The Museum is an inspiring setting where children can learn from real objects. Choose from a range of interactive sessions which encourage pupils to look closely at objects and ask perceptive questions. Please book to arrange your visit
Find out more Materials Use your senses to explore objects, take themed backpacks round the Museum and discover the variety of materials people use to make everyday objects.
Find out more Puppets and Stories Be inspired by the Hindu story of the Ramayana, handle Javanese shadow puppets and learn about light and shadow.
Find out more Masks Consider why people wear masks and how they are used in celebrations, performances or ceremonies.
Find out more The Inuit Find out about traditional Inuit life and how they used natural resources to survive in a cold environment.
Find out more Native Americans of the Northern Plains Find out how nations of the Northern Plains used to live, hunting bison and living in tipis.
Find out more Take One… Totem Pole Take a close look at the 11.36m totem pole from Haida Gwaii, a group of islands off the North West Coast of Canada.
Take One... Ahu'ula - Hawaiian Feather Cloak Find out more Take One... Ahu'ula - Hawaiian Feather Cloak Take One... Ahu'ula - Hawaiian Feather Cloak Take a close look at this Ahu'ula - a royal feather cloak from Hawaii - finding out more about the environment, power and colonialism.