The Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award is the biggest museum award in Britain. A panel of judges chose the shortlist of six museums from over 200 nominated by thousands of visitors. From the Award's innovative shortlist, families will decide who's this year's winner. Each shortlisted museum will be visited, anonymously, by several families of all shapes and sizes. They will measure the museum against the Kids in Museums Manifesto "20 ways to make a museum family friendly" compiled entirely from visitors%u2019 comments. The winner will be announced in April. The prize is 500 Mammoth Activity Sheets, designed and donated by Foldedsheet.com. So look out for noisy, dirty, messy families wandering around museums. They may possibly be undercover judges for the Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award.

The Shortlist:

        Beningbrough Hall and Gardens, York

Great North Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne

Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry

Highland Folk Museum, Newtownmore

The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent

St Nicholas Priory, Exeter

About Kids in Museums: Kids in Museums is a national charity supporting and driving change in Britain's museums to make them more family friendly. Kids in Museums emphasises welcoming families to museums that have not had the opportunity to visit before. To find out more about Kids in Museums and their work, go to www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk.

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