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A workshop at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. A man wearing sunglasses and a green apron sits at a table with art supplies, smiling. A woman stands beside him holding a blank canvas, also smiling. Paintings are displayed on the wall behind them, and other people are in the background.

Campaigns Museums Change Lives

Learning and engagement

A manifesto for museum learning and engagement

Our manifesto for learning and engagement is a call for museums to play a central role in civil renewal and social change to address the challenges of our time. It was published in 2020 following consultation and in partnership with the Group for Education in Museums, Engage and the Art Fund.

A manifesto for museum learning and engagement

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Case studies

A meeting of the Showtown Performers' Network in 2020. A group of people sit in a room with a high ceiling, gathered around tables for a discussion or meeting. The space is well-lit, with windows and artwork on the walls. Cups and papers are scattered on the tables.

Community participation | Showtown

Creating a new museum with Blackpool’s performers to showcase the town’s vibrant history

Lisburn Museum, depicting an artist session with the design of screen prints chosen by Syrian and Afghan participants. A group of people are gathered around a table with screen printing equipment. A woman is demonstrating printing on fabric while others watch and smile. Art supplies and a colourful sign, My Community and Me, are visible in the background.

Partnerships | Lisburn Museum

Establishing sustainable collaborative relationships with local migrant communities through Yours, Mine and Ours

A workshop at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. Adults and children engaged in an arts and crafts activity, assembling materials such as cardboard and paper. The table is strewn with various art supplies, and paintings hang on the wall in the background.

Collections | Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

Uncovering works essential to life in the city through Swansea Stories

A Museum of Homelessness vigil for those who died while homeless in 2023. A group of people gathered outdoors at night near a tree, listening to a speaker holding a paper. A double-decker bus, captured in motion blur, passes by. Streetlights and a historic building are visible in the background.

Activism | Museum of Homelessness

How the museum takes action and fights injustice to support its community

Young apprentices at the Scottish Crannog Centre prior to the June 2021 fire

Workforce | The Scottish Crannog Centre

Prioritising a diverse workforce to better connect with diverse audiences

Three people stand at a dimly lit exhibit with boards featuring small posters and notes. One person is writing, another is looking at their phone, and the third person is observing. A wooden stand is in the centre.

Cultural rights and cultural democracy | Dundee Heritage Trust

Gathering audience feedback through relaxed after-hours sessions with communities

Close-up of a fabric patch with colorful embroidery. Text reads, I will not be defined, I will be me, on a blue background, bordered by polka dot and red fabric.

Research and evaluation | Royal Armouries Museum

Uncovering hidden stories of gender of LGBTQ+ history in collaboration with the community

National Museums Liverpool. A person with red braids and glasses gestures towards a sculpture on display. The sculpture is of Olaudah Equiano, with his name labelled on the pedestal.

Social justice | National Museums Liverpool

Working with communities most affected by legacies of transatlantic slavery in redeveloping Liverpool's waterfront

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