Learning

Are you looking for materials to support a classroom project or want to arrange a visit to one of our museums?

Are you interested in hearing about artists, architects, writers, history, and houses?

Would you like to create a piece of art or make a beautiful object?

How about bringing your family to a fun hands-on workshop?

Would you like to borrow a loan box of objects and photographs?

Our Learning and Access section can help you with all this. We arrange workshop and lecture programmes; help teachers with projects; give talks; organise activity areas in museums.

Contact us on 0131 529 3963/2.

Outreach

Would you like the museum to come to you? The outreach service takes the museum out into the community. We can book loan boxes for schools and help community groups to develop exhibitions. We also offer talks and activities.

Please contact us to discover what we can do for you. Email Diana.morton@edinburgh.gov.uk or phone 0131 529 6365.

Schools

For special School Programmes at Museum of Edinburgh, and for teacher's information about our special FREE Learning Space, e-mail   margaret.findlay@edinburgh.gov.uk or phone on 0131 529 3963.

 

Museum of Edinburgh Learning Materials

Schools

Teachers’ Notes – contact Learning and Access for a copy – telephone 0131 529 3962/3
The Learning Space in the Museum is full of exciting hands-on materials, dressing-up clothes and fun activities.

Families

The Learning Space in the Museum is full of exciting hands-on materials, dressing-up clothes and fun activities.

School Loan Box Service

Teachers may borrow boxes of objects and photographs on the following topics
The Romans; Edinburgh in the 18th century; The Edwardians/Victorians; World War 2; the 1950s; Schools and Schooldays; Victorian Games; Faith and Festivals; Play in South Asia; Japan.

Contact Learning and Access to book a box – 0131 529 6365.