In 2023, the Natural History Museum (NHM) launched hands-on LEGO® brick activities at their Dawnosaurs events – free relaxed mornings for autistic and neurodivergent children and their families where they can explore the Museum before it opens to the general public. These activities are part of a new partnership with LEGO Group’s flagship sustainability programme, Build the Change, which is …
Supporting teachers and students from Autism Spectrum Condition specialist schools to engage with the Natural History Museum, March, 2021
Championing diversity to create an inclusive organisation is a core value for the Natural History Museum and will help us achieve our strategic priority to engage and involve the widest possible audience. To build on the Museum’s knowledge of how to engage neurodiverse children and their families, the Audience Research and Insight Team teamed up with Access and Inclusion Advisor, …
Engaging families with autistic children in outdoor museum spaces, Natural History Museum, June 2020
By Laura Davison and Marie Hobson, Audience Research and Insight Team, Natural History Museum, London, U.K. audienceresearch@nhm.ac.uk The Natural History Museum has embarked on an ambitious project to re-connect people and nature, known as the Urban Nature Project (UNP), through transforming our outdoor spaces and developing a national programme of activity. To ensure that our redeveloped Gardens and associated family …