Leeds City Museum is the first organisation in the country to achieve the National Youth Agency’s Hear by Right Bronze Award.
To become the first organisation to achieve the Bronze level recognition, Leeds City Museum has developed and implemented a clear plan to guide how youth participation informs strategic decisions.
Their approach includes establishing a steering group of young people from all ages and backgrounds. Known as the Preservative Party, the youth body is far more than just a discussion group, with participants taking part in mystery shopping at the museum, attending events and providing input into strategic planning with the senior management team.
The museum chose to go for the Bronze award after taking part in the London 2012 project Stories of the World.
Fiona Blacke, National Youth Agency chief executive, comments: “Embedding youth participation into the development of museums is vital to ensure they are relevant to young people. Many congratulations to Leeds City Museum on this significant accomplishment, which demonstrates its commitment to actively bringing young people into the fabric of the organisation through positive participation.”
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How to use creative methods for particpation
This how to guide aims to provide help for organisations to get started using creative methods for participation.
This is part of a series of How to guides.
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Fri, 20/05/2011 - 11:56
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