A Message from the Director
The Historic Dockyard Museum is a fantastic asset for the Falklands but what it doesn't do is encompass enough storage space. The smaller items in our collection are at Britannia House in cardboard boxes - the larger items are stored in garages, warehouses, sheds and containers—all unsuitable homes for the history and heritage of our Islands. We are now at a point where we have to consider whether or not we can take any more donations.
The new facility will give us 360m² in storage space which will ensure that a fundamental part of our heritage is not lost. The new building will also provide us with 960m² of space for the new galleries—galleries that will complete the stories started at the Historic Dockyard Museum. This project is of immeasurable cultural value and national resonance. This extension of our award winning museum will allow us to share more of the Falklands with the rest of the world.
Having the responsibility of saving the heritage of a nation on your shoulders is a massive burden and we need your financial commitment to make certain we cross that threshold. Our campaign has already garnered encouraging support from the Friends of the Falkland Islands Museum & National Trust and the Jane Cameron National Archives, and from the Falkland Islands Government.
We set out on this journey 4 years ago and we hope that you will consider supporting us on the rest of our journey. Please secure your place in Falklands history by donating to our campaign.
Thank you.
Andrea Barlow
Director
