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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 20/07/2011 in Days Out
The recently revamped Ashmolean Museum makes a stylish setting for a world of treasures
A bastion of erudition sitting squarely amid the hallowed halls and spires of the Oxford colleges, the Ashmolean Museum lays claim to the lofty title of Britain’s first public museum – it was founded in 1683. In the intervening centuries, the museum
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National Museum Of Scotland
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 25/07/2011 in Days Out
A brand new children's gallery is among the treasures on offer at this Edinburgh museum this summer
On July 29 the National Museum Of Scotland's 16 brand new galleries will be unveiled. The highlight for children is the Imagine gallery, which is full of interactive exhibits. They can also become a nature explorer in the Adventure Planet gallery
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Museums made easy
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 05/05/2010 in Days Out
Where to have a cultural and family-friendly day out
The charity Kids In Museums is on a mission to make museums appealing places for families to visit. Each year, the charity awards one outstandingly accommodating institution The Guardian Family-Friendly Museum Award and this year’s proud winner
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National Media Museum, Bradford
By Fiona McKim on 20/07/2011 in Days Out
The magic of media brought to life
Named in 2009 as the world’s first UNESCO city of film, Bradford is the ideal location for Britain’s National Media Museum. This multi-sensory, multimedia eight floor extravaganza provides an immersive hands-on educational experience for aficionados
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Night At The Museum 2
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 14/04/2010 in Films & DVDs
After-hours in the Smithsonian
AS A ROOKIE museum night guard in the original Night At The Museum, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) certainly had his hands full trying to control a host of unruly exhibits, beasts and historical figures who came to life after hours. Fast-forward to a new
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Porthcurno Telegraph Museum, Cornwall
By Fiona McKim on 20/07/2011 in Days Out
Crack the code of Britain's enigmatic communications history
If you ever stop to ponder how people managed to communicate in a world before email and iPhones, pay a visit to the place where it all began, Porthcurno Telegraph Museum. Discover the Victorian coded system that revolutionised communication forever
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Roald Dahl Museum, Buckinghamshire
By Fiona McKim on 20/07/2011 in Days Out
Discover why the fantastic Mr Dahl captivates every generation of the family
Enter the marvellously fantabulous world of universally adored and uniquely imaginative author Roald Dahl at the award-winning Roald Dahl Museum And Story Centre. Based in the village where Roald Dahl lived for over three decades, the quirky
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Oilily's colouring competition digital museum
By Catherine Hudson on 13/12/2010 in Fashion news
The winners displayed in an online fairytale castle
The Oilily digital museumClothing brand Oilily has opened an online digital museum filled with successful entries to their colouring competition. All of the drawings are displayed in the rooms of a digital castle, with the winning pictures
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Hallowe'en gig by The Crayonettes at the V&A Museum of Childhood
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 27/10/2010 in Fashion news
Cool music, costume-making and film fun
Quirky band The Crayonettes will be performing at the V&A Museum of Childhood this Hallowe'en Sunday, October 31. Firmly in the kindie camp, their new album Playing Out features cool tunes to tickle a child's imagination, while shying away from
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Eureka!, West Yorkshire
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 25/07/2011 in Days Out
Spark the imagination – and possibly even discover a future career – at this museum for children
A museum designed to appeal to a child’s fun-loving curiosity? What a cracking idea! Inspired by the ground-breaking children’s museums of North America, Eureka! takes a play-based approach to learning. The six amazing galleries are filled
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