Principles of Happy Museum
The Happy Museum is delighted to announce a new initiative – working with six museums across Wales to develop and test museum practice in support of the goals of the Future Generations Act. Led by Monmouthshire Museums, and supported by the Welsh Government through an accreditation support grant from the Federation of Museums and Art […]
Read More →On Wednesday 2nd April, Mandy Barnett, Happy Museum Evaluator, presented on Happy Museum to the Warwick Commission on the Future of Cultural Value. The commission aims to undertake a comprehensive and holistic investigation into the future of cultural value, gathering together the evidence and arguments to energise the debates about the future of investment and […]
Read More →Notes of a discussion of this principle from the Happy Museum paper at the Symposium This principle inspired a wide-ranging discussion. The starting point was the kind of relationship with which, whether as a museum or funder, we were all familiar – a partnership, probably established for a particular project, perhaps motivated by the need […]
Read More →It was acknowledged that resilience was often pigeon-holed as a funding issue and it was key to see resilience in a broader context of global challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity and fiscal instability ? and to look at residence beyond the doors of the institution. In that context, how can museums support individual, […]
Read More →Here is a summary of this Happy Museum Paper principle at the symposium ?Think global, act local’, should be a guide for museums in transition. Whilst most museums might best support well-being in a specific locality, all could increase the extent to which they make international links, use digital tools to reach wider audiences and […]
Read More →The following is a summary of discussion of this principle at the 2012 symposium How do we decide what matters? Different things matter to different people. It’s important to decide what matters to your project from the beginning and remember, you don’t have to measure everything! How do we measure? Using what methods? At the […]
Read More →The Beaney is an art gallery, museum, library and Cafe situated in the heart of the historic city of Canterbury. The building takes its name from its benefactor, Dr James George Beaney, who died in 1891 and left money in his will to the city of Canterbury. The Beaney are also participating in our 5 […]
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