 2017–18 TARGETS | 2017–18 ACTUAL | |
|---|---|---|
| Total visitor engagements | 3,028,250 | 3,956,322 |
| 455,000 | 532,314 |
| 233,000 | 204,182 |
| 220,000 | 520,016 |
| 1,900,000 | 2,336,084 |
| 92,000 | 87,743 |
| 112,000 | 251,504 |
| 16,250 | 24,479 |
|
% of the total collection stored in accordance with appropriate museum standards | 80% | 82% |
| Number of acquisitions made in the reporting period | 650 | 390 |
| % of the total collection available to the public online | 51% | 55% |