The 12 Mindsets + Missions projects are dedicated to making cultural and civic engagement possible for everyone through co-development and participatory practice.
Bringing diverse and plural perspectives to the development of the knowledge, research and innovation needed to build our future societies, they’re exploring local and global issues and generating ideas and outputs with the power to improve lives.
These case studies reflect on the projects so far and how they’re helping our museums and science centres to become more equitable and representative.
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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Newid Byd/Something New: working with the learning disability community in Wales via co-creation
Discovering42
Inclusive Interactivity: working with a focus group to research, design and build new exhibits
Durham University
Street Cosmos: connecting underrepresented communities across County Durham with the world-changing advances in space science research
Dynamic Earth
Testing for Change: generating a step-change in how typically unheard voices are represented in exhibitions and programming
Fitzwilliam Museum
Exploring the legacies of enslavement with local young people through FUTURE/POWER
Kielder Observatory
North East Astrophotography Academy: building connections and understanding through shared interest in the dark skies
The Mixed Museum
Reclaiming histories through science: co-creating a transformative space for new knowledge about the role of DNA in the lives of ‘Brown Babies’ families
Queer Britain
Raising awareness of the value of oral histories while engaging with underrepresented LGBTQ+ community groups
