Free creative workshops, events & opportunities for young people at the Geffrye Museum in Hackney / East London. See what's happening & how you can get involved!
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August was a busy month for the Youth Programme at the Geffrye Museum! First up was Twitter Takeover Day (have a look at some of our tweets on the Geffrye Youth account here: http://bit.ly/2c5Chv8). Next, young people from four different groups descended on the Museum for three days of fun activities based around 'Home' themes. Finally, the Youth Advisory Panel popped in the week after to have their photographs taken with real museum objects, and receive Dementia Awareness training and learn about accessibility at the Geffrye.
This Friday, the Geffrye Museum will be taking part in Teen Twitter Takeover Day, an initiative from Kids in Museums to get young people taking over the Twitter accounts of museums to share their voice! Young people at the Geffrye will be sharing behind-the-scenes insight throughout the day on the museum's Twitter (and Instagram!) and on the Youth Twitter. Follow the action across the country using the hashtag #takeoverday!
Tonight is our August Youth Advisory Panel meeting - we'll be talking about the new Geffrye galleries, Twitter Takeover Day and Silver Sunday! 5-7pm.
The Youth Advisory Panel's Takeover Day at the Geffrye Museum was a huge success! From slimy soap-making and bug windchimes, to fantastic storytelling by Sandal Sticks Theatre and outdoor games on the lawn, everybody thoroughly enjoyed their day. A huge well done to our young volunteers!
"The takeover begins! Come join us tomorrow for an action filled, hands-on experience!"
Free, fun activities, workshops and games for families will be running 12 - 4:30pm tomorrow at the Geffrye Museum. The whole day is programmed by our young people, who'll also be assisting throughout. See you there!
For the full programme, visit http://bit.ly/2aknA6K
This Sunday 31st July, members of our Youth Advisory Panel will be running their Takeover Day - a day of free activities which they have programmed for children and families. Come and enjoy jumbo garden games on the lawn, watch the Story of the Tinderbox told by Sandal Sticks Theatre, take part in fun workshops and more!
It's that time again - the Youth Advisory Panel's monthly Instagram takeover has gone live today! Head over to the Geffrye Museum Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geffryemuseum/) to take a look at our three picks, including this cute picture of Cony the bunny and Brown bear in the gardens (by @conyinlondon).
Members of the Youth Advisory Panel are being trained to run our Handling Station, using real objects from the Geffrye Museum's Handling Collection. On Saturday, educator Janine Marsh delivered a whole day of confidence-building training in presenting to the public. The YAP researched the objects and built their own stories around their histories, before presenting to each other. A great day all round!
Last night at the Friends of the Geffrye Museum summer party, two of our Young Consultants helped the Handling Station make its debut! Lizzie and Eileen were on hand to talk about interesting objects from our handling collection, from an 1850s chamberstick to our Ewbank carpet sweeper.
Our monthly Youth Advisory Panel meeting is tonight from 5-7pm! We'll be talking about Takeover Day, the new youth blog, and social media.
Our Youth Advisory Panel have been coming up with content for our Twitter feed! For more posts about our work and opportunities for young people, follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GeffryeYouth
The latest Tweets from Geffrye Young People (@GeffryeYouth). Free creative workshops, events & opportunities for young people @Geffrye Museum in #Hackney / East London. See what's happening & how you can get involved!. The Geffrye Museum, London
Yesterday, young people from Mouth That Roars spent the afternoon in the period rooms, filming in costume for the TEA project. This project explores the huge impact that tea has had on the global economy and culture; the Geffrye Museum was the perfect place for the young people to look at the social aspects of tea drinking throughout history. We're very excited to see the finished film!
On Monday, we held our monthly Youth Advisory Panel meeting - we discussed the next #Takeoverday, supporting the Unlocking the Geffrye project, and thought about our favourite parts of the Museum gardens. We also chose our favourite three images taken by visitors to the museum to post over on the Geffrye Museum's Instagram - follow for more images from the YAP in future! https://www.instagram.com/geffryemuseum/
The Young People's Programme had a busy weekend! Saturday saw the Youth Advisory Panel visit the Brooklands Museum to meet their Youth Panel, look at antique cars and experience the Concorde simulation. On Sunday, young people from Mouth That Roars joined older people from Contact the Elderly for an intergenerational tea party, making interviews about the meaning tea holds for us. A great couple of days!
