In this guest session, Kids in Museums will cover the practicalities of running family friendly activities and provide some great ideas to inform your events. In this session, you will:

  • gain an insight into how families experience museums, heritage sites and cultural organisations,
  • hear a range of practical ideas to inspire your family friendly activities, 
  • take away top tips to inform your family events.
  • Hear from the winner of the Best Small Museum and Overall Winner at the Kids in Museum Family Friendly Museum Award 2025 – Experience Barnsley Museum & Discovery Centre they will talk about how they develop family friendly activities.
Your guest hosts:

Kids in Museums is a charity dedicated to making museums inclusive and welcoming to all families, in particular those who haven’t visited before. With an exciting range of events, partnerships and initiatives, Kids in Museums gives families visiting museums and galleries across Britain a dynamic and powerful voice.

Kids in Museums logo featuring an illustration designed by Sir Quentin Blake, depicting a mammoth being observed by a range of museum visitors

Please note:
  • To join the webinar, you will need access to a computer or smartphone. You can join up to 5 mins before the start time. We use 'Microsoft Teams' and will send you some handy hints on how to connect.
  • We will record the main portion of this session, but not the Q&A so join us if you possibly can!
  • Don't worry, attending doesn't commit you to running an event!