Fifty museums and 500 children took part in this year’s Takeover Day, organised by Kids in Museums. Takeover Day, which included museums in Falmouth, Tyne & Wear, Liverpool and London, aims to give children experience of “meaningful roles”, such as working on the front desk.
Dea Birkett, director of Kids in Museums, said: “Not only was it more museums than last year, the work they did was bigger and better.
“We had more resources, so we could give each child an I’m Taking Over pack. As there was also an expert adviser, there was all sorts of support that we did not have last year.”
Birkett said that for the first time, work would continue throughout the year to foster relationships between museums and those who took part.
Dea Birkett, director of Kids in Museums, said: “Not only was it more museums than last year, the work they did was bigger and better.
“We had more resources, so we could give each child an I’m Taking Over pack. As there was also an expert adviser, there was all sorts of support that we did not have last year.”
Birkett said that for the first time, work would continue throughout the year to foster relationships between museums and those who took part.
