Family Friendly Initiative

Case Studies

The following case studies give examples of venues and organisations who have tried out various approaches to providing for family audiences.Why not try out some of the ideas and let us know how you get on.

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Blackfriars Arts Centre

The Blackfriars Arts Centre is at the forefront of family-friendly programming in England thanks to recent funding to run a family friendly initiative. The initiative is a model of good practice and demonstrated simple ways of providing for families throughout the venue. The main strands of the Initiative were:

consulting with families
improving the physical aspects of the venue
employing an outreach marketer and
programming family friendly music events

Read on for more details!

The Kids in Museums Manifesto

The Guardian's campaign to make museums more child friendly resulted in a manifesto produced in the paper in July 2003.

Cameo Cinema

The Big Scream –to provide special screenings for parents to bring their babies to

Rosehill Theatre

Setting up and promoting a crèche facility for theatre attenders.