Workshops
Available throughout the year
Choose from a range of activity sessions, all of which:
- last 1 hour 45 minutes (maximum)
- include practical activities led by artists/educators
- are cross-curricular in approach and wherever possible, cross-cultural
- are based on the permanent collections and often current special exhibitions
Heroes in a Small World
Let children's life experiences inspire a tour of our gallery. Using drama and interactive techniques, pupils explore paintings through the themes of heroes, relationships and identity. The concept of 'small worlds' allows pupils to create stories using story boxes.
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In and Around the Houses
Pupils examine the similarities and differences between homes, past and present. Stories are created to examine how life has changed looking at buildings and objects within the gallery’s collections.
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My First Visit
This introduction to the gallery looks at paintings, videos, ceramics and costumes from the theme of nature. Pupils experiment with mixed media to create their own masterpiece.
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Sound Pictures
This workshop inspires children to experience items in our collection through sound and stories. Using their imagination, pupils listen to paintings, respond through movement, draw and create musical sounds.
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Touching Art
In this multi-sensory workshop, pupils look, listen and touch artworks, to help them create a sculptural piece made from soft, spiky or shiny materials.
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Toys
Pupils discover toys from the past in our paintings and decorative arts. They handle original toys and learn how to play long-forgotten games.
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Where the Wild Things Live
Inspired by Maurice Sendak’s, ’Where the Wild things are’, this imaginative journey takes pupils on mini adventures that explore the animal kingdom to create fantastical creatures.
