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Surely the wealthy older market is already securely captured then?! On 14 October 2013 14:41, Barry Creasy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ** ** ** ** > > Could I just add a plea for this?**** > > ** ** > > The cultural sector is forever banging on about young people, and yet, as > the National Trust, and, indeed, many concert halls, have shown, attendance > by older people at cultural events, and of cultural sites is massive. It > could be argued that they are a key audience to capture. They have plenty > of disposable income, they have time, and they have interest. We are also > an aging population - there will never be a shortage of older people. And > you know what? All those young people get old. It’s a renewable resource.* > *** > > ** ** > > I’d argue that this group, almost more than any other, is a group to > target for cultural activities.**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *John McMahon > *Sent:* 14 October 2013 13:58 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Museums and older people panels**** > > ** ** > > This is a great question, Dan! A couple of months back, I saw a really > interesting video project done by the Museum of London, around an on-going > project capturing memories of the old docklands/poplar region from senior > tenants of a local housing association. (Kirsty Marsh and Halima Khanom may > be able to provide further details – hope you don’t mind me cc’ing you > here, guys!)**** > > ** ** > > There’s a seam of engagement of older communities running through next > month’s Museums Association conference, too. **** > > ** ** > > I reckon FWW funding could provide an excellent spur for reminiscence > groups that could crystallise into on-going user panels? **** > > ** ** > > There’s probably a lot of scope for work around mutually reinforcing > inter-generational work, too (ie constructing overlaps between youth panels > and parallel groups for older visitors). **** > > ** ** > > Intrigued to see how this discussion develops! **** > > ** ** > > John**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Dan Ellitts > *Sent:* 14 October 2013 08:03 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Museums and older people panels**** > > ** ** > > We hear lots about museums using panels of young people, but does anyone > use older people panels to reach out to their audiences? I’d also be really > interested in hearing about any examples of good practice in terms of > engaging older people in museums, particularly grandparents as part of the > family unit.**** > > ** ** > > Dan Ellitts**** > > Kids in Museums – Workshop Manager**** > > ** ** > > Book Now! *Kids in Museums Workshops***** > > *Teen Workshop*, Thursday 20th February 2014, Shakespeare's Globe > Theatre, ****London******** > > www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk/workshops**** > > ** ** > > ************* > > ** ** > > Kids in Museums > CAN Mezzanine > ****49 - 51 East Road**** > ****London**** > N1 6AH* > *020 7250 8338**** > > www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk > www.twitter.com/kidsinmuseums** > > [image: cid:image001.jpg@01C9C43C.1E2D7FF0] > *Registered charity no 1123658 > We would like to keep you informed about the work of Kids in Museums. 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