The thing about Happy Museum is that they mean it, this manifesto is not for show – it’s an honest and true articulation of what matters to them, and to us all. Al Tickell – Director Julie’s Bicycle Emerging from the first two years of Covid 19, museums face a host of pressing challenges – […]

Read More →

Happy Museum Director, Hilary Jennings looks at developments in the programme in the context of a changing sector and a changing world. Since 2011 Happy Museum (HM) has stimulated and supported museum practice that places wellbeing within an environmental and future-facing frame, rethinking the role that museums can play in supporting the wellbeing of people, […]

Read More →

March 29th 2012 saw the launch of the Happy Museum project at the October Gallery in London with the publication of The Happy Museum: a tale of how it could all turn out alright.  Senior representatives from museums, agencies, local councils, funders and other organisations and individuals with an interest in the project gathered to […]

Read More →