Resources
These practical resources are designed for use by museum and heritage education practitioners working with a wide range of audiences.
Piece Hall Learning Zone
Explore this educational website for families and children home schooling during COVID-19 lockdown from The Piece Hall. It has a range of art and craft activities for adults and young people, a history resource related to The Piece Hall and surrounding area with activities and video content for children and a section on Alice Irwin’s […]
SHARE Evaluation Toolkit for Museums
Learn everything you need to know about evaluation in museum and heritage education with this comprehensive toolkit from SHARE Museums East.
Inclusive Social Media Content
Inclusive social media messaging is vital for any organisation in its comms to its employees, visitors, and customers. During the lockdown, museums have an opportunity to reach out to people and potential visitors by being inclusive in content and message.
National Civil War Centre – Learning From Home
Since the National Civil War Centre’s temporary closure began, their Learning Team have been hard at work on a raft of projects to support both parents teaching from home and adults who are isolated. From guided tours to interactive games, illuminating podcasts and more as well as ‘Making History’ craft tutorials helping you make exciting […]
Museum Learning Cupboard Podcast
GEM West Midland Area Reps Rebecca Coles and Penelope Thomas have created an engaging podcast called, “Museum Learning Cupboard” that’s available on Spotify. Get to know museum learning professionals and hear more about the joys of learning!
Museum at Home
Museum at Home, resources for students and families to engage with museums virtually.
Museums n’That Podcast
Museums attract passionate people like moths to a flame, and this podcast gets to the very heart of the things that make them tick, by asking the questions you actually want to know.
For Arts’ Sake Podcast
A podcast featuring in-depth interviews with museums sector professionals at the top of their game. Learn what museums mean to them...
#MuseumHour on COVID-19
A summary of the #MuseumHour Twitter discussion on the topic of coronavirus and its impact on the museums sector.
Age of Revolution
An online resource for educators to teach about the Age of Revolution.