The campaign group Kids in Museums has launched its 2011 manifesto.
Speaking at the launch at the London Transport Museum, patron Mariella Frostrup said there was concern about different generations not talking to each other, but museums could solve this “inter-generational silence”.
“Museums are the best place to go to with your granny,” she said. “Older people often spot things they remember from when they were younger and start chatting about them.”
Kids in Museums director Dea Birkett said that one of its campaigns this year will be the Your Museum Cafe project. She said that they would be working with families and museums to produce guidelines for family-friendly cafes.
The manifesto is now also available in Welsh.
Click here to read the Kids in Museums manifesto
Speaking at the launch at the London Transport Museum, patron Mariella Frostrup said there was concern about different generations not talking to each other, but museums could solve this “inter-generational silence”.
“Museums are the best place to go to with your granny,” she said. “Older people often spot things they remember from when they were younger and start chatting about them.”
Kids in Museums director Dea Birkett said that one of its campaigns this year will be the Your Museum Cafe project. She said that they would be working with families and museums to produce guidelines for family-friendly cafes.
The manifesto is now also available in Welsh.
Click here to read the Kids in Museums manifesto