Learning

A selection of downloadable resources about learning and engaging with children, young people and schools.

AIM Focus Paper: Learning in Smaller Museums
Learning has always been at the heart of museums. Some museums have established education programmes from their earliest beginnings, but over the last decade there has been a plethora of national initiatives in education, particularly for school children, but also, in adult learning. Museums are well-placed to take advantage of many of these initiatives and introduce their own to enhance their visitors’’ experiences and enjoyment of collections.
Download the AIM Focus Paper on Learning in Smaller Museums

Toolkit for Working with Young People in Museums
by National Museums Scotland
A Toolkit for Working with Young People in Museums which draws on their experience of a two-year national project, Scotland Creates: A Sense of Place, led by the National Museum of Scotland and generously supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Creative Scotland. This project shows how museums can provide young adults with positive personal, cultural and learning experiences, develop their creativity and improve their life skills.
Download National Museums Scotland’s Toolkit for Working with Young People in Museums