Family Fortunes – how museums, galleries and visitor attractions can better welcome families, and why they should. A workshop brought to you by Kids in Museums.
Times may be tough but families are actively looking for cultural experiences and entertainment at a reasonable price. Often they can put off before they start by services and prices which don’t meet the needs of their family. If your museum’s family services could do with a bit of an update, or if you’re trying to develop a winning family offer from scratch then this workshop is for you.
LONDON: Tuesday 29th November 2011, 10.30am – 3.30pm
Jewish Museum London, Raymond Burton House, 129-131 Albert Street, London NW1 7NB
MANCHESTER: Wednesday 14th March 2012
People’s History Museum, Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3ER
For just £75 this one-day workshop will help you to:
■Develop a workable family strategy
■Tailor and improve your family friendly services
■Increase income from existing and new family visitors
■Understand barriers and how to overcome them
■Network, meet and learn from colleagues in other museums and visitor attractions.
This workshop will enable you to welcome families of all shapes and sizes, from the entry tickets through to family services and facilities.
Find out what works and how to overcome the stumbling blocks with real life case studies from museums that have listened to families, made changes and have won awards for their approaches.
Workshop includes speakers from:
■British Museum (Winner 2011 Art Fund Prize)
■Family and Parenting Institute
■Kids in Museums
■Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Winner Family Friendly Museum Award and 2011 Clore Learning Award)
■Visit England
Who is it for? This workshop will help museums, galleries and visitor attractions to better understand, and meet the needs of, the family audience. Being truly family friendly is the responsibility of the whole organisation and the workshop speakers will reflect this. This workshop isn’t just for members in the family learning or education teams, it is for visitor services, finance, marketing, interpretation, volunteer management and volunteers, in fact all those responsible for attracting and welcoming families and new audiences.
To book your place visit
http://www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk/family-fortunes-2/
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.