Thread by @heritage_lizzie

A pleasure to join @kidsinmuseums for their (always uplifting) annual family friendly museum awards.

First up the best museum youth project for social justice - shortlisted are @WiltshireMuseum, @bcaheritage & @GlasgowMuseums with the winners this year the @bcaheritage 👏

The next category is the best accessible museum category with shortlisted museums - The Beaney House of Arts & Knowledge Canterbury @The_Beaney, @eurekamuseum & @BarnsleyMuseums Worsbrough Mill Museum & Country Park with the winners @eurekamuseum

@The_Beaney @eurekamuseum @BarnsleyMuseums Next up - best small museum with 5 shortlisted @AbbeyHouseLeeds @DTCSwansea @BarnsleyMuseums Experience Barnsley, @Northlincmuseum & @ShowtownBPL with the winners @BarnsleyMuseums 👏 experience-barnsley.com

Best medium museum shortlisted are @theamelia_tw @GNM_Hancock National Waterfront Museum @AmgueddfaCymru @VADundee with the winners @VADundee vam.ac.uk/dundee

Best large museum shortlisted - @burrellcollect @HornimanMuseum @ltmuseum with winners the @burrellcollect

Finally the overall @kidsinmuseums family friendly museum of the year is @BarnsleyMuseums Experience Barnsley 🥳

So the @young_vam hands over the baton to Yorkshire for next year’s awards ceremony… here’s a quick peek at their new-ish set up…

And if you haven’t yet visited #MakingEgypt at @young_vam it’s a must see before November 👇

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