Hands On! has members from 30 countries worldwide. Do you want to connect with the best professionals in the children’s museum and museum field?
As a museum educator, you know the challenge: how do you keep cultural heritage relevant, engaging, and accessible for a younger, digital-first generation – often with limited time and budget?
The answer lies in Europeana.eu, and we want to show you exactly how to use it.
We are inviting you to an exclusive interactive session led by Europeana’s own experts, Dr. Beth Daley and Christine Hveding.
Why should you attend this pratical toolkit for your museum´s digital evolution?
* End the search: Find engaging lessons and perfect digital assets from across Europe in seconds.
* Bring stories to life: Use professional storytelling resources to bridge the gap between “objects” and “experiences.”
* Measure what matters: Get access to the Impact Playbook, a bespoke tool designed specifically for our sector.
* Join a community of educators from across Europe.
Meet your hosts:
* Dr. Beth Daley: Novelist and story addict, Beth will share tips and resources to improve your storytelling skills.
* Christine Hveding: An expert in art history and digital pedagogy, Christine’s work bridges technology and education.
Here you can see the webinar recording, and here you have access to the slides.
Join us for Members’ Monday, a space for connection, inspiration, and visibility. This edition is hosted by Indrė Jovaišaitė-Blaževičienė, co-founder and director of the Žaislų muziejus – Toy Museum of Vilnius, Lithuania.
Indrė shares insights on the role of play in cultural heritage and museum contexts, showing how play acts as a universal language that fosters creativity, learning, and social interaction.
Review the recording!
Further suggested readings:
Jovaišaitė-Blaževičienė, I. (2024). Features of the Observation Method in Museum Audience Behaviour Research. Information & Media, 99, 164-184.
Jovaišaitė-Blaževičienė, I., & Macevičiūtė, E. (2026). Free-choice visitor engagement through play in cultural heritage museums. Museum Management and Curatorship, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2026.2644155
Hands On! has members from 40 different countries worldwide. Our members range from large national museums to ambitious individual professionals. Any museum or professional dedicated to making museums more accessible to and fun for children is welcome to join!
The 15th Hands On! Conference, hosted by Eureka! The National Children´s Museum in Liverpool (UK), will consider how we are Making a Difference — to children’s lives; across our sector; and in society. We will explore this theme from a number of perspectives through keynote presentations, interactive sessions, roundtables and workshops, together with experts from within and outside the museum sector.
Hands On! strives to act as a global leader, advocate and a resource for organizations serving the learning needs of children and families. Our aim is to represent European as well as non-European organizations.
Europe’s largest conference on science education and children in museums will be about rethinking learning opportunities and designing stimulating challenges in museum work for children.
Our goals, among others, are sharing information, exchanging expertise with our members and influencing policy makers. We strive to act as a global leader, advocate and a resource for organizations serving the learning needs of children and families. Our aim is to represent European as well as non-European organizations.