Dover Museum Inside Out Project - Engaging With Young People

An exciting new project to engage with young people and encourage their creative input into local museums has led to a new multi-media display at Dover Museum, which will be running from 11 June to 17 August.

The Inside Out Project aims to create new audiences for museums within the Kent and Medway area by encouraging young people aged 15-18 to discover their own priorities and interests. Their input will be used to help create new displays and activities, to appeal more directly to young people and encourage them to visit more museums.

At Dover Museum, a group of seven young people from Astor College of the Arts and Dover Grammar School for Boys met on a Wednesday afternoon after school. They were asked to look over the Museum's existing displays, and develop ideas on how to adapt them to be more 'youth friendly'. Using a video camera, the group also asked local residents of all ages for their views on the Museum.

The group has put together a special corridor exhibition at Dover Museum. The exhibition reflects their preference for 'high tech' presentations, and includes multi-media interaction with a touch screen and videos. This is combined with more traditional methods of museum information such as information boards, with new designs.

For more information, please contact Kim Norton at Dover Museum on (01304) 201066 or email museumeducation@dover.gov.uk.