Kids in Museums

08 Award Shortlist

anra — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:12:18 +0000

The shortlist for the Guardian Family Friendly Award 2008 was announced today, March 26th. Families will now visit each venue unannounced… measuring their welcome and visit against criteria listed in our Manifesto. Have you visited any of the shortlisted museums? Do you agree with the judges’ shortlist? Perhaps you nominated a museum or gallery that didn’t make the shortlist? Let us know what you think…

Am I Bothered? Teenagers and Museums

anra — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:04:54 +0000

Are you a teenager who visits museums? Or do you have a teenager in your family who likes to go? Or refuses to go? What makes museums appealing to teenagers? Let us know.

High Art, Small Children

anra — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:57:51 +0000

Is it ever too young to take children to a museum? Can a two year old appreciate, learn and respond to Rubens? What do your pre-school children get out of a museum? What do they want?

Discuss the Manifesto

anra — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:25:06 +0000

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.

What makes a visit special?

anra — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:00:40 +0000

Tell us about your museum visit. What went right? Was there anything the museum could have done better?