A small museum with an unpromising collection, including displays of 19th century Porcelain and glass cabinets of stuffed animals collected by a local dignitary in the early 20th century, is the most family friendly museum in Britain.
Mansfield Museum in Nottinghamshire has used imagination, innovation and case loads of enthusiasm to beat off its rivals in the six-strong shortlist and win this year’s Guardian Family Friendly Award – the biggest museum award in Britain and the only one judged by families.
Read more about why Mansfield Museum won the Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award in 2011 on Kids in Museums.
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