▁consult ation ▁aim ed ▁to ▁lay ▁out ▁the ▁government ' s ▁prior ities ▁for ▁museum s ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁document ▁listed ▁the ▁following ▁as ▁prior ities ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁de cade : ▁▁ ▁Museum s ▁will ▁ful fil ▁their ▁potential ▁as ▁learning ▁resources ▁( pp ▁ 7 – 1 0 ). ▁ ▁Museum s ▁will ▁be ▁embedded ▁into ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁education ▁in ▁every ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Under standing ▁of ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁museum ▁education ▁will ▁be ▁improved ▁further ▁and ▁best ▁practice ▁built ▁into ▁education ▁program mes . ▁ ▁The ▁value ▁of ▁museum s ' ▁collections ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁resource ▁will ▁be ▁well ▁understood ▁and ▁better ▁links ▁built ▁between ▁the ▁academic ▁community ▁and ▁museum s . ▁ ▁Museum s ▁will ▁em brace ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁fost ering , ▁expl oring , ▁celebr ating ▁and ▁question ing ▁the ▁ident ities ▁of ▁diverse ▁communities ▁( pp ▁ 1 1 – 1 4 ). ▁ ▁The ▁sector ▁needs ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁partners ▁in ▁academ ia ▁and ▁beyond ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁intellectual ▁framework ▁supporting ▁museum s ' ▁capacity ▁to ▁tack le ▁issues ▁of ▁identity . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁sector ▁must ▁continue ▁to ▁develop ▁improved ▁practical ▁techniques ▁for ▁eng aging ▁communities ▁of ▁all ▁sorts . ▁ ▁Museum s ' ▁collections ▁will ▁be ▁more ▁dynamic ▁and ▁better ▁used ▁( pp ▁ 1 5 – 1 8 ). ▁ ▁Government ▁and ▁the ▁sector ▁will ▁find ▁new ▁ways ▁to ▁encou rage ▁museum s ▁to ▁collect ▁act ively ▁and ▁strateg ically