Mission statement
The Historical Museum of the Palatinate is a foundation under public law. Its founders are the District Association of the Palatinate, the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, the Historical Association of the Palatinate, the City of Speyer, the Diocese of Speyer and the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate. The purpose of the statutes is "to operate, maintain and expand the Historical Museum of the Palatinate and to make it accessible to the public." In Rhineland-Palatinate, the Museum for the Palatinate takes on state museum tasks.
The Young Museum in the Historical Museum of the Palatinate Speyer, founded in 1999, is the first children's and youth museum in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Our professional work is based on the internationally recognised ethical guidelines for museums of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). According to ICOM's definition of a museum, the Historical Museum of the Palatinate is "a non-profit, permanent institution open to the public in the service of society and its development, which acquires, preserves, researches, publicises and exhibits material evidence of people and their environment for the purposes of study, education and entertainment".
Qualified, committed and motivated employees are the foundation of our success. Women and men, people of all backgrounds and ages work together as equals and with respect, regardless of their different lifestyles. We organise our work processes transparently and efficiently. Our communication is objective and characterised by mutual respect. We pass on knowledge and experience within the organisation and to the outside world. We make use of the further training programmes offered by the Palatinate District Association and the museum and professional associations in order to adapt our work to technical and social developments. One of the principles of our co-operation is that we do our utmost to promote the compatibility of family and career. The Historical Museum of the Palatinate welcomes volunteer work by members of the public and encourages them to the best of its ability.
In the spirit of a positive corporate culture, the Historical Museum of the Palatinate has adopted a mission statement that is intended to characterise the common identity of the museum and strengthen the lasting cohesion of the people who work here. In addition, the mission statement also provides orientation for the training and further education of the next generation of museum staff, to which the Historical Museum of the Palatinate feels particularly committed.
1. visitor-orientation / accessibility / family-friendliness
Our exhibition and event programme is geared towards the needs and interests of visitors and is particularly aimed at families and school classes. We consider accessibility to be an important task.
2. quality optimisation
We strive to continuously improve our organisational processes in all areas of work. We measure the quality of our work against the requirements and wishes of our visitors and our partners, whose long-term satisfaction and enthusiasm we want to achieve.
3. education
In the spirit of lifelong learning, we open up spaces for creative and lasting food for thought for all visitors. As an extracurricular place of learning, the museum fulfils its educational mission. It offers the opportunity to experience history and culture with fun and expertise through pedagogically sound and action-orientated communication.
4 Regional ties and collections
Our collections, which we preserve, research and present, convey regional history across all eras. As the cultural memory of the Palatinate, we promote its positive perception and strengthen the sense of home and identity of the people of this region.
5. co-operation with partners
We provide impetus for regional, supra-regional and international co-operation projects. We initiate and maintain the networking of culture, science, business and tourism.
6. special exhibitions
We regularly organise large special exhibitions and events on cultural-historical and socially relevant topics of supra-regional importance. Our family exhibitions are characterised in particular by interaction and activity-oriented educational offers.
7 Intercultural approach
We make important contributions to the understanding of different cultures. We promote social dialogue and thus create the conditions for cultural integration processes and the development of intercultural competence.
8. aspiration
We encourage a reflective approach to culture and history.