Discuss the Manifesto
What do you think of the points on the Manifesto? Is there anything you’d like to change or add? What do you think is the most important thing to make a museum family friendly? Museums and galleries are changing - the Manifesto compiled from your comments can help and support this change.
September 28th, 2007 at 6:28 am
I really think the Manifesto is great. But I’ve never seen it posted up in a museum. Are there any that do?
October 9th, 2007 at 11:35 am
I think the manifesto is great. However as the curator of a small local museum I think that it should be noted that ‘family-friendly’ does not have to be ‘large and spectacular’. We at Annan Museum work hard to make sure kids feel welcome, included, educated and entertained- big is not always the most beautiful.
April 8th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
I agree that big isn’t always beautiful. In fact, it’s often easier for a small museum, with just a handful of committed and imaginative staff, to turn a museum round. Large institutions can be much more cumbersome and slow to respond to visitors’ needs. And they have to get the whole staff on board - which can be hundreds, rather than a handful.
I hope you’re displaying the Kids in Museums Manifesto at Annan! Many museums do.
warmest
Dea Birkett
Director
Kids in Museums