Between 27th-28th March 2014, more than 60 participants gathered in the spectacular setting of Stoke Rochford Hall in Grantham to review the experiences, learning and impact achieved since the Happy Museum Project was launched in 2011 – and to set the direction for the next phase of the Project in 2014 and beyond.

Rupert Widdicombe’s report, “Happy Museum Project Symposium 2014: inspiration, connection and impact”

Symposium podcast (also created by Rupert Widdicombe)

Other material from the event:

Storify of Tweets from the Symposium

Stewardship, Equity and Flow – “The Happy Museum” by Tony Butler

Blogs from the Symposium:

Frances Reed, Garden Museum

Afsheen Butt, Aik Saath and Slough Museum

Jack Shuttleworth from WAVE and Anna Bunney from Manchester Museum

Jack Shuttleworth from WAVE and Anna Bunney from Manchester Museum

Lucy Neal looking at the Happy Museum "Museum"

Lucy Neal looking at the Happy Museum “Museum”

Jo Dyer from Animate Arts, http://www.animatecommunityarts.com/

Jo Dyer from Animate Arts, http://www.animatecommunityarts.com/

Mandy Barnett

Mandy Barnett

Concluding the symposium

Concluding the symposium

Mike Ziedler from Happy City, http://www.happycity.org.uk/

Mike Ziedler from Happy City, http://www.happycity.org.uk/

Videos from the Symposium:

Katherine Ford of the Cinema Museum on the future of the Community of Practice:

Jack Shuttleworth of Bilston Craft Gallery on the need to engage the wider museum service:

Afsheen Butt of Aik Saath, Slough Museum Partners talks about her Ah Ha! moment:

Tony Butler, Founder Director and Director of Derby Museums Service on the shared sense of purpose in the Community of Practice:

Peter Stott of Falkirk Community Trust on his hopes for Happy Museum in Scotland:

Mike Ziedler of Happy City Bristol on one thing he will take away from the Symposium:

Nat Edwards of Robert Burns Birthplace Museum on what he sees as the essence of Happy Museum: