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About Tullie
We like to think that the museum is a special and unique place for all to enjoy and be inspired. We have a sector-leading manifesto that provides a strong and vibrant vision for the museum and the services that we strive to provide, but we cannot deliver these ambitions without a knowledgeable, experienced, and diverse board of trustees; without them we wouldn’t be the success that we are.
As one of the UK’s leading independent museums, Tullie has been a vital community asset since 1893. The museum welcomes over 200,000 visitors through our doors every year, using world-class collections, exhibitions and learning programmes to excite and inspire.
Tullie is one of the most significant museums in the north-west and has been run as an independent charitable trust since May 2011. It is recognised for its first-class visitor service and has a national reputation for the quality of its award-winning exhibitions and learning programmes. We are a passionate organisation that is proud of our history and excited about our future.
Tullie was previously run by Carlisle City Council (now Cumberland Council), which continues to own the main museum buildings and all the collections. It receives core funding from the Council as a fee for managing the collections.
Tullie is the lead partner for the Cumbria Museum Consortium which includes Wordsworth Trust and Lakeland Arts Trust and is an Arts Council England funded National Portfolio Organisation.
In 2021 we set up our Community Board to help shape Tullie’s future. The role of the Board is to listen to, and speak for, the many different parts of the local community, including those with disabilities, young people, minorities, and others who are under-represented or marginalised in society. Trustees work closely with our Community Board and regularly attend their meetings.
Tullie’s annual operating income is £2.5m, which includes its core funding, grants, donations and commercial income.
We want to be a place that fosters ideas and inspiration, a leader for change, and a strong advocate for equity, diversity, inclusion and environmental responsibility within our community. We use our collections to inspire a love of nature and the environment, to advocate for biodiversity, and to highlight the critical issues we must all face.
We have won several awards, including:
• Cumbria Tourism award for ‘Large Visitor Attraction’ of the Year 2022
• Carlisle Living ‘Best Team’ Award 2019
• InCumbria ‘Best Tourism & Hospitality Business’ Award 2019
• ‘Best Exhibition’, ‘Display or Interpretation Project Award 2019, and the ‘Volunteering Award’ 2021 both from the society of Museum Archaeology
• Museums and Heritage Award for ‘Volunteer of the Year’ 2023
Significantly, the museum has also been awarded coveted ‘Designation’ status by Arts Council England for its natural science collections, recognising the national and international significance of this unique collection.
We have a small but dedicated team of around 60 staff, across full time and part time roles, and we work closely with over 150 volunteers.
We have embarked on an ambitious, phased capital development programme - Project Tullie. We have now completed the first two phases, costing £6m, and will be commencing the third phase, costing £7m and which is fully funded, in Autumn 2025.
The project is planned to continue over the next 10 years. It will transform the museum and surrounding buildings into a welcoming and contemporary space fit for the next 100 years. We want Tullie to feel like home, for everyone.
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