RECORDING: Engaging children and families with LGBTQ+ content in museums

Description

Please note: This training was recorded before the UK Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of sex in the Equality Act and the publication of subsequent EHRC guidance and reflects museum practice at the time of recording.

This is a recording of a session which took place on Zoom on Thursday 3 July 2025. The recording will be available to watch and revisit until October 2026.

Are you interested in developing programmes and exhibits with LGBTQ+ content for children and families? 

About this training recording 

During this training session, we address the challenges museum staff and volunteers face when creating LGBTQ+ content for children and families. Alongside this we discuss strategies for advocating for this content and explored resources for planning and implementation. 

This webinar is led by Margaret Middleton, a freelance exhibit designer and museum consultant based in Manchester. Their background is in children's museums and they have written and consulted widely on creating LGBTQ+ museum content for families, especially those with children aged 10 and under. 

Margaret is joined by Dylan Saul, Family Programmes Facilitator and Moa Strand, Families and Young People Programmes Manager at Royal Museums Greenwich and Daniel Jessop, Learning and Community Engagement Officer at Novium Museum, who speak about their LGBTQ+ work for children and families.  

The session will help you to: 

Who should watch? 

This training is aimed at staff and volunteers who work in museums, art galleries and heritage sites and are interested in developing programmes and exhibits with LGBTQ+ content for children and families.