Learning

Autumn  2024

We are nearly fully booked for both facilitated workshops and independent group visits at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and M Shed up to December. We do have a few spaces left, so please contact us now to book your visit.

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.

What’s new?

We’ve been working hard to make improvements to some of our workshops, develop new online resources, and loan boxes.  We are also creating a programme of in-person workshops for Home Educators in 2024 – 25.

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Workshop: Ancient Greeks

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

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’.

Workshop: Talking Pictures

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

Workshop: Every picture tells a story

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

Workshop: Rocks and fossils

Can you spot a metamorphic from a sedimentary rock? Our fun geology-handling activities explore the rock cycle, volcanoes and plate tectonics.

School loan box: Nigeria textiles

Borrow our Nigeria textiles box, filled with colourful fabrics, to discover what they can tell us about textile crafts in West Africa.

School loan box: World War 1 – the War Front

It’s 110 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.

School loan box: World War 1 – the Home Front

It’s 110 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.

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.

KS2 webinar: 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?

School loan box: Ghana textiles

Borrow our Ghana textiles box filled with colourful fabrics and discover what they can tell us about textile crafts in West Africa.

School loan box: World Faiths

Borrow a World Faiths loan box to discover artefacts from the six most popular religions around the world: Judaism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism.

EFL Art Gallery tours

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

Dinosaur Takeover Week

The full dinosaur experience! Discover the fascinating world of dinosaurs with activities including fossil handling, a role-play dig and dinosaur food chain exploration, all led by university experts.

Discover Arts Award for schools

Join us for a day of artistic fun on the theme of ‘Nature’ and achieve a Discover Arts Award along the way!