Using a co-production method to engage with local history: linking Museums and local history Facebook groups.

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A co-design and co-creation project linking Museums with local history Facebook sites in the preservation and collection of local history. The project culminates with an exhibition in three regions of Wales and brings together material from the local history sites which forms the basis for three regional exhibitions. The project transfers knowledge from findings and methods in two previous AHRC projects. The project seeks to strengthen linkages between museums and Facebook groups as a means for bringing non-traditional audiences into the museums, as well as empowering and actively involving Facebook groups in the process. The project provides curatorial training for participating groups. The exhibiting museums and local history Facebook groups are in South, North and Central Wales. It satisfies statutory remits for the Museums involved and will enhance social cohesion and participation at the community level in the joint preservation of the historical memory of Wales. It will inform both local and national cultural policy initiatives.