Tag Archives: Family

Exhibition Explorers: what we’ve discovered from the pilot, and what’s next!

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Posted by administrator on August 3, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

Project Outline Exhibition Explorers took place at the Shipley Art Gallery between February and July 2016. It was funded by Tyne and Wear Museums’ ‘Try New Things’ (TNT) initiative which supports new and experimental museum projects. There were a total… Read more

Trains, boats and dragons: some of our latest adventures in museums

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Posted by administrator on May 31, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

As part of our research into Exhibition Explorers we’ve been chatting to some parents about their experiences of the ‘Family Adventure’ aspect of the project. This is where families are encouraged to visit a cultural venue between sessions, and bring… Read more

Growing our family offer

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Posted by administrator on February 18, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

I’m really excited to have developed two new offers for Early Years, both of which are free and fairly flexible for people to drop into: Magic Carpet is a special artist-made bag that folds out into a creative playmat. It comes complete with… Read more

Exhibition Explorers – new adventures ahead!

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Posted by administrator on February 7, 2016     Permalink     Leave a comment

As we approached the end of the pilot of Creative Baby! it became apparent to me that the offer for Early Years really needed to grow along with the rapidly expanding Early Years audience we’d attracted. The response to Creative Baby!… Read more