Foxton Creates

We are delighted to work with Foxton Canal Museum on the exciting project, Foxton Creates.

Foxton Creates will work with local primary schools to co-produce interactive, multisensory interpretations of the museum’s existing exhibits. We will also develop a new schools package for the museum with strong links to the curriculum that schools can use both at the museum and in the classroom.

We have appointed artist Jessica Hartshorn to lead the co-curation with 4 local schools in Autumn 2024: Foxton Primary School, Thythorn Field Primary School, Brockshill Primary School and Ridgeway Primary Academy. Jessica is a very experienced Creative Practitioner who has worked with numerous museums and heritages organisations on art projects, as well as having considerable experience with schools. Her work is fun, creative and particularly attractive to children. She will produce briefs from her work with children and work with a design company to produce the multisensory interactives.

Alongside the creative work we are carrying out a non-user survey. If you don’t visit the museum please tell us why here, you participants also have the chance to win £25 of shopping vouchers.

We are also working with Creative Learning Services (CLS) to create a new package for school visits to Foxton Canal Museum. CLS are also undertaking a teacher consultation (see link below), with the chance to win £100 book vouchers for school and free entry to the museum for teachers and teaching assistants in October 2024.

There will be volunteering opportunities at all stages of the project, from supporting the consultation to roles that support children and adults with additional needs visiting the museum.

If you want to know more about the project please contact helen.murray@leics.gov.uk

If you’re interested in volunteering opportunities on this project please contact pippa.vidaldavies@leics.gov.uk