Film: Transforming Museum Learning with Hīnātore Learning Lab

Collections and taonga at the centre of Hīnātore

Hīnātore brought learning strategy, staff development and digital making together around Te Papa’s collections and taonga. In this 2017 presentation, Miri Young introduces the early development of the learning lab and its emphasis on collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking. The case invites museum educators to consider what learners will do together with a collection, and how the space, tools and facilitation can support that experience.

The lab’s STEAM approach brought together science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Its intended learning goals were collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking.

For a complementary approach, explore designing digital learning around learners’ needs.

Watch Miri Young’s 2017 presentation

This article accompanies the presentation “Transforming Museum Learning” by Miri Young, then Head of Learning Innovation at Te Papa, the National Museum of New Zealand, at MuseumNext Rotterdam 2017, organised by MuseumNext.

For programme planning, read about planning museum experiences around a clear outcome.