ABSTRACT
One of the major lessons learnt over the course of museum project redevelopment research was the need to define the aim and objectives from the outset of the project, and use them to guide the decision-making for the galleries. The museum should aim to tell interesting stories with the collections available in an innovative, multi-layered, multimedia way. With the changes in the museum redisplay process and the investment of millions of pounds in redisplay projects, museum teams are under immense pressure to deliver successful projects to their stakeholders. Museum team members visited newly reopened museums for inspiration and design ideas. Museum directors need to help sustain relationships formed between team members after the completion of the redevelopment, and encourage working between sites. Contemporary museum display practice has recognised the need for a balance between over-zealous, encyclopaedic interpretation and minimalistic, partial interpretation. British museums share many commonalities, none more domineering than their Victorian and Edwardian spaces.
