On 9th November 2011 Stories of the World held their annual conference at Leeds City Museum. An opportunity for project co-ordinators and participants from across the country to get together and share news, updates and information about the projects they’ve been working on. Representing London Transport Museum on the day were Michelle Brown (Community Curator), [...]
Nearly two years after first starting the Young Consultant project we have witnessed so many changes in the museum and with ourselves. Being a Young Consultant has been more than just a job, it has also been a sea of wider opportunities, learning experiences and the beginning of many friendships. Never has the phrase ‘the [...]
Saturday 23rd July was the first official planning session for the young volunteers. The aim over the next 5 weekends is for the young people to plan a series of family activities for visitors, which will be delivered during the final week of the summer holidays (29th August-2nd September). The theme for the activities, as [...]
Journeys 2012 is the working title for a major exhibition being organised for 2012. This exhibition will draw on the museum’s outstanding historic map collection to explore the theme of Journeys. The museum is commissioning a series of new artworks for the exhibition which will add further layers of meaning to the existing collection. One of the [...]
