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Q&A | ‘Frederick Horniman’s legacy lives on today – but in a world that is very different’

Director of content Peronel Craddock tells us about the Horniman’s plans for the future as it celebrates its 125th birthday

Q&A | ‘We made a lot of plasticine poo’

The Thackray Museum’s Jack Gann lifts the lid on its new child-led exhibition

Focus | Designing playful museums

Holly Black shares some different approaches to play-based interventions and exhibitions

Trendswatch | Outdoor play areas

Museums and heritage sites are improving their outdoor offerings in the hope of reaching new audiences

Guide | Facilitating slow play

Educator Nicola Wallis explains what slow play is and how it can be used in museums

Case study | Creating playful experiences for under-fives

The Royal Academy of Arts shares how its early years learning programme aims to inspire creativity

Case study | Producing playful digital content

How Fast Familiar and Manchester Museum created an interactive quiz for the Wild exhibition

Case study | Playing at London Museum Docklands

The museum runs regular sessions as well as open-ended immersive spaces

Young V&A named family friendly museum of the year

National Civil War Centre and Turner Contemporary also win Kids in Museums awards

Stonehenge to host temporary adventure playgound

Half-term event will see visitors construct Playhenge

Young V&A shapes up for a new generation

East London venue has been revamped as a space 'for children' rather than a museum of childhood

Whizz kid

Gina Koutsika, the director (creativity and skills) of the V&A Museum of Childhood in east London, tells Eleanor Mills about the venue’s forthcoming redevelopment