All Museums & Galleries articles
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News & IdeasRestored Ripon Workhouse Museum reopens for school visits
Following major restoration work, Ripon Workhouse Museum has reopened and offers school groups a new immersive experience exploring Victorian poverty and hardship.
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News & IdeasSchools can visit new London Museum from February
London Museum has confirmed that it will host educational visits for school groups from February 2027, opening its doors to new free permanent galleries in Smithfield’s General Market.
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News & IdeasNew museum tells story of SS Great Britain at Bristol Dockyards
School groups are invited to see the SS Great Britain in a new light with a visit to the major new museum which has opened at the rebranded Bristol Dockyards.
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News & IdeasMystery Academy opens at the Story Museum
A new immersive exhibition at The Story Museum in Oxford celebrates mysteries, detectives, sleuths, and subterfuge.
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News & IdeasImpact on children in war explored at Imperial War Museum London
Childhood in War will use historic objects and immersive spaces to look at the impact of 20th and 21st century conflicts on young lives in a first-of-its-kind exhibition in the UK, opening on 31st July.
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News & IdeasNature exhibition created by young people to tour across England
Artists and museum teams have collaborated with young people across the UK to create Green Spaces, Shared Places: Past, Present and Future, which will travel to four venues in England.
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News & IdeasSTEM Week inspires pupils at British Motor Museum
Young people aged 11-16 were invited to take part in talks and activities delivered by local businesses across a week of STEM Career Days held by the museum in Warwickshire.
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News & IdeasMajor exhibition exploring art history of Istanbul to open at V&A
Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires will chart 1,600 years of art and design that traces the change of empires in one of the world’s most influential cities.
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SponsoredA universe of learning awaits at the Science Museum
From hands-on STEM experiences to inspiring shows and interactive galleries, the Science Museum offers learning opportunities that bring the curriculum to life.
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News & IdeasPupils create colourful display for Melsonby Hoard exhibition
Primary schoolchildren from Melsonby have created and installed their own colourful interpretation of the Melsonby Hoard at Yorkshire Museum.
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Features8 unusual places that offer school sleepovers
Museums, castles and more: spend the night with your class in amazing spaces to give pupils an experience they will never forget.
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News & IdeasHorniman Museum and Gardens unveil outdoor areas and interactive trail
Several new outdoor spaces, including a community garden and nature-themed play area, have been unveiled as the London museum marks its 125th anniversary.
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News & IdeasMore details for school visits to the Bayeux Tapestry experience
Schools can book timed slots to see the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum from September. The historic embroidery will be displayed flat for the first time in almost 1,000 years.
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News & IdeasGCSE History Trail launches at Hooge Crater Museum
Created by British teachers and examiners, the programme at the museum in Flanders, Belgium, invites students to explore the Western Front and Medicine Through Time topics.
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News & IdeasFree school workshops at National Museums Liverpool
To celebrate 40 years of the National Museums Liverpool (NML), all workshops held in the autumn term are free for schools to attend.
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News & IdeasScience of illusions explored at new museum in London
The Museum of Illusions features mind-bending exhibits, inviting school groups to delve into the science of perception across multiple subjects.
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News & IdeasScience Museum gallery welcomes two millionth visitor
Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery is one of the museum’s most popular galleries with school groups, giving students an insight into careers in science.
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News & IdeasThe legends of Earth’s prehistoric oceans at the Natural History Museum
From the icthyosuar, a speedy dolphin-like predator to the gnarly-toothed pliosaur, Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep will take school groups on a deep dive back in time.
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SponsoredPowell-Cotton Museum’s Victorian dioramas wow school visits
The Powell-Cotton Museum at Quex House and Gardens offers school groups a journey through time with hands-on workshops tailored to curriculum needs.
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News & IdeasInteractive space-themed gallery aimed at KS2
Astronomer-led shows, interactive galleries and a scavenger hunt introduces KS2 pupils to the solar system.
