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Working with museums to help them welcome and include families, teenagers and children. Our Manifesto is complied entirely from visitors comments and encourages and supports museums, galleries and historic houses to make children, young people and family visits more enjoyable. Our projects include Takeover Day, Family Fortunes, Babies, Teens and Digital workshops, Flexible Family Ticket and Your Museum Cafe. We also run The Family Friendly Museum Award annually.
On Saturday, join the World Museum Liverpool to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landings in 1969 with a day of family fun. 🚀🌌🛰🔭
Enjoy space-themed interactive games, puzzles, craft workshops, badge making and demonstrations with experts from Liverpool John Moore’s University and the University of Liverpool.
Find out more and discover other #FamilyFriendlyMuseum events here: bit.ly/2LnFDwO
⭐️ This Monday say hello to Bolton Museum, our next #FamilyFriendlyMuseum Award finalist. ⭐️
Bolton Library and Museum Services
This is the first year Bolton Museum has been shortlisted for the award. We felt its recent redevelopment put families at the heart of the museum and were impressed to see great activities for all ages, from babies to teenagers.
One family nomination said: “For once I was able to visit a museum and not have to be constantly saying 'don't touch that!'"
For #ManifestoMonday, the museum wanted to give a shout out to its young people volunteers, the Imaginators, who not only give visitors a warm welcome, but also come up with ideas for children’s activities – and deliver them! What a great contribution. 👏
Good luck, Bolton!
Did you know this week is World Breastfeeding Week?
We think it's important that museums and galleries make it clear that they welcome breastfeeding mothers. This is a point on our Kids in Museums Manifesto.
Here's one of our favourite examples from the Museum of London Docklands. Do you know any other museums or galleries that do this well?
The Great Pirate Adventure is in full swing at Bolton Museum! Bolton Library and Museum Services
Learn how to look, talk and act like a pirate at the museum's pirate training school for ages 4-11. 🌊⚓⛵
Tomorrow afternoon is the museum's relaxed session.
Find out how to book and find other #FamilyFriendlyMuseum events on our website: bit.ly/2LnFDwO
Two weeks today museums across the UK will hand over their social media accounts to young people. 🗝💻🤳
Our annual Teen Digital Takeover Day aims to empower teenagers, give them a platform to engage with heritage sites and share museum collections in a new light.
Today is the last chance for museums to register their event on our website to be in with a chance of winning some Biscuiteers treats. 🍪🍪🍪
Find out more on our website: bit.ly/2DvW8kR
Teen Digital Takeovers empower young people to make their voices heard by taking control of museums’ social media accounts. Find out how and why to sign up.
Tomorrow is the first LEGO Makers session at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery! 👷♀️👷♂️
These free sessions are perfect for teenage technology fans. They can create programmable machines and creatures using LEGO.
The museum also has a free LEGO Museum Explorers Trail on during the holidays - and just a train ride from London!
Find out more and see what other Family Friendly Museum events are on here: bit.ly/2LnFDwO
Get creative, have fun and make amazing programmable machines and creatures using LEGO! Our weekly LEGO Makers summer club is for anyone who loves to be creative and enjoys science and technology. This is LEGO like you've never seen it before! FREE / most suitable for ages 10-16. Brought to you by L...
Get your hands dirty this Friday and next with Valence House's gardening drop-in sessions. 🌷🍃
You can see what other family friendly activities the museum has planned over the summer below!
Take a look at our guide to the summer holidays on our website: bit.ly/2LnFDwO
Sun's out fun's out ☀️ Our bumper summer of fun family activities starts this weekend. Check out what we have coming up over the next 6 weeks #FamilyFriendlyMuseum
The Devil's Porridge Museum is the place to be this summer!
The museum has a club for just about everything: drama, creative writing, Pokémon, Warhammer, printmaking, gardening, baking, learning the ukelele - and even one for parents!
For more ideas of things to do with the family this summer, take a look at our guide: bit.ly/2LnFDwO
Great turnout for Pokémon club today with everyone looking like they are enjoying themselves!
