Creating effective partnerships will be vital for children and young people’s museum learning programmes, according to a report commissioned by Arts Council England (ACE).
The Future of Museum Learning for Children and Young People enquiry was carried out by consultant Sam Cairns and was supported by the Group for Education in Museums (GEM).
It included research into museum learning over the past 15 years, a round-table meeting of representatives from across the museum sector, and a final Thinkpiece document intended to lead to further action and ideas.
One of the enquiry’s aims was to inform the arts council’s support for museum learning, which includes programmes such as a £3.6m scheme that funds 10 regional museums and schools partnerships.
“Arts council officers are clear that heritage learning is at risk in the economic climate and, despite the attrition of our GEM membership in the past year, it is heartening that this focus has not been lost,” said GEM chairman Nick Winterbotham.
The Future of Museum Learning for Children and Young People enquiry was carried out by consultant Sam Cairns and was supported by the Group for Education in Museums (GEM).
It included research into museum learning over the past 15 years, a round-table meeting of representatives from across the museum sector, and a final Thinkpiece document intended to lead to further action and ideas.
One of the enquiry’s aims was to inform the arts council’s support for museum learning, which includes programmes such as a £3.6m scheme that funds 10 regional museums and schools partnerships.
“Arts council officers are clear that heritage learning is at risk in the economic climate and, despite the attrition of our GEM membership in the past year, it is heartening that this focus has not been lost,” said GEM chairman Nick Winterbotham.
