How to use your Museum in a Box

The Royal Mint Museum’s reminiscence sessions are centred around a Museum in a Box, a small electronic box that is fitted with a sensor and speaker. The box comes with a collection of objects, with a sticker attached to each which, when placed on the box, plays an audio file specific to that item. Each item explores a separate event or memory, and they can be experienced in any order or direction.

We received a generous donation of Toughbook laptops from Panasonic in 2021. Each recipient of a reminiscence box will receive a Toughbook that contains a range of additional content. There are quizzes, music and photographs that can be used to extend the reminiscence sessions. We recommend using it after you have experienced the box itself, but you can mix and match however suits your session!

Below you will find a video clip showing how to set up and use the Museum in a Box. If you have any questions then please contact us at borrowabox@royalmintmuseum.org.uk