Resources
Here you can find all of our resources. These include guides to taking part in our programmes and practical advice on how to make your museum more accessible and family friendly. We’ve also included resources from our partners that we think you’ll find helpful.
In the right hand menu, you can search all of our resources, or select the category and audience relevant to you. You can also click on resource tags to see all resources on that subject.
You can find all bilingual Welsh and English resources under the Welsh Language tag. Welsh versions of the resource can often be found as a PDF download from the bottom of the page.
If you have a resource you think would fit on this page, or you are looking for a more specific Takeover Day example, please contact us: [email protected]
Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum | Case Study: Family Friendly Programme
Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum shares the improvements it has made as part of our Family Friendly Programme with Museum Development East Midlands.
Categories: Case Studies
Audience: Family
Anti-Racism and Museums: Young People Sparking Change
Watch our Youth Panel's online event in conversation with Our Shared Cultural Heritage Manchester.
Categories: Equality and inclusion
Audience: Young people
Food poverty and museums: How local partnerships can drive positive change
A recording of our Youth Panel's online event with Rochdale Pioneers Museum.
Categories: Equality and inclusion
Audience: Family, Young people
How to hold a wellbeing themed Takeover Day or Digital Takeover Day
Our advice on how to hold a wellbeing themed Takeover Day or Digital Takeover Day in your organisation.
Categories: Takeover Day, Wellbeing
Audience: Children, Primary school, Secondary school, SEND, Under 5s, Uniformed group, Young people
Family web page template
Here is a template to help you create a web page for families on your website.
Categories: Marketing/Communications
Audience: Family
How can your museum engage children, young people and families with LGBTQ+ heritage?
This guide is designed to support your work to represent and include queer communities and engage children, young people and families with LGBTQ+ heritage.
Categories: Equality and inclusion
Audience: Children, Family, Young people
Takeover Day Case Study: National Museums Scotland
For Takeover Day 2021, pupils celebrated the end of their Climate Emergency Films project with a film screening and sustainability Q&A with museum directors. Lucy Neville, Interim Schools Engagement Officer, tells us about their Takeover Day.
Categories: Climate, Takeover Day Case Studies
Audience: Secondary school
Takeover Day Case Study: The Whitaker
For Takeover Day 2021, Year 9 pupils curated a cabinet on the theme of climate change at The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery. Jane Williams, Heritage Activity Coordinator, tells us about their day.
Categories: Climate, Takeover Day Case Studies
Audience: Secondary school, Young people
Marketing your museum to families
This is a basic guide for museum staff on how to promote your museum to families.
Categories: Marketing/Communications
Audience: Family
Museum Cafés: Creating a family friendly catering offer
This resource offers insight into what families want from museum cafés and top tips on how museums can make these amenities more family friendly.
Categories: Facilities
Audience: Family
Museum Shops: Creating a family friendly retail offer
This resource offers insight into what families want from museum shops and top tips on how museums can make these amenities more family friendly.
Categories: Facilities
Audience: Family
How to hold a climate themed Takeover Day
Our advice on how to hold a climate themed Takeover Day in your organisation.
Categories: Climate, Takeover Day
Audience: Children, Primary school, Secondary school, Young people