NHM survey to shape support programme for museums engaging visitors with the planetary emergency

This article was first published by Museum Development North West.

The Natural History Museum (NHM) is seeking responses to a survey to help shape a new programme of support for museums looking to engage audiences with the planetary emergency.

‘The natural world is in crisis and we need to come together to find solutions to the problems people and planet are facing. The NHM is looking to collaborate with museums across the UK to support engagement with regional issues and collections through the sharing of experiences/knowledge/expertise. If you are interested, please fill out this survey to help shape what this could become and join our community of practice!’ Freya Stannard, NHM’s Head of National Programmes

NHM is in the early stages of developing a UK-wide programme to support smaller museums and those at the beginning of their journey in engaging audiences with the planetary emergency. The programme will develop a community of practice based on the need to share science research, identify links to local settings and collections and support youth engagement. It will be connected to NHMs Our Broken Planet Our Broken Planet: How We Got Here and Ways to Fix It programme and will provide free workshops, resources, training and potentially funding to support regional activity. 

If this sounds of interest to you and your organisation, please fill out NHM’s short survey to help shape the offer.

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