REMINDER - #Youth Advisory Panel meeting THIS MONDAY 11 JANUARY 2016, 5.00-7.00PM - discussing #takeoverday and #artsaward and MUCH MORE!
Teen Twitter Take-Over Day
YAP Wallace Takeover Event - 'Selfie Photobomb'
A 'best of' of images taken from the Geffrye Youth Advisory Panel's youth takeover event, which took place at the Wallace Collection in London on Saturday 17 January 2015.
A 'best of' of images taken from the Geffrye Youth Advisory Panel's youth takeover event, which took place at the Wallace Collection in London on Saturday 17 January 2015.
Want a sneak preview of some photos of the Youth Panel's Takeover Event at The Wallace Collection? Check out our new Instagram! More photos to come, so watch this space...!
Youth Programme @ The Geffrye Museum in East London. Free events, workshops, creative projects, volunteering & more || Twitter: @GeffryeYouth
The Young Volunteer Tour Guides’ Last Tours… Update from Orlane! http://wp.me/p3YvAU-6z
The Centenary Celebrations Young Volunteer Tour Guides, following a week's training in presentation and tour-leading skills, taking a tour, doing research and tour development, delivered 6 tours to the public on the subject of the museum's Centenary Celebrations. Their last tour was on the 16th of November 2014. Hear from Young Volunteer Tour Guide and Geffrye Youth Advisory Panel member Orlane about her experiences creating and delivering tours… [ 391 more words. ]
This was a Geffrye and Chocolate Films youth digital media project for young people age 14-24, which took place at the Wallace Collection over the October Half Term 2014.
This was a Geffrye and Chocolate Films youth digital media project for young people age 14-24, which took place at the Wallace Collection over the October Half Term 2014.
The Steering Group’s LAST (15th) meeting… Update from everyone! http://wp.me/p3YvAU-6u
The Centenary Celebrations Steering Group had their 15th meeting on the 1st of October - sadly, the final meeting for the group. It's been a fantastic 15 months, and the Steering Group have been fantastic representatives of local Hackney and London young people and youth groups in co-curating an exhibition, web resources like this blog and the Centenary Celebrations interactive timeline and designing and supporting themed events in the aim of re-interpreting the stories behind the Geffrye almshouse and museum walls for today's visitors. [ 449 more words. ]
The Geffrye Museum Youth Advisory Panel received Marketing Training from ELBA
The Geffrye Museum Youth Advisory Panel received Marketing Training from ELBA
The Steering Group’s 14th (2nd-to-last!) meeting… Update from Issey http://wp.me/p3YvAU-6n
The Centenary Celebrations Steering Group had their 14th meeting on the 3rd of September – only 1 meeting left now, the Centenary Celebrations youth heritage exhibition is open to visitors in the Geffrye front garden (and free!), the Centenary… [ 377 more words. ]
Don't forget - YAP meeting at the Geffrye this Monday 8 September! 5-7pm
Ernest Baker & the Steering Group – Back to School! http://wp.me/p3YvAU-6i
Now that schools are opening again and children and young people are going back to school, college and university, here are Ernest Baker’s (the teenaged Geffrye almshouse resident) memories of going to school… And the Steering Group’s… [ 576 more words. ]
Centenary Celebrations Family Day on 17 August – Update from Betty! http://wp.me/p3YvAU-63
BETTY In this exciting summer , I’ve taken part in a Work Placement at the Geffrye Museum, which is one part of my MA course in Museum Studies of University of Leicester. I’ve been working in the Young People’s Programme, part of the Learning Department… [ 399 more words. ]
This Family Day was designed, planned and supported by members of the Youth Advisory Panel.
This Family Day was designed, planned and supported by members of the Youth Advisory Panel.