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Today we’d like you to meet our next Family Friendly Museum Award finalist, Parc Howard Museum in Llanelli. Amgueddfeydd Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire Museums
It's the first time the museum has been shortlisted for the award. We were really impressed with how the museum has transformed its provision over the last couple of years. Staff are working really hard to ensure all families have the opportunity to access the museum.
One family nomination said: “Its small but dedicated team... give the museum an incredibly warm and friendly atmosphere."
The museum recently announced its new free public Wi-Fi - a significant addition, which means they will be able to communicate better with families and explore new ways of offering interpretation, collaborating and sharing experiences.
Keep it up, Parc Howard! 👏👏
Looking for autism-friendly events over the summer holidays? Take a look at the Autism in Museums calendar to find museum events across the UK. 🙌📅
Enter the world of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory with a show at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery this Saturday.
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Have a look at what other #FamilyFriendlyMuseum events are going on this weekend, and over the summer, here: bit.ly/2LnFDwO
Join us this Saturday (27 July) and enter the world of the Chocolate Factory with a show inspired by the story of Willy Wonka. Meet the eccentric owner and his little helpers as they make their delicious sweets before gum-chewing champion Violet arrives with her special ticket. Free, performance times 11.30am, 1.30 and 3pm. #FamilyFriendlyMuseum @kidsinmuseums #MyStokeStory
We are delighted to be holding our second Welcoming Families and Young People with Autism training day on 22 October at the Jewish Museum London.
The training, which is in partnership with Autism in Museums and National Museums Liverpool, will explore practical and low-cost ways to make your venue more accessible to those with autism.
Find out more and book your place: bit.ly/2LZ4NBC
Today we are delighted to introduce our first ever Kids in Museums Youth Panel!
Eight young people aged 19 to 25 will be helping us to shape our future programmes. We're really looking forward to working with them.
Find out more on our website: bit.ly/2JLEE7R
Today we are delighted to launch the first Kids in Museums Youth Panel. After a competitive application process, we have appointed eight young people, aged from 19 to 25, to help us shape our future work.
For #ManifestoMonday, here's a preview of the new D-Day family experience at the Imperial War Museum Duxford.
From later this week, families can grab a Kit Bag and become the latest naval recruits, finding hidden messages, cracking morse code and predicting the weather. ✈🔍🔦
The bags are based on the stories of those who served in D-Day and will be available throughout the summer holidays, from 24 July at HMS Belfast and 25 July at IWM Duxford.
Looking for family friendly things to do this summer? We've got you covered! ☀🦕🚀🔬📚🏰⚓🍭🐻🕹⛱✨
Here's our guide to the best activities happening at the UK's most family friendly museums: bit.ly/2LnFDwO
Today is Changing Places Awareness Day! 🚽
Changing Places toilets enable people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and physical disabilities, such as muscular dystrophy, to use public toilets safely and comfortably.
There are 29 Changing Places toilets in museums. We're pleased to say that this includes at least two of the museums shortlisted for our Family Friendly Museum Award:
⭐️ Museum of Liverpool
⭐️ World Museum
And we are delighted to see last year's winner Leeds City Museum install one today! 👏
This weekend is your last chance to apply for the Create Jobs New Museum School. 🏫👩🏫
They are recruiting for a series of exciting paid traineeships at some of London's most renowned heritage and culture venues. Please share with anyone you think might be interested!
Get paid to train at one of London’s most prestigious cultural heritage organisations and receive a Level 3 Diploma
Happy #WorldEmojiDay from Kids in Museums!
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The countdown to the summer holidays is on! ⏰
We've put together some of our favourite events happening this summer at the museums shortlisted for our Family Friendly Museum Award.
From science detectives to silent discos, here’s your guide to what’s on: bit.ly/2LnFDwO
We’ve put together some of our favourite activities going on at the museums shortlisted for our Family Friendly Museum Award.
Today we’d like you to meet Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum, one of our Family Friendly Museum Award shortlist. 👋 Have you visited?
The museum tells the story of Andrew Carnegie, his philanthropic work and legacy, covering everything from migration to dinosaurs.
