The Happy Museum’s Playful Places network is pleased to announce details of our next workshop which will take place at Chester Zoo on Monday November 5th. If you are interested in finding ideas and support to provide better opportunities for play at your venue, then this event is for you. This time we are getting serious and radical with […]
Read More →Between 24 and 26 April over 60 members of the Happy Museum community of practice gathered with the HM team, trustees, partners and supporters in the beautiful setting of Stoke Rochford Hall in Grantham. The Happy Museum fourth symposium was a chance to bring together our growing Community of Practice, share learning from our […]
Read More →Breathing Canterbury Happy Museum Affiliate the Beaney House of Art & Knowledge in Canterbury has commissioned a project and exhibition, Breathing Canterbury, exploring the effects of air pollution on Canterbury and beyond. The Beaney commissioned an artist/facilitator, Trudi Field, to work with local partners to create exhibits to raise awareness of this important issue. Workshop participants […]
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Read More →The Museum of Homelessness (MoH) is the first of its kind in the UK and is being developed by people from all walks of life, including those who have been homeless. Our community explores the art, history and culture of homelessness to make a difference for homeless people today. We make the invisible visible through […]
Read More →Involvement in a Happy Museum commission facilitated Charlotte’s move from IWM to the zoo sector, where the drive to change things for the better is perhaps more explicit Chester Zoo’s mission is to be a major force in conserving the natural world. In addition to our field work, conservation breeding and scientific work, we focus […]
Read More →Our 2013 Weaving Well Being project, inspired by the Happy Museum Principles, led us (Monmouthshire Museum Service) to embrace the need for change within our organisation and gave us a strong taste of what a Happy Museum could be like. The project helped us to extend our responsibilities of stewardship to include the natural environment […]
Read More →People’s History Museum‘s manifesto, created as part of the FutureProof museums project, helps us to re-iterate our deep commitment to fostering a sense of community around the museum, to being authentic and brave, working toward a sustainable future for all. To the Affiliate Scheme we will bring an open mind, a sharing attitude, a generosity […]
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