Museum Advent Calendars

 



 10th December 2020
 In Industry Trends And Critical Analysis, News And Opportunities

Advent doesn’t only herald the arrival of the chocolate calendar any more, but also the arrival of a number of cultural related online advent calendars! Here we list a few of our favourites for you to check out this festive season.

Tamsin Russell’s Professional Development Advent Calendar – key advice for the development of continued professional development throughout advent – lots of thoughts and ideas to try out throughout Christmas and beyond! https://twitter.com/TamsinRussell

Manchester Museums Caring Christmas Advent Calendar – a lovely initiative giving ideas about how to care for ourselves and our world throughout advent. Lots of ideas to consider for the New Year for potential projects! https://mmchristmas.wixsite.com/christmas2020

#AccessibleAdvent – disability and lifestyle blogger Wheelescapades shares her improvements for those who require disabled access to locations – food for thought for our museum and heritage clients! https://twitter.com/gemmaorton

Kids In Museums Advent Calendar – lots of ideas from the best places to take children next year – lots of fabulous child friendly activities from organisations all over the country! https://twitter.com/kidsinmuseums

Winter Bingo Challenge – National Museum Wales have launched a Winter Bingo to get us out and exploring the natural world. A tweet every day guides you to find everything on the bingo card throughout December! A great way to take some time for yourself and get out each day to help our mental health and wellbeing! https://twitter.com/CardiffCurator/status/1333689794866548737

There are a wealth of museums out there running their own calendars too to show off their collections and projects from this year. Make the most of the time to take a look at collections, and plan your visits for museums next year!

 

By Hollie Davison, Head of Projects

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