‘I would like a larger, dedicated space which was accessible, light, bright, visible and suitable for all kinds of work.’
Education Officer, Tyne & Wear Museums


Space for Learning: A Handbook for Education Spaces in Museums, Heritage Sites and Discovery Centres is a collaborative research project investigating learning spaces in museums, archives and libraries, historic houses and buildings, heritage sites (industrial, archaeological and natural), architecture and science centres, children's museums and discovery centres across the UK.

This project has been jointly run and funded by the Arts Councils of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Clore Duffield Foundation, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and Design Commission for Wales, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Education and Skills, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (formerly Resource).

Funders' logos: The Arts Councils of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, 
the Clore Duffield Foundation, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and Design Commission 
for Wales, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Education and Skills, the Heritage 
Lottery Fund and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (formerly Resource)

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Foreword
Introduction

Topics:

  1. Activities to Consider
  2. The Development Process
  3. Working with Architects
  4. Location & Dimensions of the Space
  5. Planning for the Future
  6. New Technologies
  7. Fittings, Furniture & Equipment
  8. Services
  9. Costs
  10. Storage & Display
  11. Usage, Management & Maintenance

Case Studies:

  1. @Bristol
  2. Bagshaw Museum
  3. Bishops Wood Environmental Centre
  4. Bolton Museum & Art Gallery
  5. Dyrham Park
  6. The Horniman Museum
  7. The Lighthouse, Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City
  8. The River & Rowing Museum
  9. Techniquest Science Discovery Centre
  10. Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
  11. The Women's Library, London Metropolitan University
Where to Find Out More & Suppliers
Favourite Spaces
Acknowledgements


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Space for Learning,
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