Museum of Forward Planning
@mofp2021.bsky.social
The museum of forward planning. A vision you couldn’t see, for a future you couldn’t believe. Doing more, with less, more often.
Home of the #LookAfterYourself well-being campaign. Not an actual museum
SPORADIC opening due to cuts
Home of the #LookAfterYourself well-being campaign. Not an actual museum
SPORADIC opening due to cuts
Closed for much next week.
Going be enjoying watching the bad weather olympics
Going be enjoying watching the bad weather olympics
February 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Closed for much next week.
Going be enjoying watching the bad weather olympics
Going be enjoying watching the bad weather olympics
We are pleased to announce that thanks to recent heavy rain and roof issues.. our new immersive gallery experience opens today.
Wellingtons available at the door.
Please don’t play with the ‘water voles’*
#Museums #Maintenance
*rats
Wellingtons available at the door.
Please don’t play with the ‘water voles’*
#Museums #Maintenance
*rats
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 AM
We are pleased to announce that thanks to recent heavy rain and roof issues.. our new immersive gallery experience opens today.
Wellingtons available at the door.
Please don’t play with the ‘water voles’*
#Museums #Maintenance
*rats
Wellingtons available at the door.
Please don’t play with the ‘water voles’*
#Museums #Maintenance
*rats
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February 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
One of more than a million reasons why we won’t be offering him the Head of Security role
Bear Grylls: ‘I’ve bought an apocalypse-proof boat, with an array of weaponry’
Bear Grylls: ‘I’ve bought an apocalypse-proof boat, with an array of weaponry’
The adventurer on his family’s escape vessel, his crush on the Princess of Wales, and a disgusting toenail habit
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:03 AM
One of more than a million reasons why we won’t be offering him the Head of Security role
If the Chair of the Bored approaches you about joining his new Super Board please be aware that we do not endorse this governance model or the £1 million patronage fee associated
January 23, 2026 at 6:29 PM
If the Chair of the Bored approaches you about joining his new Super Board please be aware that we do not endorse this governance model or the £1 million patronage fee associated
Probably not adopting Donald Trump’s ‘Windmill Theory of Economics’
January 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Probably not adopting Donald Trump’s ‘Windmill Theory of Economics’
If you’re not well enough to go on the TV and be interviewed in the morning, you’re not well enough to release a statement and play with your latest Tory defector that same day.
That’s what our Mum used to say. #Farage
That’s what our Mum used to say. #Farage
January 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM
If you’re not well enough to go on the TV and be interviewed in the morning, you’re not well enough to release a statement and play with your latest Tory defector that same day.
That’s what our Mum used to say. #Farage
That’s what our Mum used to say. #Farage
Nigel Farage - an evil version of that trustee that sends in the annoying emails but never makes it to a meeting.
January 18, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Nigel Farage - an evil version of that trustee that sends in the annoying emails but never makes it to a meeting.
It’s one thing after another at the minute.
We need to review the reserves policy and risk register in light of the alien threat.
AND the audience segmentation model and Membership types.
#Museums
We need to review the reserves policy and risk register in light of the alien threat.
AND the audience segmentation model and Membership types.
#Museums
January 18, 2026 at 10:15 AM
It’s one thing after another at the minute.
We need to review the reserves policy and risk register in light of the alien threat.
AND the audience segmentation model and Membership types.
#Museums
We need to review the reserves policy and risk register in light of the alien threat.
AND the audience segmentation model and Membership types.
#Museums
Last time our Chair of the Bored tried to annex another museum we forced them to stand down by pushing up the price of patronage by 25%
Just saying
Just saying
January 17, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Last time our Chair of the Bored tried to annex another museum we forced them to stand down by pushing up the price of patronage by 25%
Just saying
Just saying
Wondering if we might be annexed soon - keeping our heads down in the meantime
January 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Wondering if we might be annexed soon - keeping our heads down in the meantime
Always important to keep an eye on the competition.
There’s a lot of these lNarnia immersive pavement pop-ups around.
But the retail and catering offers are generally poor.
There’s a lot of these lNarnia immersive pavement pop-ups around.
But the retail and catering offers are generally poor.
January 6, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Always important to keep an eye on the competition.
There’s a lot of these lNarnia immersive pavement pop-ups around.
But the retail and catering offers are generally poor.
There’s a lot of these lNarnia immersive pavement pop-ups around.
But the retail and catering offers are generally poor.
We had thought the programme to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary would be a little more.. well dull would do to be honest. Just dull.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 PM
We had thought the programme to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary would be a little more.. well dull would do to be honest. Just dull.
If you want to know if the #Museum is open today do please post a question about that on Facebook rather than checking our website*
*we know our key demographic
*we know our key demographic
December 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you want to know if the #Museum is open today do please post a question about that on Facebook rather than checking our website*
*we know our key demographic
*we know our key demographic
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Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Last chance to purchase our Christmas ranges tomorrow!*
* before we put it all back in the store until next August.
#Christmas #Museums
* before we put it all back in the store until next August.
#Christmas #Museums
December 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Last chance to purchase our Christmas ranges tomorrow!*
* before we put it all back in the store until next August.
#Christmas #Museums
* before we put it all back in the store until next August.
#Christmas #Museums
We’ve always been big Paddington fans.. but taking Chris Rea just before Christmas? Not a good look bear.
#RIPChrisRea
#RIPChrisRea
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We’ve always been big Paddington fans.. but taking Chris Rea just before Christmas? Not a good look bear.
#RIPChrisRea
#RIPChrisRea
Share your mood for the weekend
December 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Share your mood for the weekend
Well, the Bored of Trustees are now asking why we haven’t redacted more of our recent meeting minutes.
In hindsight we should have kept quieter about our new plans for a mobile museum on a recycled oil tanker
In hindsight we should have kept quieter about our new plans for a mobile museum on a recycled oil tanker
December 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Well, the Bored of Trustees are now asking why we haven’t redacted more of our recent meeting minutes.
In hindsight we should have kept quieter about our new plans for a mobile museum on a recycled oil tanker
In hindsight we should have kept quieter about our new plans for a mobile museum on a recycled oil tanker
Pleased to note that as we don’t have an actual physical real world building Donald Trump is unable to stick his name on it.
To be fair he’s following a long tradition of dodgy names being stuck onto culture sector buildings.
#Museums
To be fair he’s following a long tradition of dodgy names being stuck onto culture sector buildings.
#Museums
December 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Pleased to note that as we don’t have an actual physical real world building Donald Trump is unable to stick his name on it.
To be fair he’s following a long tradition of dodgy names being stuck onto culture sector buildings.
#Museums
To be fair he’s following a long tradition of dodgy names being stuck onto culture sector buildings.
#Museums
Ahead of the curve.
Moving into 2026 already here.
Moving into 2026 already here.
December 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Ahead of the curve.
Moving into 2026 already here.
Moving into 2026 already here.
Couldn’t work out why we had lost so many audio guides…
… turns out that should have been a left turn at the fire exit, not a right.
Furthest distance from the #Museum so far is 138 miles, but we will offer a prize for the winning distance.
… turns out that should have been a left turn at the fire exit, not a right.
Furthest distance from the #Museum so far is 138 miles, but we will offer a prize for the winning distance.
December 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Couldn’t work out why we had lost so many audio guides…
… turns out that should have been a left turn at the fire exit, not a right.
Furthest distance from the #Museum so far is 138 miles, but we will offer a prize for the winning distance.
… turns out that should have been a left turn at the fire exit, not a right.
Furthest distance from the #Museum so far is 138 miles, but we will offer a prize for the winning distance.