This research project studied the relationship between educational practices and a sense of belonging for marginalized visitors and museum staff. The multi-site project involved collaboration with Fred Rogers Institute, Madison Children’s Museum and the University of Wisconsin. Each participating museum used a participatory design research approach to identify and reinvent educational practices that supported or hindered a sense of belonging and developed a framework of learning practices focused on belonging.

The resources below are designed to aid professionals as they work to support belonging in museums and other organizations.

• Belonging in Museums: Grounding, Affirmations and Resources
• Belonging in Museums: A Process Guide
• Spoons Full of Belonging: A Collaborative Board Game
• Audio and Video Resources – Coming soon