In 2016, The National Lottery Heritage Fund launched Kick the Dust. Named by young people because they wanted to stir up heritage, the initiative invested £10million in 12 large-scale projects to make heritage relevant to the lives of young people aged 11-25. Through this programme, the Heritage Fund aims to increase the scale and ambition of heritage organisations’ work with young people, and show what they have to offer heritage. Throughout the summit, we heard from most of these projects, and saw some of the amazing work they had done! Below you can see each of the groups that talked at the event!
Kick the Dust
Our Shared Cultural Heritage (OSCH) Manchester, Manchester Museum
Our Shared Cultural Heritage gives young people from around the UK the chance to come together to explore the shared cultural heritage of the UK and South Asia and develop new methods for museums to engage with people.
Hope Streets - Festival of Hope, Tullie House Museum
Hope Streets takes young people on an expedition into the past, to delve into the hidden history of their local Hope Street. It provides a platform for young people from diverse backgrounds to work with heritage organisations, artists and experts to interrogate, agitate and ‘re-present’ their local heritage to produce Festivals of Hope.
Ignite Yorkshire IVE
Ignite Yorkshire works with young people to take inspiration from the industrial past to develop new skills for the future. It aims to change the way young people understand and connect with Yorkshire’s heritage, and spark an industrial revolution for the 21st century.
Reimagine, Remake, Replay, The Nerve Centre
Reimagine, Remake, Replay connects young people and heritage through creative media, using cutting-edge digital technologies while delving into the museum’s collections in new ways.
Scotland 365, National Museums Scotland
National Museums Scotland created Scotland 365 to work with diverse young people to explore contemporary Scottish heritage.
Amgueddfa Cymru Producers - National Museum Wales
Hands-on Heritage connects young people with history. Young people have the opportunity to handle and conserve some of the museum’s objects and curate displays, as well as getting involved in marketing and digital activity.
We Don't Settle, Beatfreeks
Don’t Settle empowers young people of colour to tell, through art and curation, the stories of communities that have been neglected in heritage. It works with institutions that represent history in Birmingham and the Black Country.
Keeping it Wild London Wildlife Trust
Keeping it Wild empowers and inspires young people from backgrounds currently under-represented in natural heritage to gain vital skills while discovering, conserving and sharing their experiences of the capital’s wild spaces.
For more information on Kick the Dust or the projects its supported, click here.