Cultural Project Kit

For use by volunteers and professionals working within Heritage, Art, Libraries and Learning

This Cultural Project Kit shares local experiences of designing and delivering unique cultural activities in Community Managed Libraries and Independent Museums for the benefit of local communities. It explores top tips, practical advice and case studies.  Our hope is that we can inspire each other to test new approaches, work with new people, open our doors more widely, push beyond what we already know and secures the future of cultural hubs within our communities.

As part of the Leicestershire County Council Cultural Communities Network (CCN) 2020-2022, 10 cultural community hubs took part in this grant funded programme achieving: 45 new volunteering opportunities, 50 new local partnerships with shared aims, 20 different models of unique community engagement, supporting over 1000 adults and 500 children to participate in new cultural activities. The model of delivery was dependent on the nature of the communities themselves, but one common thread ran throughout ….  We used culture as a catalyst to change lives.   Join us in exploring how.