Posts by venue: Shipley Art Gallery

Our favourite magical moments: revisiting the ‘Creative Baby!’ exhibition tours.

There have been so many wonderful surprises over the course of ‘Creative Baby!’ Here we look back on some of our favourite discoveries, revisiting those moments when the babies responded in fascinating ways the artwork and creative play: The whole-body response: Whilst adults… Read more

An art exhibition tour… for babies?!

The final Creative Baby! session of 2015 felt like a really positive one – partly because so many of the babies had reached developmental milestones that enabled them to get the most out of the tour; and partly because I… Read more

Reflections on a journey of discovery: lessons learned from ‘Creative Baby!’

It’s widely known that babies learn through play, but what can adults learn from the experience?  Earlier this year I came up with the idea of ‘Creative Baby!‘ and launched it in August as a experimental pilot project at the Shipley… Read more

Kids in Museums: what can we learn about engaging families?

I left London tired but inspired after the Kids in Museums Family Fortunes Workshop yesterday. It was a pleasure to spend the day with forty or so other museum and gallery staff, having time to really think and discuss how… Read more

Families in museums and galleries: ten venues that inspire us!

There are so many museums and galleries doing really exciting work with families. Here are ten examples (in no particular order) of imaginative and interesting opportunities for families to get involved: 1.Magic Carpet at The National Gallery: 2-5 year olds can fly away… Read more