East Kent Maritime Trust
The Maritime Museum
Clock House
Pier Yard
Royal harbour
Ramsgate
Kent CT11 8LS
Tel: +44 (0)1843 587765

Statement of purpose
The role of the EKMT Museums Service is to enhance the quality of life of the communities it serves in Thanet and East Kent, by promoting understanding and appreciation of the cultural and natural heritage of the locality and the wider human heritage.

The special influence of the sea on the heritage of the Coastal Communities will be a continuing core value of our work.

This will be achieved by collecting, recording, conserving and curating evidence of past human activity and where appropriate geological and other specimens. These collections will be made available to the public - by a range of methods - to promote interest in and understanding of the rich heritage of East Kent.

Website: http://www.ekmt.fsnet.co.uk/

Key aims

Long-term goals
To increase the public awareness of the contribution EKMT museums make to the cultural life of the area and to strive to increase this contribution to its full potential.

To provide the best possible care for our collections and the highest level of public access and service by continually seeking enhancement and refurbishment of the Museum buildings and infrastructure.

Short and medium-term goals
To continue to work, with other bodies, to investigate, record and where appropriate conserve and display evidence of the 1703 Great Storm Wrecks on the Goodwin Sands.

To work with others in developing a new cultural hub in Margate Old Town - with particular reference to the Turner Centre project - but focussed on the strengths of our permanent collection.

To secure the preservation of the Trust's Historic Vessels by investigating all possible funding sources and potential partnerships with other like-minded bodies.

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