26/06/2024
Our team at Bink were beyond honoured to work alongside the Perth Museum to provide t-shirts for the amazing young people for their takeover day! Having the opportunity to meet and work with the fantastic staff at Perth Museum and young people of the Fairview Collective was very educational and inspiring!
FAIRVIEW COLLECTIVE MUSEUM TAKEOVER
From October 2023 to March 2024, Perth Museum , in collaboration with Fairview School and supported by the The Gannochy Trust and DYW Tay Cities, launched the "Fairview Collective Museum Takeover."
The goal was to introduce pupils with additional support needs to various museum roles and gain a better understanding of these by working with and shadowing museum staff. Sessions were tailored to ensure accessibility to young people with a range of additional support needs.
The project saw the pupils takeover the museum for the morning. They collaborated with staff to select roles, plan activities, and design custom t-shirts with Bink Merch Pupils also chose exhibits to showcase and communicated their reasons using their preferred methods. The event included refreshments and cakes from the Fairview café.
The Takeover was a great success and allowed Fairview pupils to show the skills they had learned through working with the museum team. They were heavily involved in the decision making, giving them a sense of ownership and pride.
Feedback from the takeover was very positive. Pupils, Fairview staff, and the museum team were all delighted with the success of the event.
