Consider playfullness, creativity, activity and aesthetics
Consider playfullness, creativity, activity and aesthetics is one of the Happy Museum drivers that deliver the How – for relevant tools and resources see links below.
Museum Case Studies
Some case studies where this driver was tested out in practice.
- Thematic Case Study – Engaging emotions to promote wellbeing and build resilienceThis case study looks at how deliberately seeking to engage emotions can help to promote ...
- Case Study – Gwynedd Museum, audience engagement through technology and nudgingThis case study looks at how a partnership between a research institute and a museum ...
- Case Study – The Lightbox, Woking, community engagement and co-creation.This case study is about how members of the community with mental health issues curated ...
- Case Study – Derby Museums, participation, making and well-beingThis case study is about how Derby Museums put community participation and co-production at the ...
- Case Study – Ceredigion Museum, partnership and social enterpriseThis case study from Ceredigion Museum is about how a project developing craft wares with ...
- Case Study – Bilston Craft Gallery, developing outdoor play.This case study is about how Bilston Craft Gallery developed an under-used outdoor space. Staff ...
- Case Study – Abergavenny Museum, real practice, real impact.This case study is about how Abergavenny Museum used Happy Museum funding to test a new ...
Themed Case Studies
Themed case study focusing on this driver.
- Thematic Case Study – Engaging emotions to promote wellbeing and build resilienceThis case study looks at how deliberately seeking to engage emotions can help to promote ...
Tools
Some tools you might like to use.
Review for organisations
- Observational evaluationObservational evaluation An in-gallery approach to predefined indicators of outcomes. Observational evaluation involves researchers observing participants in ...
- Embedded evaluationEmbedded evaluation A variety of in-gallery, open approaches which might be fun, embedded in the exhibition ...