National Portrait Gallery: History, Objectives, and Stakeholders

National portrait gallery

Table of Contents
Task One..........................................................................................................................................4
Overview ....................................................................................................................................4
Give an overview of the National Portrait Gallery including its history and organisational
structure.......................................................................................................................................4
Objectives AND TRENDS ........................................................................................................4
Identify all the objectives of the National Portrait Gallery.........................................................4
Sustainability [250 words]..........................................................................................................6
HOW THE MUSEUM OF LONDON OPERATE ....................................................................9
Governance ................................................................................................................................9
Identify the chairman, board of directors and chief executive of the National Portrait Gallery
in a diagram including all their names. Explain whether they are executive or non-executive
directors. Identify and describe standards of good governance that they follow. ......................9
Task Two ......................................................................................................................................11
Stakeholders .............................................................................................................................11
Stakeholder Power and Interest Theory ...................................................................................13
stakeholder power and interest [300 words].............................................................................14
Current Issues ...........................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................18
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Task One
Overview
Give an overview of the National Portrait Gallery including its history and organisational
structure
The National Portrait gallery, London was founded in the year 1856. The main objective
of this gallery is to promote understanding of women and men who have created history for
British. This museum promotes the appreciation and understanding of portraiture in all media. In
this gallery, there is collection of famous portraits across the world. This collection is displayed
in London and other parts of UK. The collection of this museum is continued to be displayed
in London as St. Martin's Place. This gallery is supported by both government and individuals,
foundations and trusts, shops, and by using website. The main motive of this gallery is to become
the foremost centre for study as well as research into portraiture. This Gallery has a wholly
owned subsidiary company known as National Portrait Gallery company limited. This company
is having six directors which consists of a Trustee, three gallery senior executives and two
independent non executive directors. The Portrait Trust was established for working alongside
the gallery in order to promote enjoyment of people. This trust is not active since few years. The
auditor of this gallery's account in controller General. The National Audit Office is not providing
any non audit services.
Objectives AND TRENDS
Identify all the objectives of the National Portrait Gallery
Objectives of National Portrait Gallery Activities for achieving these
objectives
To increase the understanding as well as engagement
with the collection and art of portraiture
Exhibitions have been shared with
partner institutions abroad like
Gainsborough's family Album.
This Gallery provided a forum for
scholars who are working on

different subjects. Conferences are
developed through universities
and partnerships.
To develop gallery's collection and create opportunities
for commission and acquisition and also improving
conservation and care
The Gallery includes twentieth
century individuals including
Audrey Hepburn and this was
bought from The Bern Schwartz
Family Foundation. This
collection also includes varied
programmes of commissions for
addressing under represented
areas of the collection.
To enhance the range of audiences for National Portrait
Gallery
New acquisitions budget were
made for the reference collection
and a number of important
purchase were possible by this
collection. This gallery launched
Friday Lates, which is an evening
with DJ's, Pop up bars, drawing
class and talks.
To make national hub of the gallery and share ideas and
expertise regarding portraiture and learning centre in
London.
This gallery initiated various
touring exhibition projects with
the partnership of national Trust.
This gallery also has loans
programme for supporting
exhibitions in UK as well as
abroad.
To maximise the financial resources which are available
by both private as well as public sector support, licensing
and trading by effective management of assets and
This gallery has catering service
too which has views of Trafalgar
Square and Portrait cafe at