Museum spotlight survey: 2024

Chaplin, Emma, Henderson, Jane ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3027-8452, Parkes, Phillip ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1297-1635 and Roberts, Esther 2026. Museum spotlight survey: 2024. [Project Report]. Spotlight on Museums, vol. 2024. Cardiff: Welsh Government. Available at: https://www.gov.wales/museum-spotlight-survey-2024

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Abstract

Culture Division of Welsh Government commissioned Emma Chaplin Heritage and Museum Services to undertake the Museum Spotlight Survey 2024. The Museum Spotlight Survey is a comprehensive survey of museums in Wales that collects data to provide an up-to-date picture of the Welsh museum sector. Findings from the Museum Spotlight Survey help to contribute to estimates of the social and economic impact of museums in Wales. This data is crucial for Welsh Government officials to inform and support policy decisions.The data provides evidence for future Ministerial priorities for the museum and culture sector in Wales. Museum Spotlight Survey data can support museums who are able to access up to date data and benchmark themselves against a range of comparators. This work has been enhanced in 2024 by asking respondents to agree to release data contained within some of their answers in an unrestricted access format. The addition of a data release clause within the questionnaire made it possible to allow museums to share and access core data. Spotlight 2024 also aims to engage with museum sector stakeholders to help disseminate key survey findings. A comprehensive and robust set of data will provide evidence of where museums are making a positive impact or facing challenges. The aims for this work were set out in the specification issued by Welsh Government. The aims were split into two distinct phases of work. The first phase required the contractor to undertake the Museum Spotlight Survey 2024 and provide support to the museum sector in advance of and during the main stages of fieldwork to maximise the response rate. The second phase specified that the contractor should help Welsh Government officials to engage with the sector. This participation will be via a series of virtual workshops to communicate key findings from the survey to the sector.

Item Type:	Report (Project Report)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	A General Works > AM Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	museum wales survey data spotlinght museums
Language other than English:	Welsh
Publisher:	Welsh Government
ISBN:	978-1-83715-962-8
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	13 February 2026
Last Modified:	18 Feb 2026 12:02
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/184861

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