This is the first time the museum has been shortlisted for our award. We were really impressed by the range and quality of activities the museum puts on with a limited budget.
For #ManifestoMonday, we wanted to share the museum's great gallery activities, all colour coded in yellow to make them easy to spot! 💛 When they arrive, families can pick up a 10 Things for Families lanyard to help them explore.
We can’t believe it’s already been over two weeks since Takeover Day!
Pallant House Gallery invited children and young people to be the very first to see their new Ivon Hitchens exhibition. Here’s what they thought:
Two weeks ago we held our first Kid’s Preview, inviting local children to our new show 'Ivon Hitchens: Space through Colour'.
Take a look at what they thought and let us know what you think of the exhibition as well!
We'd like to say a big thank you to Best Years Ltd for a very special delivery this week. 🐘💌
We've got a whole herd of these lovely mammoths to send to our undercover family judges!
Would you consider volunteering at a museum or gallery as a family?
After working together on Takeover Day at York Art Gallery, volunteer Jane and her nine-year-old son, Miles, leapt at the chance to join its Family Volunteering Programme. 👩👦 bit.ly/2XES65H
Jane says: "I think it is important for children to see their parents, especially their mothers, in other roles as well as a parenting one... We will certainly be signing up for more sessions in the future and I am very grateful to have been given this opportunity."
Miles said: “I like spending time in the Art Gallery so now I know what it is like to work there. I think I’d like to do that when I’m older.”
The UK's leading collection of studio ceramics, based at York Art Gallery - Centre of Ceramic Art | Family volunteering at CoCA
Interested in Takeover Day, but not sure how to get started? ✅
Take a look at our #TakeoverDay video series, which guides you through how to set up your own event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQgWyN-5pig&list=PLPYIlxW_-zaPaPBZshWXP8qc0z3OQGIZe&index=2&t=0s
Welcome to our new Takeover Day film series offering support and advice to help you plan your own Takeover Day. In this film Laura Bedford, Head of Programme...
Have you seen the National Lottery Heritage Fund's top tips on involving young people with heritage?
Great to hear feedback about what different Kick The Dust projects have found effective. ↘
We believe involving young people in heritage projects is vital - but it can be tricky. Here are some ideas from our recent #KickTheDust project meet up: www.heritagefund.org.uk/blogs/ways-meaningfully-involve-young-people-heritage
Meet The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, the next museum shortlisted for our Family Friendly Museum Award. 👋
Families told us how much they enjoyed free events during the school holidays. We liked the museum's focus on literacy, as well as the CSI-themed events with local universities. 🔍🧪👩🔬
For #ManifestoMonday, we're sharing the museum's Ozzy Owl trail. 🦉 Every month there is a new trail to encourage children and families explore the galleries together. This month families are looking for objects that Ozzy might need to pack for his summer holiday. 🛄☀️
Have you visited the Potteries?
Next weekend is London Transport Museum's Museum Depot Open Weekend. 🚍🚇🚂 Three times a year the museum opens up its stores for a weekend of family fun.
Take a look what's on, from musical story time sessions to miniature steam railway rides: bit.ly/2FQwBEf #FamilyFriendlyMuseum
Have you seen Eureka! The National Children's Museum's new Digital Dimensions exhibition? 💻🎞🕹🔊🔮🚨
Families can test their memory, coordination and coding skills through 3D musical cubes, touch sensitive lights and a giant motion capture tunnel.
The new installation was developed by first year degree students at Backstage Academy, and local school children gave their opinions during the design process.
The back end servers and coding will also be on display to inspire children to think about creative digital careers. Pictures: Matt Thomas.
Teen Digital Takeover is fast approaching!
We are looking forward to Friday 16 August, when museums, galleries and heritage sites will hand over their social media accounts to young people.
Read more and sign up your organisation here: bit.ly/2DvW8kR
On #TakeoverDay, Piers & Michael got the chance to go undercover at the Military Intelligence Museum and gather intel about being a curator. 😎🔎 Looks like they did a fab job!