The Steering Group’s 13th meeting… Update from Ajiri http://wp.me/p3YvAU-5Y
The Centenary Celebrations Steering Group had their 13th meeting on the 6th of August – only 2 meetings left now, the Centenary Celebrations youth heritage exhibition is now in the Geffrye front garden, the interactive timeline is now live, and the… [ 299 more words. ]
Centenary Celebrations Interactive Timeline & Short Films now live! Update from Jess http://wp.me/p3YvAU-5L
JESS As a Young People’s Programmes Intern here at the Geffrye Museum, I have been working on an exciting project: assisting with the ‘Centenary Celebrations’ of the museum. During the last 4 months I have helped out during Steering Group and… [ 530 more words. ]
Centenary Celebrations Exhibition Now Open! Update from Michael http://wp.me/p3YvAU-5D
BIG NEWS: The Centenary Celebrations exhibition is now open to visitors in the front garden of the Geffrye Museum and the interactive timeline is now live! All this after more than 1 year of hard work from local youth groups, students, the Project… [ 359 more words. ]
Ernest Baker & Victorian Concerts & Live Music http://wp.me/p3YvAU-5x
Another glimpse into teenage almshouse-dweller got up to in his leisure time… Live music, as teenagers still enjoy now, but not quite a concert at the O2! Hear Steering Group members’ best concert, festival and gig memories below, too!… [ 495 more words. ]
Fab photos and comments from Eastside Educational Trust... Of a great event - so excited to see all the young artists seeing their work up and exhibited!
It was fantastic to be at the Geffrye Museum last night for a launch event hosted by young people from the Project Steering Group, of the Centenary Celebrations youth heritage project. We were proud to have been a part of the project and to have worked with young people from Hackney Ark on some of the images uncovering the rich history of the Geffrye Museum. The exhibition is in the gardens until 4 January 2015 - so why not take a look? http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/visiting/ Thanks to The Geffrye Young People's Page
Centenary Celebrations youth heritage timeline goes live today! The timeline is part of the Centenary Celebrations exhibition. Here you can find out the history of the @Geffrye Museum through oral histories, films, text and photographs.
http://bit.ly/1uzBKXi
2014 marks two significant anniversaries for the Geffrye Museum: the tri-centenary of the opening of the almshouses for London’s poor and elderly, and the centenary of the conversion of the almshouses to the museum.
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Travel Overground: Hoxton Station (directly behind the museum) Tube: Liverpool Street, then bus 149 or 242 Tube: Old Street (exit 2), then bus 243 or a 15 minute walk. Buses: 149, 242, 243, 67, 394 Rail: Dalston Kingsland, then bus 67, 149 or 243 Cycling: 8 cycle stands, inside the main entrance. Parking: There is very limited meter parking locally. Parking for disabled visitors is available in front of the museum for up to three hours between 10.00am - 4.00pm. Address 136 Kingsland Road Shoreditch London E2 8EA
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A short animated film created in partnership with Chocolate Films by attendees to the national Stories of the World 2012 Conference in November 2011.
The Geffrye and Chocolate films worked with young people from New Horizon Youth Centre to create this documentary film about their views on London.
The Geffrye and Chocolate Films worked with young people at New Horizon Youth Centre to create this amazing documentary film about their views on home and homelessness.
Here's another film from our work with Hackney Community College - Mohammed is looking at our peacock fan from our stores (you can see a picture of it in our stores as our thumbnail :) ) - Enjoy
Hope you're enjoying all the participants' films so far - here's another... Marcin is looking at a sample book of patterns from our collection and a 1930s album which he brought in from his home - hope you like it!
Here's yet another from the same Hackney Communtiy College's Literacy course - Enjoy :)
Here's another film to enjoy - it's from our work with young people aged 16-19 years old from Hackney Community College’s Literacy course. The group brought in special items from home and shared their ideas and opinions about these objects through discussion and written work. They created written captions and digital stories about these possessions and also museum objects.
