Learn about clothes from the past and the societies that wore them. Some class members will have the opportunity to dress up as Elizabethan nobility or Medieval serfs! Covers eight periods between 1200 and 1920.
Key learning outcomes: (Pupils should be able to...)
- Understand that clothing can be historical evidence;
- Describe some ways in which clothing has, and has not, changed over time;
- Make connections between changes in clothing and wider changes in society.
Art and Society in Ancient Egypt (60 mins)
In this workshop, pupils are introduced to Egyptian artefacts, including Egyptian objects in the museum’s collection. What kinds of objects from daily life were buried in tombs, and why? What can they tell us about Egyptian society, art and culture? What about religious and ritual items found in tombs?
Key learning outcomes: (Pupils should be able to...)
- Describe with more confidence aspects of Egyptian daily life, including cultural/artistic achievements, myths and burial practices;
- Explain something about how surviving objects help us understand Egyptian life;
- Identify some common visual elements in Egyptian culture;
- Write their name in the Egyptian writing system.
Early Cave Art (60 mins)
Learn about cave painting – by painting in a replica cave! Pupils learn the story of the discovery of the Altamira caves, and explore how the art of early human societies helps archaeologists and historians to understand Palaeolithic cultures.
Key learning outcomes: (Pupils should be able to...)
- Discuss the importance of cave art to Stone Age cultures;
- Describe elements of the story of how the Altamira caves were discovered;
- Draw and paint using their imagination about what Stone Age life was like.
Medieval Society (60 mins)
Explore the museum’s medieval collection to learn about life in the Middle Ages. Childrenencounter objects such as the magnificent Beaufort tapestry and the O’Dea Mitre and Crozier. Through objects and discussion, the medieval world comes to life.
Key learning outcomes: (Pupils should be able to...)
- Describe with more confidence aspects of medieval daily life, including art and culture, leisure and pastimes, and domestic life;
- Describe some medieval objects and their uses;
- Explain something about the importance of art in medieval society, including in religious practice.
People in Art [formerly Portrait Workshop] (60mins)
Discover portraiture, gesture and facial expression in the Museum’s varied collections. Through observation of art in the museum, as well as a practical drawing session, pupils examine how an artist includes details to represent the emotions and actions of an individual.
Key learning outcomes: (Pupils should be able to...)
- Draw human faces from observation with more confidence;
- Identify emotion in art;
- Describe the artistic elements of portraits with more confidence.
Stone Age Life (1 hr 20 mins)
Learn how people lived in the Stone Age, by exploring items in the museum’s collection. How did people farm and grow food? What tools did they have to make their lives easier? Become members of a Stone Age family for the session!
Key learning outcomes: (Pupils should be able to...)
- Describe with more confidence aspects of Stone Age life, including weapons, work and technology;
- Explain something about how surviving objects help us understand Stone Age life;
- Understand some of the challenges faced in daily life in the Stone Age.
Time Travel Workshop (1 hr 30 mins)
Travel into the past in The Hunt’s very own time machine! Pupils are transported back in time to prehistoric, Bronze Age, Viking and medieval Ireland. They discover how Irish society has changed over millennia. Recreate a Bronze Age burial – and learn how an archaeologist could use the objects left behind to understand the past!
Key learning outcomes: (Pupils should be able to...)
- Describe how some aspects of daily life in Ireland have changed over millennia;
- Be aware of some similarities and differences between past societies and the present;
- Explain something about the importance of buried objects and archaeology.
Hunt Discovery Trail (60 mins) – an be self-guided
Discover treasures from the Hunt’s collection, while exploring art and history. Pupils build their observation skills and descriptive vocabulary. The trail consists of pupil worksheets with opportunities for writing and drawing as well as puzzles.
Key learning outcomes: (Pupils should be able to...)
- Describe the artistic work of others with more confidence;
- More confidently make deductions about the past using historical artefacts as evidence;
- Use museums as a source of information.
Extended Programmes
Medieval Feast
On this extended programme, teachers and the museum work together on a series of activities and museum visits over an extended period (typically about three weeks). Pupils bring the medieval world to life through recreating a luxurious banquet.
Outreach Visit Workshops
With these workshops, the museum comes to you! We deliver these workshops in your classroom, and provide all materials. There is a charge for each workshop and a travel fee to cover the costs of the workshop facilitator’s travel to you. If the facilitator gives the workshop to several classes on the same day, you will be charged the travel fee only once.
800 Years of Fashion
(Suitable for Third – Sixth Class)
See 800 Years of Fashion description above.
All About Archaeology
Only available to schools renting the Archaeology loan box.
Loan Boxes for Classroom Use
Loan boxes can be borrowed from the museum for either three or six weeks. During 2012/13 only, the rate will be €20 per three-week period. Please contact us to book your loan box. Each loan box contains activities ideas tailored to each primary school class, from Junior Infants to Sixth Class.
Archaeology Loan Box from January 2013
This loan box includes replica objects and other archaeological items to help pupils to learn about archaeology. Lesson ideas and activity suggestions include games, study projects and class discussion topics tailored to each level of primary school learning.
Medieval Ireland Loan Box from January 2013
This loan box includes replica objects to help pupils to learn about medieval Ireland. Lesson ideas and activity suggestions are provided, including games, study projects and class discussion topics. Activities are provided to support learning by every primary school year group, so a school can use the box with several different classes during the loan period.
Competitions
Doodle for The Hunt Drawing Competition 2013
Doodle over the Hunt’s logo, and your work could be seen by loads of people! This year’s theme is Memory and Creativity.
See the website from 2013 for a competition entry form.
Deadline: 12pm, Wednesday 17 April 2013
Workshops are available to book anytime.
Contact:
Phone: +353-61- 312833;
Fax: + 353- 61-312834;