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Creating hands-on gallery resources for families
By Kids in Museums
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Description
Creating hands-on gallery resources for families
Wednesday 18 November, 10am-12.30pm
Families say interactives are essential for an enjoyable museum day out.
About this training
Interactive resources enrich family visits in many ways. They can make collection themes more accessible and relevant for children and anyone who learns best through practical, interactive experiences. Static resources also form a natural point for families to pause their journey through the museum to engage more deeply with a particular object or theme from your collection. You don’t need a big budget to create highly effective interactives.
During this session, we will be exploring the process of developing static hands-on resources. We’ll cover everything from digital touchscreen interactives to play-based loose parts items, including plenty of practical tips and ideas you can apply to your own venue.
The session will help delegates to:
discuss how to plan to introduce new hands-on resources for families,
gain an understanding of play and learning styles to help you create resources to suit a wider range of children,
find out how to adapt your resources for different age groups,
think about key considerations for creating in-gallery digital interactives, including digital skills, budgeting, accessibility, AI, and audience behaviour,
hear a case study from Hull Museums and Gallery about how they developed new interactive resources for families as part of the Hull Maritime Museum redevelopment project,
think about how you consult with families to develop your provision.
See full schedule below.
About the trainers
This training webinar will be led by Sarah Shaw, former National Family Interpretation Manager for English Heritage. Her work included collaboratively designing family friendly experiences with families at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Birdoswald Roman Fort, which won the Best Family Day Out UK Heritage Award in 2020. She was also the project manager for the Marvellous and Mischievous: Literature’s Young Rebels exhibition at York Art Gallery in 2023.
Sarah will be joined by digital consultant Alec Ward, a digital transformation expert with over a decade of experience delivering strategic digital change and support in the arts and culture sector. Alec enables organisations to realise value from digital, data and technology through consultancy and digital skills development programmes.
This training event will be delivered virtually over one half-day session (two hours and 30 minutes with a short break).
Who should attend?
This training is aimed at staff who work in museums, art galleries and heritage sites who are interested in developing successful family friendly static hands-on activities.
Full schedule
Time | Activity |
10-10.10am | Welcome and introductions |
10.10-10.35am | Presentation: Getting started Sarah Shaw, Director of Museum Tales Ltd |
10.35-11.05am | Presentation: Creating static digital hands-on resources for families Alec Ward, digital consultant |
11.05-11.15am | Break |
11.15-11.40am | Case study presentation: Developing hands-on gallery resources for families at Hull Maritime Museum Christopher Willmoth, Community and Schools Learning Officer, Hull Museums and Gallery |
11.40-12pm | Presentation and activity: Inspiration for different ages and inclusive hands-on resources Sarah Shaw, Director of Museum Tales Ltd |
12pm-12.20pm | Break out room discussion: How can you use today’s session to inspire your own family friendly hands-on resources? |
12.20-12.25pm | Presentation: Top tips for evaluating and consulting hands-on resources with families Sarah Shaw, Director of Museum Tales Ltd |
12.25-12.30pm | End of session: What’s next and recommended reading to support your work |
Research quoted in training copy is Research to understand the lifecycle of children and young people’s engagement in museums by Verian for Arts Council England.