#RethinkingMuseums

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Our Teresa Baggaley, led a session at @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social #RethinkingMuseums Conference. She shared some ways in which you can help young people feel more welcome in creative spaces, and support staff to feel confident engaging with them.

Thank you so much to everyone who spoke and attended today. We heard about so much brilliant practice and I came away inspired and hopeful for the future of museums.
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Personal highlight for me today was the workshop led by @carlnewbould.bsky.social. ASMR is something that I have an interest in for a while and getting to hear insights on how this has been used in practice was great!

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📣 Read on for some big news from Kids in Museums!

It's been a fantastic day at #RethinkingMuseums, our online conference. We've explored some brilliant practice across the sector, including... [1/4]

So many key takeaways and points from the @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social conference today. Thank you to all the speakers for sharing your case studies and insights!

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Very excited to learn from museums today at this event! #RethinkingMuseums

We are pleased to be joining today's @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social #RethinkingMuseums Conference on fostering optimism, belonging and meaning for families and young people. Who else is joining? #GLAM-Ed

Really looking forward to today's @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social #RethinkingMuseums Conference - attending on behalf of the
@gem-heritage.bsky.social team. Some great sessions lined up!

RECORDING: Rethinking Museums: fostering optimism, belonging and meaning for families, children and young people by Kids in Museums on cademy.io Since the end of the pandemic, children, young people and families have faced a barrage of challenges to their standard of living, wellbeing, family life and place within society. Our conference will ...

It's here! We're just a few minutes away from the start of our one day online conference, #RethinkingMuseums.

We'll be sharing a few insights and moments throughout the day over on LinkedIn (@kidsinmuseums), but you can also purchase a recording ➡️ kids-in-museums.cademy.io/recording-re...

All set up and ready for the @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social conference today!

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Really excited to be attending and speaking at this event tomorrow! 😀

Hapus iawn i fod yma yfory! 😀

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Looking forward to presenting at #RethinkingMuseums next week. I will be talking about the Tracing Our Tales Traineeships for care experienced young adults with #EmmaMiddleton from @foundlingmuseum.bsky.social Thanks @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social To book for this conference visit: shorturl.at/SV86n

Rethinking Museums: Fostering optimism, belonging and meaning for families, children and young people. Booking closes 5pm Friday 31 January

⏰ Last chance to book

Interested in how museums can become welcoming and accessible spaces that enable all children, young people and families to socialise, relax, play, work and learn?

Join us at #RethinkingMuseums, a one day online conference on 5 Feb: kids-in-museums.cademy.io/rethinking-m...

Blooming in the Tall Tales: Engaging diverse families with the Dylan Thomas Collection, presented by Nicola Kelly Development Officer Jo Furber Literature Officer Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea

How did the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea work with asylum seekers, refugees and community organisations to develop family programmes around their collections? Hear more at a case study presentation at #RethinkingMuseums on 5 Feb.

Booking closes tomorrow: kids-in-museums.cademy.io/rethinking-m...

Graphic with my headshot and the words: Workshop: Rethinking "Family Friendly": Queer museum content and children Presented by Margaret Middleton, Freelancer #RethinkingMuseums Kids in Museums

Looking forward to talking about LGBTQ exhibits for children and their loved ones next week.

Join me for the @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social online conference #RethinkingMuseums Wednesday, 5 Feb.

More here:
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Conference graphic reads How to design and promote museums as welcoming family spaces for playing and socialising: perspectives from Family Friendly Museum Award category winners. Speakers: Ally Beckett, Acting Learning Manager, Barnsley Museums, Chinami Sakai - Senior Producer, Informal Learning at Young V&A, Denise Greany, Learning and Participation Manager, National Civil War Centre, Toby Parkin, Head of Learning and Participation, Turner Contemporary

📣 #RethinkingMuseums: panel discussion spotlight

Join us on 5 February to hear from 2024 Family Friendly Museum Award category winners about what makes their museum great for families – for everything from play to socialising.

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Combatting young people's social isolation Chair Joe Rattray, Young Trustee and Youth Panel member, Kids in Museums Panelists Craft Under the Mast project Lauren Blake, Youth Panel member, Kids in Museums Phoebe Leach, Artist 1525: Slow Craft Social at Nottingham Contemporary Chan Fagan, Young People’s Programmer Emma Graves, Textile Artist and Visitor Services Supervisor

👋 How are museums are working with young people to help combat social isolation and increase wellbeing?

Join us for a session programmed by the Kids in Museums Youth Panel at #RethinkingMuseums on 5 Feb, featuring speakers from Nottingham Contemporary.

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BURSARY APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 21 JAN

#RethinkingMuseums will focus on how museums can become welcoming & accessible spaces that enable all children, families & young people to socialise, relax, play, work and learn.

Apply for a free place today ⬇️
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I'm doing a session at the Kids in Museums conference #RethinkingMuseums. It's about our supported placements scheme which gives young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities the opportunity to explore meaningful work experience in the cultural sector. #Museums #skills