85 Museum courses

Afternoon Cuppa Session - Running a careers themed Takeover Day     Tuesday 21 May, 2-3.30pm   Join us for an informal virtual briefing and discussion session to inspire your own careers themed Takeover Day.  Kids in Museums Takeover Day is when museums, galleries, historic homes, archives and heritage sites invite young people to take over jobs normally done by adults for the day. This year Takeover Day is on Friday 22 November. The theme for Takeover Day in 2024 is careers. We are bringing Takeover Day back to its roots and highlighting how it can support young people of all ages to learn about different jobs in museums and develop their skills, both in the sector and beyond. The date also coincides with Discover Creative Careers Week [https://discovercreative.careers/about/discover-creative-careers-week-2024/#:~:text=Creative%20Careers%20Week%20will%20take,in%20our%2077%20priority%20areas.] In this session, we will: * provide a range of ideas to inspire your own careers themed Takeover Day involving local children and young people  * hear a case study from Dover Museum about their careers themed Takeover Day in November 2023 * create opportunities for attendees to informally share their ideas and other projects they have undertaken around careers. Please bring along your own cuppa and snacks! Take a look at the full schedule. [https://kidsinmuseums.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Schedule-creating-a-careers-themed-Takeover-Day-afternoon-cuppa-session-21.05.pdf]   This event will be delivered virtually over one and a half hours. 

I am a glass artist who's been designing and creating bespoke contemporary stained glass commissions since 1998. I love to create glass pieces that are pulled in from the things around me that inspire me in life. I would love to help you create your own glass piece of your choice to take home with you at the end of our workshop together. We have flexibility on days/times for workshops, daytime, evenings and weekends, so do get in touch! Many thanks, Ruth x

Felting course - learn needlefelting and make an animal sculpture from wool with Furzie on the boat Sabrina 5 at The National Waterways Museum, Gloucester.

Developmental stages of children and developing activities for 0-12 year olds   Thursday 6 June, 10am-12.30pm   Do you want to know more about how children learn and play at different ages to inform how you create family activities in your museum?    About this training   This training webinar will be led by cultural heritage learning consultant Anna Salaman. She has thirty years’ experience immersed in the arts, heritage and cultural sectors, specialising in learning and participation, creativity and play. Anna has worked with organisations around the world including ArtScience Museum (Singapore), Discover Children’s Story Centre, the Science Museum, the Natural History Museum, and the V&A.   The session will help delegates to: * learn about the developmental stages of children, ages 0-12, * gain an understanding of different facilitation styles to build confidence when interacting with children of different age groups, * explore the five types of play and facilitating play, * make plans to put the training into practice in their organisation.   Take a look at the full schedule. [https://kidsinmuseums.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Schedule-Developmental-stages-of-children-training-session-06.06.24.pdf]   This training event will be delivered virtually on Zoom 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 and are interested in developing your knowledge and understanding of the developmental ages and stages of children to inform how you create activities for families.   

DATE: Friday 2nd February TIME: 4pm (meeting at school reception) BOOKING DEADLINE: Noon on 19th January On Friday 2nd February, we will have a school visit to the British Museum, the first of several extra-curricular trips we are looking to arrange in the coming terms. Whilst some of these trips will have a focus on Film & Television, others will be about other general interests, giving you a chance to get to know London and its rich cultural offerings. This trip to the British Museum will include a tour of various significant relics from across the world and human history, organised and led by Conrad, our Student Services Officer. Ideal for both first-timers and those that have been before and want to learn a bit more. We will meet in the School Reception at 3:50pm that day and then head over together at 4 o'clock. It is direct on the Northern Line and then a short walk to the museum. Once inside you are free to take the tour we have organised or explore on your own should you wish. Once the tour is complete people are welcome to stick around and explore more, have relaxed drinks in a nearby pub or head home, whatever you prefer. ONE TICKET PER PERSON, PLEASE DO NOT BOOK MORE THAN ONCE ONTO THIS EVENT. ONLY BOOK IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON ATTENDING. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE IT, PLEASE LET US KNOW. This is a FREE TRIP that you will not need to pay for but must be booked in advance. There is a limit of 15 tickets in total for the tour and it will be first come, first served. You will not be able to join the tour if you do not have a pre-booked ticket. The deadline to book onto this tour is midday on the 19th January.

Making your Museum Accessible to Low Income Families   In partnership with Children North East   This is a recording of a session which took place Wednesday 6 March, 10am-12.30pm You will have access to the recording to watch and revisit until 3rd October 2024.   Do you want to understand your audiences that are experiencing poverty better? Do you need dedicated time for your staff to understand the barriers faced by those experiencing poverty to accessing cultural spaces?   About this webinar   Both Kids in Museums and Children North East will share their insights into some of the barriers faced by families experiencing poverty when it comes to connecting with cultural spaces, and why this understanding is so important for all of us in the cultural sector.    This webinar will be led by Alison Bowyer, Executive Director of Kids in Museums, and Chloe Maclellan, Poverty Proofing Team Manager Communities, Early Years, Arts and Culture at Children North East.   They will be joined by Georgina Ascroft from Culture Hartlepool and Rebecca Maw from Jarrow Hall Anglo Saxon Farm, Village, and Bede Museum. Both Georgina and Rebecca will share some of their learning gained from the Poverty Proofing© process.   The session will help delegates to: * deepen their understanding of poverty in the UK * start to explore the connection between poverty and cultural space * gain insight into how poverty can impact a family’s chances of engaging with cultural places * think about how considerations around poverty impact on the experiences we provide to families in our own organisations.  Take a look at the full schedule  [https://kidsinmuseums.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Schedule-Making-your-Museum-Accessible-to-Low-Income-Families-06.03.24.pdf]   About the trainers Alison is committed to Kids in Museums’ mission that all children, young people and families should be able to visit UK museums and feel welcome. Poverty is growing in prevalence as a barrier to a family museum visit and Kids in Museums wants to raise awareness about how to address this.    Chloe is a strong advocate for positive change fuelled by community voice, working in partnership with organisations to engage in Poverty Proofing© interventions to bring about this change as well as engaging in strategic partnerships to spread awareness and understanding of Poverty in the UK.    Who should attend? This training is aimed at staff and leaders who work in museums, art galleries, heritage sites, and cultural and arts spaces, who are interested in developing and enriching their current offer with a better understanding of audiences experiencing poverty.

Working with young volunteers    Tuesday 18 June, 10am-12.30pm   Would you like to work with young volunteers in your organisation?   About this event   During this training session, we will be exploring all aspects of how to work with young volunteers, from recruitment and logistics to safeguarding.   This webinar will be led by Eleanor Moore the Sustainable Volunteering Officer with the Museum Development South West Programme. Her background is in social and community history curatorship and advisory work within the museums sector, with experience of managing volunteer teams.   She will be joined by Sebastian Amos, Chair of Trustees and Adam Marsden, Young Volunteer at Transport Museum Wythall and Rania Nur, former Young Volunteer, now Trustee at the Museum of the Home. They will be sharing case studies about the young volunteer programmes in their organisations.    The session will help delegates to: * understand the importance of this work * think about how to develop young volunteer roles * gain inspiration from case studies to take your own work forward * understand good practice around safeguarding and young volunteers.   Take a look at the full schedule. [https://kidsinmuseums.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Working-with-young-volunteers-session-schedule-final.pdf]   This training event will be delivered virtually on Zoom 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 or improving their provision for young volunteers. Voluntary volunteer co-ordinators, whose main role is to lead day-to-day on the involvement of volunteers and/or young people, would also benefit from this session.  

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