When people enter a museum, archive or library, the behaviour of staff; orientation and signage; layout, colour and lighting will all contribute to their experience and their learning.
The building itself may be a barrier for many potential users. In Birmingham, the central library is being redesigned to overcome these barriers and to create an outward-facing learning space and resource within Birmingham's new Cultural Quarter.
Inspiring for All and the Generic Learning Outcomes provide a language to express new aspirations and new relationships with users. Here you can:
- Read how the Imperial War Museum used the Generic Learning Outcomes to develop a brief for designers, researchers and learning staff. Download Developing the Churchill Museum at IWM.
- Learn how the Department of Culture and Community Learning in Poole used Inspiring Learning for All to brief architects working on a new Community Learning Centre. Download Developing a Community Learning Centre in Poole.
- Read the Clore Duffield Foundation's reports on Spaces for Learning and Spaces for Art
