Museum-in-a-Box

Loans for educators

School groups are always welcome in the museum, but did you know the museum can also come to you?

Loan boxes are free of charge and available to schools to borrow for up to 4 weeks or home educators for up to 2 weeks.

examples of contents

Each box comes with comprehensive teaching notes plus resources for games and craft activities.

Stone Age to Iron Age loan box

Contents include:

  • real historic objects
  • historic replicas
  • costume items
  • reproduction artworks
  • reproduction photographs

Stone Age to Iron Age (KS1-3)

Contents list and teaching notes (PDF)

Romans (KS2-3)

Contents list and teaching notes (PDF)

 

Medieval and Tudor (KS2-3)

Contents list and teaching notes (PDF)

Victorians (KS2-3)

Contents list and teaching notes (PDF)

 

WW2 (KS2-3)

Contents list and teaching notes (PDF)

 

Art and Design (KS3-4)

Contents list and teaching notes (PDF)

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