Summary
purpleSTARS are collaborating on a project to make museums more inclusive and sensory at St Fagans, National Museum of Welsh History with members from Welsh disability group Innovate Trust. We are developing a Sensory Role Play Quest and Treasure Quest Belt offering alternative sensory experiences of the Life Is... Gallery at St Fagans.
Research Assistant Steedley Wills tells the story of creating our Sensory Quest and Treasure Belts
The clip above shows Operation Dragon in progress in the Life Is..Gallery in St Fagans Museum.
We were invited to share Newid Byd/Something New project by Shaaron Leverment Chief Executive of The Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC).
ASDC Conference 2024: Shaping the future of science together hosted a panel discussion called Citizen Science for the Future: Exploring mindsets, museums and opportunities, Kate and Lee presented Newid Byd/Something New, the slides below accompanied our speech.
The picture below shows members of the Mindsets + Missions panel including Kate and Lee, pictured with Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge.
Click this link to explore a 360 version of the Life Is…Gallery https://www.thinglink.com/card/1885311282492474212
The clip below shows our tactile quilt installed in the Life Is.. Gallery at St Fagans Museum
Click Here to Find out more about our collaboration on our Rix Wiki