Famous stories include Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot, Charles II hiding in the oak tree, Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London, Flora MacDonald, and Florence Nightingale. Worksheets may replace the practical art work if preferred. As demand for the Tudor session is very heavy we now offer a choice of either Early Tudors or Elizabethans. Children need to have studied the main events and characters before their visit. By recreating negotiations for a marriage, this session looks at bias in portraits and descriptions.
Children write, draw and ask questions and make group decisions.
Worksheets may replace the practical art work if preferred. Children need to have studied the main events and characters before their visit. Art Observation forms the basis of all our artwork. Our approach is to tackle the two strands, 'Investigating and Making' and 'Knowledge and Understanding' simultaneously, making links between our collection and the children's own artwork. All art materials are provided free.