Participation Resources
The Neurodiverse Museum
The Neurodiverse Museum strives to change the way museums approach their work with and for neurodivergent people. The organisation works primarily online to support museums and museum professionals to develop their practice across three key identified areas of workforce, audiences and collections.
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Children and Young People Engaging with Museums
Download GEM’s new research: 'Children and Young People Engaging with Museums', commissioned by Arts Council England. Featuring ten in-depth case studies and sector insights, this report demonstrates how vital informal museum learning is for children and young people. Read more about this research here.
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Report on Participatory Dance Project for the MUNCH
What is social choreography and what can it tell us about the public’s experience of exhibitions? In her research connected to the MUNCH exhibition Sofie’s Room, dancer and researcher Sara Wookey explores how working with participatory exhibitions creates a pathway to more inclusive, engaging museum experiences. Read more about the research here.
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GEM – The Group for Education in Museums
GEM is for everyone interested in learning through museums, heritage and cultural settings. It was founded in 1948, and strives to support and empower our community of colleagues to connect and learn together.
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Public Dance Pack
A free interactive Public Dance Pack that considers how to support challenging and risk-taking work within the contexts of galleries and museums. The pack includes contributions from collaborative artists and explores the cultural, practical and socio-political relationship dynamics between audience, artists and venues.
Arts&Heritage
Arts&Heritage forges collaborations between contemporary artists and heritage organisations to create new perspectives for diverse audiences. Its projects bring to life the narratives, atmosphere and architecture of histories and places. Visit the Resource Hub via their main website (log-in required) to access Case Studies, Tools and Templates.
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A manifesto for museum learning and engagement
This manifesto (written by David Anderson, Dhikshana Pering and Sharon Heal, director of the Museums Association) provides a framework for all museums to reflect on their purpose and develop their practice.
Get Dancing Evaluation
An evaluation of Showtown's 'Get Dancing' project (2020-2022) with community arts organisation, LeftCoast, and local dance collective, House of Wingz, to bring together communities from all over the world to create a brand new social dance, inspired by a long tradition of novelty dances in Blackpool.
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Kids In Museums
The Kids in Museums mission is to work with museums nationwide to make them more welcoming of children, young people and families. They support and champion family friendly organisations all over England and Wales through a range of simple, but powerful programmes (including Takeover Days), the majority of which are free of charge to access.
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Creating Self-Guided Resources for Families
Top tips for creating self-guided resources for children and families at your museum or heritage site. Photograph by Stephen Garnett for Kids in Museums
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