Project 18, run by a group of young people and helped jointly by MAP and the Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service, with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund, celebrated its success at an unveiling of a short film produced by young people involved.
Having had training from BBC Voices to help them put together animation, film and sound recordings, young people visited care homes and hosted a tea party at Norwich Castle to interview older people about their experiences of being 18.
The short film and a booklet and e-book were shown at a celebratory event in the auditorium at Norwich Castle on Friday 28th October. This was attended by a representative from the Heritage Lottery Fund, county councillors, staff from MAP and the museums service and some of the 31 young people who have been involved in the project
Amy, one of the young people involved, said:
‘Talking to people, and being listened to….it has given me a lot of confidence, it has helped me tremendously’.
Katrina Siliprandi, head of learning development in the museums service, said:
‘This project has brought together young people and older people to help develop understanding. It has also helped the participants understand more about their heritage through working with museum objects and reflecting on life in Norfolk in the past.’
Dan Mobbs, Chief Executive of MAP, said
‘At a time where public perceptions of young people are, unfairly, so poor it was fascinating to learn about the similarities that older people and younger people discovered in their experiences of being young. Learning from each other is vitally important to keep generations in touch.’
Follow this link to the Project 18 e-book online.
