Curriculum-linked school workshops at National Museums Liverpool

National Museums Liverpool offers a wide range of curriculum-linked workshops for schools and groups across five of its museums and galleries. Sessions are led by experienced facilitators who use fascinating collections, inspiring exhibitions and amazing stories to engage your students.

World Museum is home to millions of incredible objects and boasts a planetarium and aquarium. As well as workshops about outer space and sea life, there’s also sessions on Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Greece and Rome.

Museum of Liverpool explores the city’s fascinating and diverse history. Here you’ll find sessions on Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, the Victorians, Liverpool’s architecture, trade and industry, and local transport.

Maritime Museum is an amazing place to learn about RMS Titanic, its connections to Liverpool, and the stories of its passengers. Workshops can be booked in conjunction with a self-led visit to the museum’s ‘Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story’ exhibition.

The International Slavery Museum offers tours for schools and groups, alongside workshops exploring the impacts and legacies of transatlantic slavery.

Finally, the Walker Art Gallery offers creative, hands-on gallery tours as well as detailed sessions on subjects like portraiture and Greek mythology.

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Sessions are curriculum-linked.

Lots of National Museums Liverpool’s schools’ sessions involve getting up close to real and replica museum objects and priceless art and artefacts.

Many sessions take place on the galleries, so students are fully immersed in the museum or gallery experience.

Close to transport links

World Museum and Maritime Museum both have Sandford Awards.

National Museums Liverpool offers curriculum-linked sessions for all ages, from Early Years Foundation Stage up to post 18. Information about curriculum links are available on workshop pages on the National Museums Liverpool website.

The following sessions are available at National Museums Liverpool’s venues:

World Museum

• Fins, Scales and Fishy Tales EYFS
• Planetarium: The Little Star That Could KS1
• Rippling Rockpools KS1/KS2
• Brilliant Bugs KS1/KS2
• Ancient Egyptian Mummification KS2 (also available virtually)
• Discover Ancient Egypt KS2
• Discover Ancient Greece and Rome KS2
• The Kingdom of Benin KS2
• Planetarium: Capcom Go! Race to the Moon KS2
• Amazing Animals KS3/KS4/Post 16/Post 18
• Sense and Explore by the Seashore – SEND Groups

Museum of Liverpool

• Little Liverpool EYFS/KS1
• Liverpool’s Best Buildings KS1
• Then and Now: Toys KS1
• Then and Now: Transport KS1
• Invaders – Anglo-Saxons and Vikings KS2
• River Mersey – Gateway to the World KS2
• Victorian Childhood: Rags and Riches KS2
• Travel, Tourism and Regeneration Tour KS4/Post 16/Post 18

Maritime Museum

• Titanic Storytelling EYFS/KS1
• Titanic: Voyage of Discovery KS2

International Slavery Museum

• Tour of the International Slavery Museum KS2/KS3
• Legacies of Transatlantic Slavery KS2/KS3 (also available virtually)
• Understanding Transatlantic Slavery KS3 (also available virtually)

Walker Art Gallery

• Big Art EYFS/KS1
• Adventures in Art KS1
• Portraits Through Time KS2
• Storytelling with the Greeks KS2
• Tour and Draw at the Walker Art Gallery KS2

30-32 students for most sessions

Many of National Museums Liverpool’s sessions are accompanied by resources, which can be found on the website’s workshop page where you make your booking.

Additionally, free resources can be found here: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learn/resources

All resources have been developed by National Museums Liverpool’s Learning team.

This varies depending on which gallery or exhibition you are visiting, so please check with a member of staff on the day. Generally, non-commercial photography is fine but visitors should avoid using tripods or flash.

Available upon booking

Education Bookings, World Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN

educationbookings@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Tel: 0151 478 4444

Please see individual pricing for sessions on the National Museums Liverpool website. Group leaders and adults are included in the class price.

If your school is finding the price of school trips and associated travel prohibitive, please check National Museums Liverpool’s website to see if there are any bursaries available to you https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learn/schools-home/schools-bursary-scheme

Not needed– any special equipment (e.g. gloves for handling museum objects) will be provided.

National Museums Liverpool staff are first aid trained

Please see the National Museums Liverpool website for details for each venue. All museums and galleries have toilets, a café and a shop. Selected venues have lunch rooms, some of which you can book in advance.

All of National Museums Liverpool’s venues are fully accessible. Please see access guides on the National Museums Liverpool website for more details https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/autism-friendly-museums-and-galleries#section–visual-stories-(welcome-guides)

Please see opening hours on our website.