The Cape Town Museum of Childhood is dedicated to documenting and celebrating childhood in South Africa while advocating for children’s rights through its exhibits. The museum currently has one exhibit that centers around sharing recorded stories of childhood. Stories are powerful and especially effective tools for advocacy because they increase empathy and persuade through narrative. As part of this project, we filmed and edited a collection of childhood stories of Cape Town residents. We simultaneously documented the process so museum staff could replicate it and collect more stories. As visitors listen to childhood stories, they will have a greater appreciation for children and childhood. Thirteen stories were filmed and edited in this study, with prevalent themes of family, play, opportunity, freedom, and safety. This project revealed the emotional power of childhood stories and will lead to an emotionally compelling museum exhibit.

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Creator

• Mandalapu, Parikshith
• Nakazwe, Tionge
• Sojka, Erika
• Potvin, Cody

Subject

• Inclusion
• Well-Being
• Learning
• Community
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 115134
• E-project-121423-060422

Keyword

• Stories
• Video
• Museum
• Cape Town
• Early Childhood Development
• Childhood

Advisor

• Taylor, Rosemary
• Taylor, Steven S.

Year

• 2023

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Sarah Atmore
• Cape Town Museum of Childhood

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 10 - Reducing Inequality

Date created

• 2023-12-14

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121423-060422

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-02-08