8 September 2026—16 July 2027
What can decorated pots tell us about life in ancient Greece over 2500 years ago?
8 September 2026—16 July 2027
Investigate Mary Anning, the famous fossil hunter, and her links with Bristol Museum.
8 September 2026—16 July 2027
Discover the Saxons roots of our city and find out about everyday life in Saxon England during this interactive workshop.
8 September 2026—16 July 2027
Investigate the development of human technology from the Stone Age to the Iron Age.
8 September 2026—16 July 2027
Do pictures really tell stories? Discover how myths and legends have influenced artworks in our museum collection.
8 September 2026—16 July 2027
Explore the art galleries, investigate paintings and build your speaking and listening skills.
8 September 2026—16 July 2027
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
Bring your EFL students to M Shed for a guided tour of the galleries. Students will learn about Bristol’s past while developing their vocabulary and listening skills.
8 September 2026—16 July 2027
Learn about the ill-fated voyage of the Bristol Merchant ship in 1675 and the dangers faced by sailors at sea during the 17th century. Fun, informative and hands-on-deck!
8 September 2026—16 July 2027
What was everyday life like on the Home Front and how did ordinary people cope with extraordinary circumstances?
8 September 2026—16 July 2027
Investigate Bristol’s role in the Transatlantic Traffic in Enslaved Africans, how the city was changed by its involvement and the on-going legacies.
8 September 2026—16 July 2027
Follow the adventures of Egyptologist, Amelia Edwards, in this hands-on session about her life-changing journey ‘a thousand miles up the Nile’.
10 September—11 December 2026
Discover what toys are made from and how they work, then take some time to play!
21 September 2026—30 June 2027
Enhance your curriculum with ‘live’ online webinars
21 September 2026—12 July 2027
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
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
Our range of themed sensory boxes for children with SEND offer an alternative way to learn, using our amazing museum collections.
21 September 2026—12 July 2027
Investigate Mary Anning’s Fossil Box and engage with real and replica fossils from the Jurassic period.
21 September 2026—12 July 2027
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
Borrow our loan box of real and replica objects to discover more about the toys that children played with in the past.
21 September 2026—12 July 2027
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
Explore how we used to live with our loan box of real and replica objects on the theme of Victorian children suitable for EYFS.
21 September 2026—12 July 2027
Explore how we used to live with our loan box of real and replica objects on the theme of the kitchen suitable for EYFS.
21 September 2026—12 July 2027
Explore how we used to live with our loan box of real and replica objects on the theme of seaside suitable for EYFS.
21 September 2026—12 July 2027
Explore how we used to live with our loan box of real and replica objects on the theme of washday suitable for EYFS.
21 September 2026—12 July 2027
Borrow our Victorian School box to investigate artefacts used by teachers and children in a school during the reign of Queen Victoria.
21 September 2026—12 July 2027
Borrow this loan box to investigate artefacts used in Hindu worship and as part of Diwali, the Festival of Light.
21 September 2026—12 July 2027
Bring the museum to your secondary school, with a Bristol and the Transatlantic Traffic in Enslaved Africans loan box suitable for Year 7-10.