‘Draw Tomorrow’ …. the Big Draw’s theme for 2013 . As usual the Big Draw takes place in October and this year they are also extending the period to be part of a new Family Arts Festival. there is also the opportunity to win some financial award for the events you run … find out […]
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Museums at Night: where will you go?
The Museums at Night festival (Thursday 16 – Saturday 18 May) is nearly here! 25 different events in the West Midlands from flora and fauna as the sun sets to creating a giant sculpture with 500metres of drain piping with Julian Wild at Ironbridge.. and that’s just in the west midlands. If your organisation is running a […]
No Victorians for junior school pupils
Most of you will have heard about the proposed changes to the schools History curriculum. History teachers, the Museums Association, the Arts Council and AIM have all responded – on one way or another. The museums community in general are worried that, if the proposed reforms go through, primary children will miss out on engaging […]
Under fives…under twos..Babes in museums workshop
The Five Fun things for the Under Fives campaign in the west midlands a few years ago enabled a number of museums to feel confident enough to embed lively provision for preschoolers in their museum. Manchester helped our learning then and now they, with Kids in Museums, are running a day workshop to help more people […]
10 years of 20 ways to be Family Friendly
2013 is the 10th anniversary of Kids in Museums, the amazing lobby group who have single-handedly changed, one could argue, the whole museum sector’s attitudes to children. Their Manifesto, annually changed in response to visitor comments, provides 20 simple things – mainly attitudinal – which families think makes a visit to a museum really special and a […]
Kids Dino-Story Writing comp
Do YOU love stories? Have YOU got what it takes to be the next JK Rowling or Roald Dahl? We think so too, that’s why we are inviting you to share your creative stories with us in the Herbert Art Gallery & Museums Creative Writing Competition! On 29 October, the Herbert in conjunction with the Coventry Evening Telegraph, […]
Blitz….
Coventry Cathedral, the Herbert and Coventry Transport Museum are joining forces to run a Family Blitz Day on Saturday 17th November. An ‘ rich experience’ rather than a ‘fun’ day no doubt. A great way to involve everyone across the whole of the city. see here for more information http://www.transport-museum.com/events/event/124/blitz_family_day.aspx
6 new Happy museums!
Awards of £60,000 have been made to 6 projects in the second round of funding, including one to our own Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. The Happy Museum looks at how museums in the UK can build links between sustainability, happiness and wellbeing to leave a legacy of long-term cultural change within their organisations and communities. (from museums […]
Kids Making Museums -the PittRivers way
Not your everyday school visit. Lovely description of how the Pitt Rivers takes an exploratory and thinking view of school museum trips. See here: http://www.oxfordaspiremuseums.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/making-museums-learning-to-deliver.html Making Museums is an annual project delivered by the Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM) and the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUM) education departments. Up to 540 Year 6 children (aged […]
Arts Awards briefing
Thinking of running Arts Award in your museum venue? Not sure if its for you? Trinity College London (who are running the campaign to increase arts awards in musuems) are pleased to invite you to join a Briefing Seminar to find out about Arts Award and how it can work in your museum. The seminar is aimed at managers […]
