All Museums & Galleries articles
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SponsoredImperial War Museums: discover the past through fascinating workshops
With five Imperial War Museum (IWM) sites to choose from across the UK, schools are spoilt for choice when it comes to dedicated workshops to enhance your history lessons.
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News & IdeasBritish Motor Museum's new Learning Hub to inspire students
The British Motor Museum has opened a learning and education space for school groups to use on a visit to the Warwickshire museum, which includes two on-site classrooms.
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News & IdeasArt Pass launched to help connect more teachers with museums and galleries
A new Teacher Art Pass has been launched by the Art Fund charity giving free entry to hundreds of museums, galleries and historical houses.
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News & IdeasButser Ancient Farm opens Roman garden for schools
The Duke of Gloucester has opened a new garden at the Hampshire-based open air museum, offering school groups a further glimpse into Roman life.
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FeaturesScience Museum: inspiring engineers and technicians
We went along to the Science Museum in London to see how they’re inspiring the next generation of engineers and technicians with new galleries.
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FeaturesNational Portrait Gallery’s new education offer
To say there has been a lot going on at the National Portrait Gallery in London is an understatement. We went along to find out more.
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News & IdeasWonderlab: The Bramall Gallery opens at National Railway Museum
Schools visits to Wonderlab: The Bramall Gallery at York’s National Railway Museum can now be booked, with the largest new gallery at the museum in a decade aiming to inspire students with STEM skills.
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News & IdeasNational Gallery displays children’s versions of Vernet painting
Pupils from 40 primary schools across the UK took part in the annual Take One Picture exhibition, taking inspiration from Claude-Joseph Vernet’s A Shipwreck in Stormy Seas.
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FeaturesYoung V&A: an extraordinary place for imagination, play and design
We went along to the official preview of Young V&A in London, the UK’s first national museum created with and for young people, to find out more about what schools can get out of a visit.
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News & IdeasBletchley Park’s new learning centre to support STEM studies
A state-of-the-art learning centre is now available for school groups after a £13m redevelopment of Block E at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire.
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News & IdeasLearning centre opens at the Black Country Living Museum
The Dudley living history museum has transformed its former admissions building into a dedicated learning centre to be used exclusively by visiting schools.
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News & IdeasYoung V&A opening date and first exhibition details
Young V&A, described as the UK’s new national museum designed with and for young people, opens in London this summer with lots for schools to experience.
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Case StudiesCase Study: celebrating local culture at the Black Country Living Museum
We focus on Kates Hill Primary School in Dudley and their special programme of trips to the Black Country Living Museum, which uncovered more about their local heroes.
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ColumnHow to get the most out of school visits to museums and galleries
Matilda Miles, from the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom, explores what’s on offer at some of our museums and galleries, and how they can provide an engaging and inspiring environment.
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FeaturesBring the Victorian age alive with these historical visits
Take your students on a trip back in time to the Victorian period with some of these outings, ranging from top museums to historic venues.
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News & IdeasManchester Museum welcomes back schools with Ancient Egypt display
Manchester Museum has reopened its doors following a three-year, £15 million transformation project, with its debut display highlighting Ancient Egypt in all its glory.
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VideoThe Wild Escape aims to get thousands of schools visiting museums
The Wild Escape, inspired by the new Sir David Attenborough BBC series Wild Isles, aims to get thousands of children to visit museums and highlight the threat to our natural environment.
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News & Ideas‘Once in a generation chance’ to see golden artefacts at the British Museum
Schools are being invited to the British Museum’s Luxury and power: Persia to Greece exhibition which shines a spotlight on the relationship between luxury and political power in the first millennium BC.
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News & IdeasEngineers exhibition at Science Museum explores how they ‘change the world’
School visits to London’s Science Museum will soon include Engineers, a large gallery which aims to inspire students with future careers, while also challenging the common misconceptions of what engineers do and why they’re important.
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News & IdeasKids take over several museums to celebrate their impact on wellbeing
Dozens of museums, galleries, archives and heritage sites across the UK were taken over by young people as part of Kids in Museums Takeover Day 2022.