Paxton Trust
Parallel Lives: exploring Paxton’s historical links with slavery
Museums Change Lives
People’s History Museum
Encouraging reflection through Migration: a human story
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
Still Parents: supporting parents who have experienced baby loss
Museums changing lives in Northern Ireland
How museums are pioneering innovative and impactful socially engaged practice
Museums Change Lives Awards 2023
Recognising and celebrating outstanding practice in UK museums
Deep impact
The Museums Change Lives awards honour organisations and individuals who confront contemporary issues to make a real difference in their communities. John Holt talks to the winners
Community wellbeing
How museums can make a positive impact on people and communities
Report | Creatively Minded at the Museum
Exploring how museums can engage creatively with people with mental health problems
How the restoration of Skylark XI helped to heal a community
The raising of the pleasure cruiser from the bottom of Loch Lomond inspired a project dedicated to helping local people in addiction recovery
Museums Change Lives Awards 2022
Recognising and celebrating outstanding practice by UK museums delivering social impact
National Museums Liverpool to deliver House of Memories dementia scheme in Wales
Bilingual programme will enable people living with dementia to engage with museum collections
We can be heroes
This year’s Museums Change Lives Awards paid tribute to the institutions and individuals that have made a truly heroic impact in their communities. John Holt talks to the winners