Museums

Museums

What are they and what do they involve?

Museums are venues with the primary purpose of exhibiting items of interest, often of a historical nature. The exact focus of a museum will vary, but they always offer educational insights into their artefacts and can include extra activities such as workshops and guided tours! Incredibly there are museums for pretty much everything in the UK - from Prams to Anaesthetic, Radar to Pencils, Locks to Lawnmowers, Mustard to Surfing, Straw to Dog Collars (the canine kind) or Magic to Embroidery. Search our list of venues for topics these fantastic, quirky places feature and you'll be surprised what pops up! It might inspire a new approach to a curriculum topic or a different slant on your locality.

What are the benefits?

A museum can be a highly educational place, especially for those with prior interest in the subjects on display. Taking a student group that have been covering a specific historical event or time period to a relevant museum will enable them to really connect with the subject and create an extra dimension to their education.

What students is it suitable for?

Provided the content of the museum is suitable for the age group, all students can benefit from a trip to a museum!

Costs?

Some museums are free for the public to access but there are some venues that have admission costs due to the specific nature of the exhibit – make sure to thoroughly check out the prices of museums in your area.

Safety Implications?

Museums can be quite large and confusing venues, so make sure your group of students is properly supervised to ensure nobody gets separated from the group!

Accreditations?

There is a national accreditation scheme in operation for museums - find out more HERE about Accredited Museums.

 

See below for a list of venues and providers of this kind: 

Wycombe Museum

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Here you can enjoy hands-on activities, exhibitions and special events in a lively and friendly atmosphere. As members of the Thames Valley Museums Family Friendly campaign Wycombe Museum is committed to giving you a warm welcome whenever you visit. General entry to the Museum is FREE.

Activities include Tiny Talk times for toddlers, craft activities for school children, family events days and art courses for adults.

The Museum is committed to running good exhibitions linked to the local area. All exhibitions are designed to be interactive as well as informative.

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Craigavon Museum

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Waterside House, Oxford Island houses a local history reference library which has a collection of books, journals, maps and photographs relating to the local area. The library also holds a collection of books from the Ulster Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends and a collection relating to Methodist history in Ireland.

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The Pitt Rivers Museum

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The Pitt Rivers Museum is famous for it's period atmosphere and outstanding collections from many world cultures, past and present.

Primary schools

We offer a wide range of fun, cross-curricular activities that draw on the Museum's rich collections from around the world. Objects are always at the heart of children's learning experiences be it a guided trail, hands-on workshop or self-guided trail.

Secondary Schools

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Museum of the History of Science

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The Museum of the History of Science, located in Broad Street, Oxford is home to a leading collection of 

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Oxford University Museum of Natural History

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A classic series of collections housed in stunning architecture. Among its most famous features are the Oxfordshire dinosaurs, the dodo, and the swifts in the tower.

The Museum itself is a Grade 1 listed building, renowned for its spectacular neo Gothic architecture and houses the University's scientific collections of zoological, entomological and geological specimens which make for a fascinating exploration.

Teaching and Learning

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National Badminton Museum

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The game of badminton is celebrated at the National Badminton Museum. The museum is housed at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes.

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Milton Keynes Museum

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Try the working period telephones and switchboards. Visit the Victorian Parlour and Schoolroom. Listen to an air raid in the Museum's Anderson Shelter. Make toast in the period kitchen. Visit the street of period shops. Visit the Hall of Transport. 

It is located on the outskirts of Wolverton, one of the UK's original "railway towns". Today the buildings overlook the "new city" of Milton Keynes but when they were built they were in the middle of the countryside.

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National Museum of Rural Life

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A unique partnership between the National Trust for Scotland and National Museums Scotland, the museum combines an exhibition building (with shop and cafe) and the historic working farm of Wester Kittochside.

Discover how 300 years of farming and rural home life have shaped and altered Scotland?s countryside. The farm itself is still worked using techniques and equipment from the 1950s.

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St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art

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The award-winning St Mungo Museum, named after Glasgow's patron saint, is home to inspiring displays of artefacts and stunning works of art exploring the importance of religion in peoples’ lives across the world and across time.

The building was built in 1989 in Scottish baronial style by Ian Begg. It was designed to reflect the architecture of the Bishops’ Castle, the site of which is occupied by the museum. Its galleries are full of displays, artefacts and stunning works of art.  They explore the importance of religion in peoples’ lives across the world and across time.

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Riverside Museum and Tall Ship

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The spectacular Riverside Museum is home to some of the world’s finest cars, bicycles, ship models, trams and locomotives. Interactive displays and the hugely popular historic Glasgow street scene bring the objects and stories to life.

The multi-award winning Riverside Museum is home to over 3,000 objects that detail Glasgow’s rich past from its days as maritime powerhouse to a glimpse into daily Glasgow life in the early to mid 20th Century.

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