Our school sessions support subject areas across the new National Curriculum. Our expert Learning Officers cater for groups from Early Years to Further Education and for all learning styles, including special educational needs and home education.
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The Birmingham Museums education programme offers a wide range of stimulating and memorable on-site taught sessions, self-guided visits and outreach services at nine stunning venues, all designed to inspire and engage your students.
Taught On-site School Sessions
Contact Us and Book a Visit
All visits (including self-guided visits and teacher previews) require advanced booking.
To make a booking or for general enquiries please contact the Education Bookings Team:
Call us on 0121 348 8001 or email educationbookings@birminghammuseums.org.uk
Museum in a Box & Outreach
Bring Birmingham Museums to your classroom! Enrich your lessons with authentic artefacts with our Museum in a Box service or book an Outreach Session with our team for stimulating curriculum-linked interactive science shows, workshops, and mobile planetarium dome sessions.
Birmingham Museums for Kids
Birmingham Museums for Kids online resource is a great place for pupils to make some exciting discoveries. Join in the fun and find out about: Victorians, World War 2, Egyptians, Romans and Art. Plus discover more about our unique Heritage Sites. Flash player is required.
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We’re going on a Bear Hunt
In this re-telling of the classic story, a search for clues to the location of the elusive bear leads us to discover the signs left behind by British wildlife. Pupils will find out how footprint...
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Wildlife Detectives
Solve a mystery on a nature reserve after a nest full of rare bird eggs are stolen by a hungry predator. Pupils will learn to identify common species of British animals by the signs they leave beh...
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Faith in Birmingham: Gallery Tour
With the help of a Learning Officer, pupils will discover more about a wide variety of different faith groups. They will hunt out special objects, find out more about different faiths, use special...
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British Values: Gallery Tour
Pupils will explore objects and displays in our Faith in Birmingham and Birmingham history galleries to discover more about modern British values and related ideas from local history. We will disc...
Outreach sessions
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Colour Me a Rainbow (Outreach)
Join us for ‘The Colourful Tale of King Opaque’ as he turns his castle from being dark and gloomy to bright and colourful. In this interactive story, your pupils will learn about sources of light,...
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Healthy Bodies: Inside Out (Outreach)
Meet Anna, who has a very important job to do.  She needs to find presents for her brother’s birthday which can be enjoyed by each of his senses. background-color: transpare...
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Night Dome (Pop-Up Planetarium)
Take a magical journey through the night sky with your pupils. See the sky filled with stars and watch as they change into pictures of the constellations. Listen to the story of the Great Bear an...
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Electrifying Science (Outreach)
Ever wanted to shock your students? See some hair-raising electrifying experiments! Pupils will have fun with both static and current electricity as they learn and replicate scientific discoveri...
