Talking Objects: high quality talk through museum collections

Talking Objects investigates the unique features of facilitated conversations about museum artefacts and how they can empower children and young people to challenge, debate and make sense of their world.

This action research project is a partnership between Camtree (Cambridge Teacher Research Exchange, CEDiR (Cambridge Educational Dialogue Research), teachers, senior leaders from the Staploe Education Trust and museum educators from across the University of Cambridge Museums consortium.

Research reports from this project will be published in 2025.