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18th September 2009
Britain’s Biggest Museum Award gets even BIGGER!
It’s been the biggest ever year for nominations for the Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award. We’re buried in nominations of all shapes and sizes – shoeboxes full of enticing little objects made on a museum visit, email messages about the fabulous welcomes families have received, CDs filled with photos of all the exciting and innovative family friendly museum activities. Thanks for all your ideas and inspiration.
What Happens Next?
A distinguished panel of judges will wade through the nominations and come up with a short list – a very difficult task! This shortlist will be announced in the Guardian and on our website www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk in late October. This shortlist will then be road-tested by families, unannounced to the museums. These families will decide the winning museum using the 2009 Kids in Museums Manifesto as a guide.
If you’d like to be considered as a judging family for the Award, or know someone who would, just email award@kidsinmuseums.org.uk and we’ll get back in touch.
The winner will be announced in the Guardian and receive 500 Folded Sheet Mammoth Activity Sheets, especially designed as first prize for the Award.
We still have a few Quentin Blake illustrated Award posters left, so if you’d like one just email award@kidsinmuseums.org.uk and we’ll pop one in the post.
Want to know more and get involved?
Find out more about the Award, past winners and Kids in Museums from www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk
Follow the progress of this year’s Award and the work of Kids in Museums on www.twitter.com/kidsinmuseums
Join our lively discussion boards at www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk
Order your free copy of the Kids in Museums Manifesto, illustrated by Quentin Blake, from manifesto@kidsinmuseums.org.uk
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1st September 2009
TEN DAYS LEFT TO MAKE A NOMINATION IN THE GUARDIAN FAMILY FRIENDLY MUSEUM AWARD – the Biggest Museum Award in Britain!!!!
You can make a nomination by email or by post, in any form you like – email message, letter, DVD, model, scrapbook … you choose.
Email: award@kidsinmuseums.org.uk
Post: Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award
Kids in Museums
Downstream Building
One London Bridge
London SE1 9BG
And don’t forget to order your FREE Quentin Blake illustrated Award poster from award@kidsinmuseums.org.uk
Want to know more and get involved?
Find out more about the Award, past winners and Kids in Museums from www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk
Follow the progress of this year’s Award and the work of Kids in Museums on www.twitter.com/kidsinmuseums
Join our lively discussion boards at www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk
Order your free copy of the Kids in Museums Manifesto, illustrated by Quentin Blake, from manifesto@kidsinmuseums.org.uk
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20th August 2009
We’ve extended the deadline for you to make a nomination for the Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award to FRIDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER. Due to postal strikes, we realise some of you have had difficulty reaching us.
Remember, anyone can make a nomination – visitors, museums, staff, volunteers, adults, aunties, kids…. Just let us know why you think the museum is the most family friendly museum in Britain.
You can make a nomination by email or post in any form you like – email message, letter, DVD, model, scrapbook – you choose.
Email: award@kidsinmuseums.org.uk
Post: Guardian Family Friendly Award
Kids in Museums
Downstream Building
One London Bridge
London SE1 9BG
AND HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR QUENTIN BLAKE ILLUSTRATED POSTER, ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO MAKE A NOMINATION FOR THE AWARD? Just email award@kidsinmuseums.org.uk to get your copy sent out to you.
Find out more about the Award, past winners and Kids in Museums from www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk
See full coverage of the Award at www.guardian.co.uk/kidsinmuseums
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7th August 2009
Kids in Museums is looking for volunteers in the North West, North East, Wales, Scotland and the Midlands. They would be responsible for keeping in touch about initiatives for families and children in their area, attending exhibitions and liaising with the central office. If you’re interested in applying, please email deabirkett@kidsinmuseums.org.uk or tel 020 7022 1888. www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk
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