• To articulate the story of the Sikhs, beginning in the times of the Gurus through to modern times in a fresh, informative and inspirational manner

• To promote community cohesion, tolerance and mutual understanding with the Anglo-Sikh experience and disappearing heritage of Punjab

• To tell the Sikh Holocaust story with a view to highlight the dangers of religious, cultural, ethnic, race, linguistic, national and political intolerance

• Be the partner of first choice with key museums and libraries in the UK and overseas

• To host temporary exhibitions, seminars, workshops and lectures

• Be recognized as a centre of excellence in the collection, conservation, preservation and interpretation of Sikh heritage in the UK and overseas

• To serve people of all ages, regardless of background and culture

• Develop a renowned reference library and archive

• Develop educational packs in line with the national curriculum with a view to host educational visits

• Build a loyal and creative workforce who can conserve, preserve and interpret in an innovative environment

• To promote tourism to central England

The agenda started with the Sikh Community and Youth Service, Nottingham who engineered and delivered this museum with the wider British-Sikh community. Their journey began over two decades ago and achievements include:

• Pioneering ‘Voyages of Discovery’ in 1986 with young people to research UK places of Anglo-Sikh significance; this led to the publication of a resource book in 1994 which described UK connections with Anglo-Sikh history

• Developing a well received touring exhibition titled ‘Warm, Rich and Fearless.’ It was hosted at Nottingham Castle, London, Birmingham, Leeds and other UK locations

• Arranged the first Panthic (Sikh nation) viewing of the canons of Maharajah Ranjeet Singh at the 300th anniversary of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Loughbourgh. An estimated 50,000 Sangat (congregation) attended this Samagam (event) –this was the largest celebration outside of India

• The creation of educational packs in line with the UK national curriculum. We look forward to working with schools and colleges