The Geffrye worked with young people aged 16-19 years old from Hackney Community College’s Literacy course. The group brought in special items from home and shared their ideas and opinions about these objects through discussion and written work. They created written captions and digital stories about these possessions and also museum objects.
From Nov-Dec 2010 young people took part in the Poetic License project, bring objects in the Geffrye to life with an exciting blend of poetry, photography and sound. Here is one of their fantastic films.
During the February half-term 2011 young people aged 14-24 took part in our film-making project Totally Animated. They worked alongside museum staff and animators from Chocolate Films to produce, direct, film and edit their own short films.
During the February half-term 2011 young people aged 14-24 took part in our film-making project Totally Animated. They worked alongside museum staff and animators from Chocolate Films to produce, direct, film and edit their own short films.
During the February half-term 2011 young people aged 14-24 took part in our film-making project Totally Animated. They worked alongside museum staff and animators from Chocolate Films to produce, direct, film and edit their own short films.
During the February half-term 2011 young people aged 14-24 took part in our film-making project Totally Animated. They worked alongside museum staff and animators from Chocolate Films to produce, direct, film and edit their own short films.
On a rainy Saturday during February half-term children and young people came along to the Geffrye Museum to take part in the Get Animated family day. Young people aged 14-24 joined participants of Totally Animated for a free one-day animation course. They learned animation techniques, brought objects to life and produced short films that they took home with them.
On a rainy Saturday during February half-term children and young people came along to the Geffrye Museum to take part in the Get Animated family day. Young people aged 14-24 joined participants of Totally Animated for a free one-day animation course. They learned animation techniques, brought objects to life and produced short films that they took home with them.
On a rainy Saturday during February half-term children and young people came along to the Geffrye Museum to take part in the Get Animated family day. Young people aged 14-24 joined participants of Totally Animated for a free one-day animation course. They learned animation techniques, brought objects to life and produced short films that they took home with them.
On a rainy Saturday during February half-term children and young people came along to the Geffrye Museum to take part in the Get Animated family day. Young people aged 14-24 joined participants of Totally Animated for a free one-day animation course. They learned animation techniques, brought objects to life and produced short films that they took home with them.
On a rainy Saturday during February half-term children and young people came along to the Geffrye Museum to take part in our Get Animated family day. Children aged 5 and over used museum objects to create their own flipbook animations and bring the objects to life.
On a rainy Saturday in February children and young people came to the Geffrye Museum to take part in Get Animated, our animation family event. Throughout the day children of all ages were invited to be part of Animate You, a life-size animation that animated the museum, its period rooms and objects.
In the summer of 2010, the Geffrye Museum ran a creative film-making project for young people aged 14-24. Participants worked with museum staff and Chocolate Films for eight days to produce, direct, film and edit their own short films which were shown at a screening in the museum. The films were inspired by objects from the Geffrye Museum's collection, investigated the theme of home in London and brought participants’ own object stories to life.
In the summer of 2010, the Geffrye Museum ran a creative film-making project for young people aged 14-24. Participants worked with museum staff and Chocolate Films for eight days to produce, direct, film and edit their own short films which were shown at a screening in the museum. The films were inspired by objects from the Geffrye Museum's collection, investigated the theme of home in London and brought participants’ own object stories to life.
In the summer of 2010, the Geffrye Museum ran a creative film-making project for young people aged 14-24. Participants worked with museum staff and Chocolate Films for eight days to produce, direct, film and edit their own short films which were shown at a screening in the museum. The films were inspired by objects from the Geffrye Museum's collection, investigated the theme of home in London and brought participants’ own object stories to life.
In the summer of 2010, the Geffrye Museum ran a creative film-making project for young people aged 14-24. Participants worked with museum staff and Chocolate Films for eight days to produce, direct, film and edit their own short films which were shown at a screening in the museum. The films were inspired by objects from the Geffrye Museum's collection, investigated the theme of home in London and brought participants’ own object stories to life.
A 3 minute film describing the Geffrye Museum and it’s partners participation in Stories of the World: London.
A 30 second film describing the Geffrye Museum’s and it’s partners participation in Stories of the World: London.
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