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“I remember being taken to museums when I was a child and loved it. Museums are magical places and we take our kids to them regularly, both in Yorkshire and London. Our favourites are probably the National Railway Museum in York, the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield but we also love the Natural History Museum too. NEWS FLASH
More and more museums and arts organisations are signing up to the new 2009 Kids in Museums Manifesto, showing their support for its aims. To find out if your favourite museum has signed up, go to our Manifesto pages. Museums up and down the country are striving to make everyone not only feel welcome once they have entered their doors, but able and eager to take those first few steps towards them. Kids in Museums supports, influences and drives this change. Explore the website to find out more about who we are, what we’re up to and how you can get involved. Most importantly, please join our discussions. We’d love to hear from you! “We’re excited about all the other possibilities of touring rather than being in a hotel room pranging out all night. It’s almost more rock and roll to visit museums.” Mike Skinner from The Streets Registered charity number 1123658
I am very impressed by the impact that Kids in Museums has had in such a short space of time. I urge every museum in the country to support their new manifesto and ensure that every visit is fun for families.”
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
Welcome to Kids in Museums. Take a look around this website and discover the wonderful world of Kids in Museums, download the Kids in Museums Manifesto, or take part in one of our lively discussions.
We’re a young, fresh, dynamic organisation, led by visitors and informed by a visitor’s point of view so you, the visitor, are very important to us. Our vision is that all families, whoever you are, will be fully welcomed in Britain’s museums and galleries. 
It’s an exciting time to be embarking upon our projects. Never before has there been such imaginative and innovative practice in Britain’s museums and galleries.
WEBSITE ALERT!
…check out the Kids in Museums twitter pages and feel free to contribute, especially any interesting articles and websites you come across or pioneering work with families
…you can also browse the Kids in Museums photostream on our flickr site
…for interviews, articles and reports relevant to Kids in Museums’ work, please visit our new features page.
Kids in Museums logo and banner illustrations all © Quentin Blake.
Top photo: Falmouth Art Gallery © Linda Nylind.
