Learning

Academic year 2026-27

Please contact us now if you would like to book a group visit to our museums in the next academic year 2026-27.

 

All groups of 10 or more need to book a visit to our museums in advance through the Learning team, so contact us for further information about making your booking. Do remember to bring a copy of your booking confirmation with you when you visit. Please don’t bring a group to any of our museums without receiving a booking confirmation from us, as all of our museums are usually at capacity for booked groups.

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8 September 2026—16 July 2027

Workshop: Ancient Egypt

Follow the adventures of Egyptologist, Amelia Edwards, in this hands-on session about her life-changing journey ‘a thousand miles up the Nile’.

8 September 2026—16 July 2027

Workshop: Ancient Greeks

What can decorated pots tell us about life in ancient Greece over 2500 years ago?

8 September 2026—16 July 2027

EFL Art Gallery tours

Bring your EFL students on a guided tour of our art galleries and enhance their learning beyond the classroom.

8 September 2026—16 July 2027

Workshop: Talking Pictures

Explore the art galleries, investigate paintings and build your speaking and listening skills.

8 September 2026—16 July 2027

Workshop: Every picture tells a story

Do pictures really tell stories? Discover how myths and legends have influenced artworks in our museum collection.

8 September 2026—16 July 2027

Workshop: Mary Anning

Investigate Mary Anning, the famous fossil hunter, and her links with Bristol Museum.

21 September 2026—12 July 2027

KS2 webinar and loan box: Predators and Prey

Some animals are predators and some are prey. This relationship is one of the most important in nature, but what are the anatomical differences that decide an animal’s fate?

21 September 2026—12 July 2027

School loan box: Make a museum

Investigate the mystery objects in our Make a Museum loan box and use them to create a museum in your classroom.

21 September 2026—12 July 2027

School loan box: World War 1 – the Home Front

It’s over 100 years since the start of the First World War. These school loan boxes include objects and images looking at this conflict through the perspective of both those at home, and those fighting on the Front Line.

21 September 2026—12 July 2027

School loan box: World War 1 – the War Front

It’s over 100 years since the start of the First World War. These school loan boxes include objects and images looking at this conflict through the perspective of both those at home, and those fighting on the Front Line.