Posted on 28th Jun
Newark’s National Civil War Centre has been shortlisted for a national Family Friendly Museum Award for a second successive year.
Charity Kids in Museums has run the annual award since 2004, recognising the most family-friendly heritage sites in the UK. It is the only museum award to be judged by families.
From late March to early June, families across the UK voted for their favourite heritage attraction on the Kids in Museums website. A panel of museum experts then whittled down hundreds of nominations to a shortlist of 19 heritage attractions.
The National Civil War Centre is vying against four other museums in the Best Small Museum category.
Carys Coulton-Jones, business manager for Heritage and Culture at Newark and Sherwood District Council, said: “Myself and the whole team are so happy to have been recognised with this nomination.
“It means so much that the award is voted for and judged by families as we’ve really been striving over the past few years to improve and increase our offer to them, introducing free entry for local residents, creating and evolving our fantastic summer Playhem activities, and introducing a Family Panel.”
As well as having family-friendly interactives in its galleries, The National Civil War Centre runs family events throughout the year, with a Family Saturday on the first weekend of each month.
Over the summer holidays, the museum will be visited by undercover family judges, who will assess the shortlisted museums against the Kids in Museums manifesto, a set of guidelines on what makes a great museum visit for all ages.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in October.
