Have you heard about the Hands On! Conference?
Hands On! International Association of Children in Museums aims to make museums more accessible for children up to fourteen years old worldwide. The organization stresses the importance of education for children and aims to continuously improve the quality of informal learning for children in children’s museums, museums and science centers. Moreover Hands On! offers a platform for museum professionals that enables them to share and exchange their knowledge and experience.
This year the tenth international biennial Hands On! Conference will take place in Amsterdam, October 13-16. The conference usually attracts participants from over 25 countries worldwide. The Austrian headquarters have given the Rijksmuseum and the Jewish Historical Museum the opportunity to organize this biennial conference in The Netherlands. Since our country is well known for professional children’s education in museums, we are very pleased to be the main organizers of the conference. The National Maritime Museum, Science Center NEMO and the Dutch Museums Association act as our partners.
Please find the save the date card enclosed and note that early bird tickets are available until May 1st. Visit the website for more information about the conference, tickets and memberships.
We hope to welcome you in October.
Kind regards,
Annemies Broekgaarden
Head Public & Education
Rijksmuseum
Petra Katzenstein
Manager Development & Special Projects
Jewish Historical Museum
Museumstraat 1
Postbus 74888
1070 DN Amsterdam
Late Rembrandt meer dan 100 Rembrandts uit 35 collecties wereldwijd
12 februari – 17 mei 2015
Zeker zijn van een ticket? Boek nu online. Ook voor Museumkaarthouders.
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