PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release:
31 October 2013
Contact:
Sophie Ballinger press.office@eureka.org.uk
Tel:
01422 330069
Eureka! gallery named UK’s Top Interactive Exhibition by Mumsnet
Eureka! The National Children’s Museum is celebrating having its new gallery
All About Me named the UK’s Top Interactive Exhibition for children by
parenting network Mumsnet. All About Me tops the list compiled by the
Mumsnet team which includes interactive galleries and exhibitions from
across the UK, including the Dr Who Experience in Cardiff and Launchpad at
the London Science Museum.
The Yorkshire children’s museum has already welcomed more than 190,000
visitors to the new gallery, and recently launched a fundraising campaign to
raise £500k to extend the gallery to include a roof terrace exploring plants
and their importance to our everyday lives in foods, medicines and other
essential products.
Leigh-Anne Stradeski, Eureka! Chief Executive said “Mumsnet have drawn
together a truly impressive list of interactive exhibitions so we’re absolutely
delighted to find ourselves at the top of the pack. The opening of All About
Me was the culmination of five years’ of fundraising, research and
development, not to mention a lot of blood, sweat and tears - all of which
you can find out more about in the gallery itself!”
Eureka! officially opened the £2.9m health and body-themed gallery in March
thanks to lead funding from the Wellcome Trust. All About Me aims to help
children gain the knowledge, confidence and ability to make positive choices
about the foods they eat and the activities they engage in. A summative
evaluation completed earlier this month has shown that 97 per cent of
visitors rate the gallery as excellent or good and 89 per cent felt the gallery
helped them understand why their health and well-being are important.
Parents particularly valued the gallery because it offers dedicated play time
for families together.
This recent accolade from Mumsnet brings total awards to Eureka! in 2013 to
four including receiving the Bronze Award in VisitEngland’s Awards for
Excellence in the Access for All category, being named one of the Top Ten
Great British Family Days Out 2013 by parent review website
childfriendly.co.uk, and being named Best Family Day Out 2013 in Mamas &
Papas Mum and Dad’s the Word awards.
ENDS
For photos or additional press information please contact Sophie Ballinger on
01422 330069, or email press.office@eureka.org.uk.
Notes to the Editor
1. The full Mumsnet “Top 10 interactive exhibitions for children” list:
http://www.mumsnet.com/things-to-do/top-10-interactive-exhibitionsfor-kids
2. For more information about Eureka!’s new £2.9million All About Me
gallery visit www.eureka.org.uk/allaboutme and
www.allaboutme.org.uk.
3. Eureka! is designed especially for children aged 0-11, with over 400
hands-on exhibits inspiring them to learn about themselves and the
world around them through imagination, play and discovery. For visitor
information call 01422 330069, visit www.eureka.org.uk, become a
fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
4. The standard Eureka! ticket is also an Annual Pass, letting all of the
party paid for on the day of the first visit to come back to Eureka! free
of charge as many times as they like over the next 12 months. Adults:
£10.95, Children age 3+ : £10.95, Toddlers age 1-2: £3.75, Babies
age 0-11 months: free. Read more about the Annual Pass.
5. Eureka! is open 10am–5pm at weekends, during half-terms and
holidays. Term-time Eureka! is open 10am –4pm Tuesday - Friday,
and 10am-5pm Saturday and Sunday. The museum is closed on termtime Mondays and between 24-26 December.
6. Eureka! is situated next door to Halifax railway station, just 10
minutes by car from junction 24 of the M62 and 17 miles from Leeds
7. Eureka! is an educational charity no. 292758