Thursday 24 March 2011

News - Guardian museum award shortlist announced (Mansfield Museum)

Six attractions across the UK have been shortlisted in the 2011 Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award, the winner of which is due to be announced on 7 April.

Abbey House Museum, Leeds; Corinium Museum, Cirencester; Kilmartin House, Argyll; and Horniman Museum, London, are among the museums in the running.

Mansfield Museum, Nottingham; and the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent are also vying for the 2011 Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award.

A panel of experts led by Heritage Lottery Fund chair Dame Jenny Abramsky selected the six museums as part of the award, which is run by charity Kids in Museums.
 
Each shortlisted attraction will be visited anonymously by families and measured against the Kids in Museums Manifesto in order to determine the winner.




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