You can catch up with what happened across the country through our Twitter Moment or Instagram Highlight:
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Piers and Michael have been in doing some work experience at the museum this week.
Today is Takeover Day in museums where young people get involved with behind the scenes work! Kids in Museums do these days twice a year for young people.
Piers and Michael documented a recent donation, handled and packed some objects, and carried out some pest management around the store and museum.
Over the next few weeks we'll be introducing you to our Family Friendly Museum Award shortlist. 🏆🏛👍
First up is Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences in Cambridge. We felt the museum did a brilliant job of making its subject matter accessible to children with activities for all ages.
For today's #ManifestoMonday, the museum has shared their new entrance Welcome Board. It's an informal way to let visitors know what's on and how they get help in a fun, friendly way. They also used it to show their support for Cambridge Pride. 🌈
It was a special day at the Amgueddfa Lloyd George Museum on Friday. The museum celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles with a #TakeoverDay by a local primary school - the same primary school that Lloyd George himself attended. And Heno S4C captured it all on their evening programme - now on iPlayer. 📺📹🎥
Ffilmio ar gyfer eitem ar Heno S4C !
Filming for an item on tv this evening !
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Lots of happy faces at Erewash Museum's Toddler #TakeoverDay today! Thank you all for taking part. A great start to the weekend. 😁👶
Looks like we are all out of a job 😊 our happy toddler workforce are doing an amazing job! Thank you Kids in Museums we love takeover day!
Today is #TakeoverDay! 🥳 Children and young people will be taking over jobs normally done by adults at museums, galleries and heritage sites. Here's a taster of what's going on across the country. We'll be sharing as much as we can across our social media channels, so stay tuned!
The University of Edinburgh will launch its new Families Programme and Museum Explorers Family Trail, starting at
St Cecilia's Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum. 🔍
Locomotion will celebrate its 15th birthday by letting 15 year olds take over and interview visitors about how their town has changed. 🎂
At Amgueddfa Lloyd George Museum, local primary school children will take charge to mark 100 years since the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. 📜
Takeover Day participants will be the very first people to see Pallant House Gallery's new exhibition. 🖼
Erewash Museum and Hartlepool Art Gallery will be holding Toddler Takeovers. 👶
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It's ONE MONTH until our first national Takeover Day of 2019! Poole Museum Service told us what they get up to on Takeover Day. Get involved and plan your event with our new video guide: bit.ly/2UGcUUf
How does it feel to win the Family Friendly Museum Award? Sam from Leeds City Museum, last year's winner, tells us what it was like. Watch the full interview and nominate a museum here: bit.ly/2ZO5phV
Here's what our 2018 Family Friendly Museum Award winner Leeds City Museum offers for children, young people and families. Do you know a museum that goes above and beyond for families? Nominate them today: kidsinmuseums.org.uk/awards
What does Leeds City Museum, our Family Friendly Museum of the Year 2018, offer for children, young people and families? 🏛🏆🙌 Do you know of a museum going the extra mile for families? Nominate them for our award --> kidsinmuseums.org.uk/awards
There’s just ONE MONTH to go until nominations close for the Family Friendly Museum Award. 🏆⏰⌛ We caught up with Leeds City Museum to see what the impact has been of winning the award in 2018. Watch the full video here: bit.ly/2ZO5phV
📽🚨Take a look at our brand NEW Takeover Day film series! Chocolate Films 🚨📽 A big thank you to Poole Museum Service and Llanelly House for sharing their experiences. 💕 Here's Chrissie from Llanelly House sharing the benefits of taking part in Takeover Day. Watch the full film series here: bit.ly/2UGcUUf
To celebrate the launch of our new Kids in Museums Manifesto, we've been sharing inspiring examples of how museums across the UK are putting it into action. #ManifestoMonday The Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft is helping families to explore together by introducing these new free family activity bags. There are three trails for Under 5s, 6-11 year olds and 12+ years. And children under 16 get in to the museum for free! 👏👏
The Old Operating Theatre Museum
9A St Thomas StreetOld Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
9a St Thomas StOnofficiële Fashion and Textile Museum
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