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 […]
Read More →Through five themed innovation groups involving forty diverse properties National Trust Midlands are developing more innovative practice in how we interpret our stories and places. Themes include; personal engagement, outdoor interpretation, resonance and relevance, renew and refresh and treasure houses. We are exploring how to embed human centred design process through Scratch (supported by Battersea […]
Read More →Our work and approach in the Oxford University Museums (Ashmolean, Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Museum of the History of Science) chimes closely with values expressed by the Happy Museum. Universities are at the centre of debate, discussion and research and as University Museums we are well placed to be actively […]
Read More →The Atkinson bring together a unique range of activities in one building – theatre, music, dance, cinema, exhibitions, museum displays, retail and catering; as well as literacy development, People’s Network and Job Club. We want to rethink how we use our collections and programmes to connect with people’s lives and impact more fully on wellbeing. […]
Read More →Seven Stories is an accredited museum with National styling, dedicated to British children’s literature in the UK. Children’s books and our collection holdings are at the heart of all our activity, enabling us to work with young audiences to originate exhibitions and programming. Looking forward, we are revising our learning & participation policy to advance […]
Read More →In the midst of ecologically challenging times it feels vital for Encounters Arts to be amongst organisations with a shared ethos and principles. In a recent partnership with Torbay Museum we created the Museum of Now which revealed unique insights into human life in South Devon through performance, exhibitions, gatherings and craft. Six artefacts were […]
Read More →Becoming a Happy Museum Affiliate Partner allows us (Culture24) to help museums better understand how to embrace digital technologies to meet the principles advocated for by The Happy Museum. We want to learn how to build the values of Happy Museum into all our work and thinking, and ultimately advocate them to the museum sector. […]
Read More →A new HLF supported restoration and regeneration project at Toynbee hall is enabling us to pioneer new solutions to social problems, to become increasingly creative in how we develop ideas, and to engage with the community and inspire and empower them to help find new solutions to chronic problems. Much of this work will be […]
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