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One of the most remarkable outcomes of the project has been the transformation it has helped
spearhead at the Museum. With a clear sense of purpose and funding exceeding the total sum of
its funding since its establishment in 1968, the Museum has been able to play a much fuller part
in the local community, building relationships with organisations like The Magna Carta School,
Strode’s College, the Chamber of Commerce and the United Church of Egham.
The Museum has also been able to develop relationships and partnerships with national
organisations, including the Supreme Court, Amnesty International and the British Library. While
a role in celebrating a nationally and internationally important anniversary has certainly helped
raise our profile, it is the innovative approach taken to commemorating Magna Carta that has
ensured once noticed people remember Egham Museum.
At the end of the Magna Carta in Egham project, Egham Museum is a more resilient organisation,
with a strong track-record of community engagement and innovative approaches to heritage
interpretation and is better resourced, financially, managerially and in terms of governance than
it has been at any other time in its history. A vibrant, outward-facing and inclusive Museum at
the heart of its community: not a bad legacy from the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.
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