Auckland Museum has partnered with the University of Auckland to create a digital interactive public engagement experience that elevates the voices of the young people that contributed to the Our Voices study.
Our Voices is a cohort of 800 13-year-old participants enrolled in the Growing Up in New Zealand Study led by the University of Auckland that aims to capture the ‘voices’ of the young people in the study, using a co-developed digital platform to understand well-being from the young persons’ perspective. The key message for this exhibition is around raising awareness of youth perspectives on current issues and how the findings of the Our Voices study may have an impact in New Zealand.
Auckland Museum have worked closely with the Our Voices team and a creative partner, PHQ, to collaborate, design, produce and deliver this experience. This experience harnesses the power of digital tools to showcase the voices of young people and engage visitors with how young people across the motu see the world. This exhibition had a dedicated summer student as part of our internship programme who contributed to the evaluation of the experience to provide audience engagement insights included as part of this presentation.
Jessica Morgan, Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum: Jess Morgan is a Digital Experience Producer at Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum where she plans and delivers engaging and innovative digital experiences for Auckland Museum’s diverse audiences. Jess comes from a development and arts background with a focus on creative digital works and experiences. During her time at Auckland War Memorial Museum Jess has produced and developed a number of digital projects in roles as a digital experience producer and developer.
Nick Yeats, Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum: Nick Yeats is a Senior Interpretive Planner at Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, where he leads the content and interpretation of world-class exhibitions. He has worked in the Aotearoa New Zealand museum sector for the last decade and his experience is grounded in interpretation and audience engagement via exhibitions and education. He comes from a science communication background with a particular interest in experience development and multimedia storytelling. Nick is currently the chairperson of the Interpretation Network New Zealand, an organization that supports interpreters and visitor engagement professionals around the motu.