FREE Talks on Hot Button Topics - Wednesday 14 May
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09.55 - 10.35 Takeover Day: more than a day
This year’s Takeover Day (21 November) is set to be the biggest yet. But it’s not
just about a single day. Involving young people in your planning can benefit all
concerned – leading the way to the long-term involvement of your community.
Find out how to get involved and the impact it could have on your museum and
your working practice.
Caroline Marcus, Takeover Day Director, Kids in Museums; Lisa Jacques, Learning
Officer Contemporary Visual Arts, Leicester Arts & Museums Service and Tina
Barton, Managing Director, Wot Box Participation
SECTOR UPDATE - HLF
11.05 – 11.45 Support now for the future
This session looks at HLF’s recent funding for the museums sector and how
this fits with other funders. Fiona will consider the type of projects HLF
hopes to fund in future and outline both the current and future funding
support for collections, museums and the sector generally.
Fiona Talbott, Head of Museums, Libraries and Archives, Heritage Lottery Fund
12.15 - 12.55 Measuring impact and value
How do you measure the success of your learning programmes? Where do
museums fit in the increasingly data-driven world of curriculum design and formal
education policy? How do we evidence the profound impact a visit to our venue can
have upon a child? What about an interaction with a digital collection object – how
do we value that? These questions will be explored and con ٕ