Art For All At The Derwent Pencil Museum
The Derwent Pencil Museum is offering local children and their families huge discounts, in a bid to make art accessible for all.
The local attraction is encouraging creativity in Cumbrian children by giving their family the opportunity to purchase a yearly admission ticket to the Pencil Museum for just £10. The ticket, which includes two adults and up to three children, also gets them 10 percent off in the cafe and retail shop – but it is only available until the end of February.
The offer is available to every child under the age of 11 and living within the CA postcode, allowing them to enjoy a family day out at one of the area’s most popular attractions – every week if they wish to – where they can make use of the many activities and materials on offer. And even get discount on some of their own in the shop.
Museum Manager, Dawn Walker explained: “We know that art isn’t necessarily a top priority in schools, due to lack of resources, and we know that art materials are quite expensive. This is a way of us trying to engage with our local, Cumbrian schools and community, to get them to move away from the idea that we are just a tourist attraction, that we are actually a facility for everybody to come and enjoy.”
Through the scheme, the museum is hoping to encourage children to ditch the virtual world of gadgets and online gaming – at least for a little while anyway – and let their creativity flourish.
Dawn said: “It’s about encouraging children to get in touch with their arty sides, at school and outside of school as well, it’s making art accessible to everyone.
“Actually sitting down and producing something that you’ve done creatively, it gives you a little bit of a buzz.”
The offer is available until the end of February, take proof of your address and the school your children attend to the Derwent Pencil Museum in Keswick to purchase the £10 ticket.
Dawn added: “Where else can you go as a family for £10? It’s a no brainer really isn’t it?”
For more information visit www.derwentart.com
