ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the multi-million pound redisplay and reinterpretation process in British museums in the early twenty-first century. The average lifespan of a gallery in a British regional museum, and indeed many museums around the world, is approximately 25 years. The holistic redevelopment of the museum has ensured way finding in the museum is both easier and more logical. The restoration of the Victorian and Edwardian buildings has been a positive feature of the Heritage Grant scheme (HLF) grant-making programme. The redevelopment projects, catalysed by the HLF, have provided project teams with the opportunity to reconsider the ways in which collections are interpreted. Museum teams should aim to create a philosophy based on their collections, building and the ethos they want to present. Long-term plans for the continued funding of the inventive installations should be supported by the funders like the HLF, with further backing from the governments.
