20 museums across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are in the running to be named the UK’s Best Family Friendly Museum.

Our Family Friendly Museum Award celebrates museums, galleries and heritage attractions that go the extra mile to provide an excellent family friendly experience.

This week, Kids in Museums stages its 15th annual Takeover Day. Across the UK and internationally, museums invite children and young people aged 2-25 to do the jobs of adults. Chief executive Alison…

Thursday 4 December, 10am-12pm Are you interested in learning basic language skills to enable simple communication with Deaf children, young people and families in your museum? About this training…

Wednesday 19 November, 10am-12.30pm Do you want to consult with children and families to improve your provision, but aren’t sure how to do this in a meaningful way? Consulting with children and…

Babies in museums (Wales) Monday 20 October, 10am-12pm Do you want to learn more about how babies experience museums to help you to develop, or improve provision for this audience and their parents/...

Black Cultural Archives also recognised for its social justice work with young people

Creating inclusive career pathways for young people: Afternoon Cuppa Session Tuesday 30 September, 2pm - 3.30pm In partnership with GEM Join Kids in Museums and Group for Education in Museums (GEM)…

This year, we invite both established and aspiring leaders to join us to learn about and to strengthen the IMPACT of your work, your role, and your contribution to the cultural sector, and for…

Kids in Museums: Chair information session Thursday 18 September 2025, 1pm - 2pm Kids in Museums wants to appoint a new Chair of Trustees to replace Vanessa Eke from December 2025. At an exciting po...

We provide a range of training events and consultancy for the museum sector in the UK and internationally, including bespoke Family Friendly Museum Audits.