The Master Plan lays out a new strategic approach - called the “Experimental History Project” - that will help the Renton History Museum better serve the need and interests of the community. This new approach calls on the museum to involve Renton residents and museums-goers in exploring historical questions.
Exhibits and programs will break out of the traditional boundaries of history, using art and science, for example, to explore Renton’s heritage. The Master Plan also outlines exciting changes to the museum building, including a more inviting entrance and lobby, a more open exhibit gallery, and a more engaging, pedestrian-friendly streetscape.
The Master Plan will help the museum as a learning environment, enhance it as a place for the exchange of ideas, and reacquaint the community with the status as Renton’s only heritage organization. Most importantly, the plan will help the museum better connect the past with the present and the future.