Youth Engagement in Living History Museums

young people are the future

Welcome to Young People are the Future. We explore youth engagement in living history museums. We consider museum education and entertainment, youth councils, field trips, camps, birthday parties, family visits, and young staff and volunteers.

what’s happening

RIDE: The Journal of Applied Theatre & Performance

You can now find "Youth beyond time: solidarities at play in living history museums" by Dr. Heather Fitzsimmons Frey and YPTF RA Tania Gigliotti in the latest volume of RIDE.
Tasting Through Time: Exploring Food Experiences at Living History Museums in Alberta

YPTF RA Madison Francoeur explores the connection between food and history at our partner living history museums for The Gatherings Partnership.
Youngsters 3 Conference

June 6-8, 2024
Dr. Heather Fitzsimmons Frey and YPTF RA Tania Gigliotti presented “Defying Mainstream Histories in Living History Museums” on June 8 in Calgary, AB. The Youngsters 3 Conference is hosted by The Association for Research in the Cultures of Young People
Mundanity of Girlhood Conference: Pleasure, Play & the Everyday

April 4-6, 2024
At the panel "Girl Talk, Girl Voices” YPTF RAs Madison Francoeur and Tania Gigliotti presented “Hard at Play and Levelling Up Dress-Up: Girls, their Books, and Living History Museums”. The online conference was hosted by The Girlhood Studies Collective.
MacEwan.ca Story

March 27, 2024
Dr. Heather Fitzsimmons Frey was interviewed for a MacEwan’s Campus Life news story entitled “Making sure the right voices are heard,” about the power of advocacy. Read it here.
Gatherings Roadshow

March 01, 2024
YPTF RA Madison Francoeur presented on a beadwork project she had done. These online roadshows are hosted by GATHERINGS PARTNERSHIP: ARCHIVAL AND ORAL HISTORIES OF PERFORMANCE