Museums in areas affected by last month’s riots have been looking at their programming in the light of the unrest.
The Public in West Bromwich hosted a debate about the riots chaired by community television channel Sangat TV, with a panel including local youths, a police inspector, a councillor, a member of the local youth service and an audience of young people.
The museum is also looking for funding to allow young people to get involved in its programming.
Deborah Hedgecock, curator of the Bruce Castle Museum in Tottenham, which is only one street away from the Carpetright building that was burned down, said the museum was rethinking activities around the 26th anniversary of the Broadwater Farm riots next month.
Bruce Castle Museum is also planning a project called Forgotten Gangs, which will give a voice to young people who are not in gangs, reflecting a positive image of young people in the area.
The Museum of Liverpool is addressing the riots with an interactive exhibit in the People’s Republic gallery that will gather visitor responses to the unrest.
Wolverhampton Art Gallery was close to the centre of the riots, and the council’s head of arts and museums, Corinne Miller, said the city and museum service would be looking at ways in which they could address the unrest.
There are no reports of museum buildings having been damaged in the riots, but several organisations were forced to close early in areas where unrest occurred.
The National Maritime Museum, Hackney Museum, the Horniman Museum and Wolverhampton Art Gallery closed early, while outreach programmes at the Geffrye Museum and Bruce Castle Museum were curtailed.
Museums in affected areas suffered a significant fall in visitor figures, with some down by as much as 60% in the days following the unrest.
The Public in West Bromwich hosted a debate about the riots chaired by community television channel Sangat TV, with a panel including local youths, a police inspector, a councillor, a member of the local youth service and an audience of young people.
The museum is also looking for funding to allow young people to get involved in its programming.
Deborah Hedgecock, curator of the Bruce Castle Museum in Tottenham, which is only one street away from the Carpetright building that was burned down, said the museum was rethinking activities around the 26th anniversary of the Broadwater Farm riots next month.
Bruce Castle Museum is also planning a project called Forgotten Gangs, which will give a voice to young people who are not in gangs, reflecting a positive image of young people in the area.
The Museum of Liverpool is addressing the riots with an interactive exhibit in the People’s Republic gallery that will gather visitor responses to the unrest.
Wolverhampton Art Gallery was close to the centre of the riots, and the council’s head of arts and museums, Corinne Miller, said the city and museum service would be looking at ways in which they could address the unrest.
There are no reports of museum buildings having been damaged in the riots, but several organisations were forced to close early in areas where unrest occurred.
The National Maritime Museum, Hackney Museum, the Horniman Museum and Wolverhampton Art Gallery closed early, while outreach programmes at the Geffrye Museum and Bruce Castle Museum were curtailed.
Museums in affected areas suffered a significant fall in visitor figures, with some down by as much as 60% in the days following the unrest.
