The Department has identified three broad priorities and accompanying objectives: 8 participation: increasing and diversifying active engagement in Canada’s museums by visitors, volunteers, members and other participants; 8 preservation: stabilizing and renewing significant collections; 8 sustainability: strengthening the capacity of institutions to mobilize support from a variety of stakeholders and renewing the infrastructure necessary to support museum missions.
La question de la pertinence pour la communauté énoncée dans le premier principe a été examinée en profondeur. Dans certains cas, cette question englobe l’utilisation de collections existantes qui pourraient, à première vue, ne pas sembler pertinentes à une communauté en pleine mutation.