You might want to contact two Australian organizations:

1. Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales - includes the interesting
Museum of Sydney, an old convict barracks, a slum tenement in The Rocks,
historic houses, etc., the most polyglot grouping I know!

2. The Museum of Victoria - includes a large museum in beautiful new digs,
the best science museum I ever saw, and is creating an air museum at a
former RAAF base and a museum of immigration.

The national Museums and Galleries on Merseyside in Liverpool is a varied
collection of institutions and I am sure they do strategic planning.

Harry

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Harry Needham, M.A., CFE, etc.
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> Hello everyone.
>
> I wondered if anyone might recommend a model for strategic planning that
takes into account organizations comprised of multiple facilities.
>
> We operate a museum, cultural center, heritage farm, and historic house.
> These facilities range in their development from master plan stage to
newly opened to established for 40 years.  We are about to do a new plan and
are looking for a process that will provide each facility the opportunity to
take advantage of its distinctive qualities and yet create synergies where
possible.
>
>
> Janet L. Gallimore, Director
> Lake County Discovery Museum
> Greenbelt Cultural Center
> 27277 Forest Preserve Dr.
> Wauconda, IL 60084
> Phone - (847) 968-3380
> Fax - (847) 526-0024
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