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.
The People’s Story Learning Materials
Schools:
Teaching pack – Living in Edinburgh in the Past: The Ross Family in the 18th century
Teaching pack – Working Women Banner trail, Families Banner trail
The Learning Space in the Museum of Edinburgh over the road is full of exciting hands-on materials, dressing-up clothes and fun activities.
Adults Learning Language Leaflets
Contact Learning and Access for a copies of all materials – telephone 0131 529 3962/3
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.
People’s Story Reminiscence boxes
Do you remember when…? Bring back the past with our range of reminiscence boxes. Explore the war, everyday life, work and childhood by looking at and touching objects from the past. The boxes are available for any group of older people in the community to borrow free of charge.
Heating, lighting and cooking: Bring back memories with these everyday objects from the house including a stone piggy, rag rug and a gas mantle.
Keeping clean and healthy: Do you remember washboards and flat irons? Explore how we used to keep clean in the past.
Leisure and going out: A night on the town in a box! Box contains silk stockings, corset, dress, box camera, satin shoes and set of bowls.
Wartime box: Do you remember dried eggs, clothing coupons and the blackout? Bring back memories with this collection of objects from the War.
Work box: Where did you work? Explore the world of work, box contains shoe last, tools, cake moulds, aprons and photographs.
To find out more information or to book contact:
The Museum of Edinburgh,
142 Canongate,
Royal Mile,
Edinburgh EH8 8DD
Tel: 0131 529 4143