National Museums Liverpool named Autism Champion of the month for April

Liverpool continues to lead the way to becoming an Autism Friendly city. Is is fantastic news to hear they have been chosen as Autism Champions for April. They run events across their museums and you can find out more here. The team at National Museums Liverpool have been working with Autism Together since 2015 to provide an autism-friendly atmosphere and …

‘The Winter’s Tale’- Relaxed Performance, National Theatre, February 2019

I can’t actually think of a time when we have all visited the theatre together. With two autistic children it is a sensory overload just waiting to happen. Quite frankly I am loathe to pay out for something that we probably won’t even get into, let alone sit through. Barriers include: travelling into London; busy, noisy places; expectation; excitement that …

‘A Winter’s Tale’ at the National Theatre, London 6-21st February 2019

We have struggled in the past to visit the theatre as a family. There are lots of sensory triggers, foyers busy with crowds, dark auditoriums, not knowing what will happen next and loud noise. I few years back I visited the National Theatre for a relaxed performance of ‘I want my hat back‘. On this occasion I visited on my …

Training Day – Welcoming Families and Young People with Autism

Autism in Museums is delighted to be partnering with Kids in Museums and National Museums Liverpool to offer a training day on 9th May in Liverpool. Would you like to make your venue more welcoming to families and young people with autism, but aren’t sure where to start? Have you begun to make changes but need some further inspiration? On …

Holding our first relaxed opening at Cornwall’s Regimental Museum

Holding a relaxed opening at Cornwall’s Regimental Museum “Just a few simple adaptations can give a family a visit to remember” Relaxed openings have become increasingly common over the past few years. From cinemas to theatres to supermarkets, from the cultural sector to big business increasingly organisations have been thinking about how they can adjust their offer to become more …

Autism in Museums giveaway – the winners!

When we began our Museum Marathon back in April to raise money for Autism in Museums I never dreamed we would raise over £1,000. To have so much money was a huge responsibility. It took me a while to work out what sensory equipment to buy to make the most impact and it was important to me to spread the …

Selly Manor launch autism resources working with local groups.

Back in April Selly Manor launched some resources to help visitors with autism get to know the Manor and prepare for a visit. They produced the resources in celebration of Autism Awareness Week 2018. Selly Manor located in Birmingham and founded by chocolate maker, George Cadbury. They worked with local school Selly Oak Trust and Communicate2u, a not-for-profit social enterprise. The …

Museum Autism Events new blog for 2018

I will now be adding museum autism events straight into the calendar on this site. Please double check with the museum involved to confirm times, dates and costs involved. Some events you have to pre-book and they fill up very quickly. I recommend joining the mailing lists where you can. This is particularly the case for Science Museum – Early …