Making your museum accessible to low income families

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Making your museum accessible to low income families

In partnership with Children North East

Wednesday 24 June, 10am - 12.30pm

Do you want to understand your audiences that are experiencing poverty better? Do you also want to understand the barriers faced by those experiencing poverty to accessing cultural spaces?

About this training

According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, about 30% of children in the UK live in poverty. In 2023/24, a further 52% of children were growing up in households that earned less than the minimum income standard. Children North East will share their insights into some of the barriers faced by families experiencing poverty or living on low incomes when it comes to connecting with cultural spaces - and why understanding these challenges matters for all of us in the cultural sector.

This webinar will be led by Molly Taylor, Poverty Proofing© Co-ordinator, Arts and Culture at Children North East. She will be joined by Dr Kate Holden from the Great North Museum: Hancock, who will share some of their learning gained from the Poverty Proofing© process. Bethany Smith from Braintree Museum will also share more about their Holiday Club, which supports the wellbeing of local children from low-income families during school holidays.

In this session, we will:

· deepen your understanding of poverty in the UK,

· gain insight into how poverty can impact a family’s chances of engaging with cultural places,

· think about how considerations around poverty impact on the experiences we provide to families in our own organisations.

Take a look at the full schedule.

This training event will be delivered virtually on Zoom over one half-day session (two hours and 30 minutes with a short break).

Who should attend?

This training is aimed at staff and leaders who work in museums, art galleries, heritage sites, and cultural and arts spaces, who are interested in developing and enriching their current offer with a better understanding of audiences experiencing poverty.