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]
The Breastfeeding Network
The Breastfeeding Network's Breastfeeding Friendly Scheme enables organisations to show they support and welcome breastfeeding families. You can register and download materials for your venue on their website.
Categories: External resources
Audience: Family
Special Schools and Museums Toolkit
This is a practical guide on how to create accessible and inclusive museum experiences for special schools and SEND families.
Categories: Accessibility, External resources
Guided by Young Voices
Created by the Roundhouse, this guide explains how to include young people on your board and in your decision making processes.
Categories: External resources, Youth Consultation
Audience: Young people
Engaging deaf and disabled young people with heritage
This toolkit from the History of Place project is a 'how to' for organisations wanting to engage deaf and disabled young people.
Categories: Accessibility, External resources
Audience: SEND, Young people
Promoting your Takeover Day
Our guide to promoting your Takeover Day in the press and on social media.
Categories: Marketing/Communications, Takeover Day
Audience: Children, Young people
Arts Award Case Study: Reading Museum
Read about how Reading Museum worked with primary school pupils to achieve the Explore Arts Award on Takeover Day.
Categories: Arts Award
Audience: Primary school, Young people
Arts Award Case Study: Norwich Castle and Arts Gallery
Norwich Castle offered Arts Award-based work experience to enable young people to achieve a Bronze Arts Award qualification.
Categories: Arts Award
Audience: Secondary school
Arts Award Case Study: Lakeland Museums Education Network
This group of education providers from museums, galleries and libraries in South Lakeland worked together on a Discover Arts Award pilot.
Categories: Arts Award
Audience: Primary school
Takeover Day Case Study: Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
This Takeover Day took place when the museum was closed to the public.
Categories: Takeover Day Case Studies
Audience: Primary school
Takeover Day Case Study: Poole Museum
This case study explores how the museum’s Takeover Days with different groups of young people, including those with SEND, have evolved over a six-year period and how it has changed the way the organisation works with this audience.
Categories: Takeover Day Case Studies
Audience: SEND
Takeover Day Case Study: Ancient House Museum
Explore how Ancient House Museum developed its Takeover Day events between 2013-14. The museum involved its young people’s group, from designing shop stock to taking over the organisation’s Twitter feed.
Categories: Takeover Day Case Studies
Audience: Young people
Takeover Day Case Study: Derby Museums
Derby Museums have taken part in Takeover Day since 2014. Here’s how they have used their experiences to develop and deepen the involvement of young people in their organisation.
Categories: Takeover Day Case Studies
Audience: Secondary school