Museums have been building new relationships with their younger public, working with them not simply as audience but as partners and co-creators. Programmes such as 'Renaissance, People and Places' and 'Stories of the World' have energised practice and supported innovation. They encourage shaping purpose and priorities and finding creative ways to manage the tension between protector of the public collection and provider of access to it.
Affirming shared values for children and young people's participation has been a central plank of progress.
In the South West of England, museums saw how they can offer one of the few public places and spaces without prejudice for the young.
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