Session guide

Audiences

The British Museum attracts around six million visitors a year, many from overseas. How those visitors interact with the collections, staff, and our building, is the work of the Department of Learning and National Partnerships (LNP).

Children and schools

The Museum provide sessions where children can learn about different world cultures and resources to
help teachers plan independent visits to the Museum. They also offer teacher training with themed sessions of subjects such as how the collection can be used to develop writing and literacy skills.

Community engagement

The Museum works with the local community and aims to bring in local audiences who might not normally visit a museum.

Families

Families are another significant audience. Families can follow themed trails around the Museum or learn more about different objects at one of the Hands-On desks.

Young adults

The Museum has a diverse audience and young adults are another important demographic. We will consider how the Museum engages with young-adults focusing on the Greengross Young People’s Programme as a case study.

Volunteers

Volunteering allows the community to gain the valuable experience of working in a museum environment and also allows us to resource some of our more successful education and outreach activities.

You can find your complete Session Guidelines for Audiences in the ‘Material’s section at the top of this module.