BACKGROUND TO MK Y2Y CONSULTATION

Millennium Kids (MK) is working with the Western Australian Museum and the Commissioner for Children and Young People to offer young people an opportunity to have a say about how the Museum presents it’s exhibitions and collections through an innovative series of workshops and training activities. It’s all part of a new initiative to consult with young people about the future directions of the Western Australian Museum.

Millennium Kids will be scouring the region for inspiring people with stories to tell or exhibit to inspire young people in the lead up to the workshops.

The MK Team have already consulted with a number of people who have some fabulous exhibition concepts around the things that inspire them about the local region.

On the 1 April a team of thirty interested young people will be trained as facilitators who will lead the one day workshop on 2 June with one hundred young delegates.

Photographs of Albany Times Past - IMAGES COURTESY ALBANY HISTORY COLLECTION, ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Friday, May 8, 2009

Letter of Support from the Museum!

Dear Millennium Kids,

Here at the WA Museum we are very excited about the xHIBIT alBANY project and have been following your blog with great interest.

Our staff; Caron, Renae and Rachael, have all reported at the workshop on 1 April was a great success and some wonderful ideas were already coming from your groups.

As Museum directors, we are most interested in the ways in which you, the young people of the Great Southern region would like to experience museums and how you would like to see exhibitions displayed.

While you are coming up with the idea for your exhibition, don’t forget to think about the ways you are going to display your objects or stories at the WA Museum – Albany.

What will make other young people relate to, or be interested in your display?

What is it that will make you come back to the Museum again?

When you look at other people’s exhibition ideas what is it you like about them?

All of your displays will be included in the xHIBIT alBANY community exhibition from 17 July – 14 august 2009 at the WA Museum – Albany.

Our staff will be coming along to the workshop on 2 June so feel free to ask them lots of questions when they are there. They will also be able to help you think about where your exhibition will be displayed and help you to lay them out in the Eclipse Building.

We hope you have great fun organising your display for xHIBIT alBANY.

Kind regards

Diana Jones
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Western Australian Museum
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