The Hunt Museum: Education :: Schools

	Schools
	We have a range of workshops available to suit different ages and interests, and we can also offer guided tours of the permanent collection and/or temporary exhibition. Please let us know what you might be interested in and we will get back to you with some suggestions. School visits cost €2 per student; there is no additional cost for workshops and tours.
	The Hunt Museum is committed to providing visitors of all ages with the opportunity to explore the diverse fabric of world cultures as embodied by its collections. Through our workshops, teachers and students can explore technology, identity, globalisation, the environment, art and heritage, design, craft, and history through interactive engagements with works of art. The Hunt Museum strives to accommodate students’ needs to the greatest extent possible.

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	Primary Schools Programme The Primary Schools Programme consists of specially devised tours, workshops and activities for of all ages at primary level.

	Post-Primary Schools Programme The Post-Primary Programme consists of workshops and activities suitable for young people of all abilities. To organise a visit to the Museum, read through the different workshop descriptions, choose one, and send in a booking by post or fax. See the downloads below or call the Museum. Please give two weeks notice for your booking. - Guided tour - Specialised talks - Seasonal activities - Handling session - Art workshop - Costume workshop - Portrait workshop Downloads Information on the Primary Schools Programme [PDF] Information on the Post-Primary Schools Programme [PDF]
	Educational Materials The Education Department has produced two teacher's resource packs to accompany recent and current exhibitions in The Hunt Museum.
		Shades of Light, Evocations of Summer Teacher's Resource Pack This teacher's resource pack has been devised to accompany our current exhibition and provides teachers with a fresh resource to use at any level. The pack was produced and distributed with the help of our sponsors ESB and O'Mahony's Booksellers, Limerick. Distribution: one pack per school, to the Principal, to all Department of Education listed schools in counties Limerick, Clare, Kerry and Tipperary. Schools from north Co. Cork may also apply. Primary school distribution date: June 2005. Post-primary distribution date: September 2005. Also published here, click on the links below! Reference Card 'The Red Hammock', Sir John Lavery 'The Little Blue Cart', William Leech 'Hayfield near Rush', Estella Solomons 'On Suffolk Sands', Walter Osborne 'The Walnut Tree', Sir John Lavery 'Paper Parasols', William Leech

		Reading 20th Century Irish Art This pack was produced to accompany a number of exhibitions held at The Hunt Museum in 2004: March 6 - April 1 Collectors Eye April 7-23 Sean Keating June 15 - September 23 Jack B. Yeats: Master of Ceremonies This pack was produced with the help of our sponsors ESB and Siemens. Packs are available from The Hunt Museum. Please send an A4 SAE with €1 stamp to the museum, or call in to collect a pack at reception.

	Extra-curricular Activities Art workshops available at different times throughout the year. Please see the Calendar of Events for further information.

Contact details

Education Department, The Hunt Museum, The Custom House, Rutland Street, Limerick.
Phone: +353-61-490080
Fax: +353-61-312834
Email: Education

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