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Virtual Museums Workshop

Discover art and objects in our new Virtual Museum Workshops for schools. Participants explore and interact with virtual galleries filled with 3D objects and images from the Hunt Museum. Participants practice analytic, creative and digital skills while they work together to create their own virtual exhibition and discover the role of the museum to educate and inspire.

This workshop takes place on the free online platform Mozilla Hubs and requires no software downloads or sign up. To participate you’ll need a device (mobile, tablet, laptop or desktop PC) and a strong WIFI connection.

This workshop links to our layout and design online resource as it demonstrates new initiatives to make collections accessible whilst also providing new means of experiencing art. Students will have the opportunity to ask discuss and ask questions about topics related to todays world section of the leaving certificate art syllabus.

Not sure what this is all about? Read our Frequently Asked Questions here:

This workshop includes a Q & A session with a member of staff from the Hunt Museum

Cost : 35 euro

 

For further information, and to book a Virtual Museum Workshop for your school or group, please contact: educationoffice@huntmuseum.com

Collection & Exhibition Tours

The Hunt Museum offers discounted, engaging guided gallery visits of the permanent collection and special exhibitions for further education colleges and university students.

These seminar-style discussions are led by Museum staff and volunteers and can be specifically designed to enhance professors’ curricula. Through close observation and guided discussion, students explore art, history, world cultures or museology.

Opportunities are also available to develop collaborative projects culminating in online and gallery-based exhibitions and installations.

Reading 20th Century Art

Reading 20th Century Art – Relevant to Senior Cycle students.
Duration: 60mins
€3.50 per student, teachers go free!

 

This tour will aid Senior Cycle students in the completion of Section 1 and 2 of the Art History and Appreciation written paper.

 

Using visual thinking strategies this workshop enables students to look, analyze and interpret works of historic importance by Irish & European artists such as Jack. B Yeats, Sean Keating , Roderic O Connor, Pablo Picasso and Paul Gauguin.

Through group discussions  students  learn how to create a structured response that reflects a personal connection to the work.

 

Learning Outcomes:
• Learned and applied critical and visual language when assessing,
understanding and appreciating Irish and/or European art
• Completed structured written analysis of artworks including subject matter, composition, style, media/materials, techniques and influence

Vikings Online – Junior Cycle

Viking Post Primary Online Programme – This digital programme will teach Post Primary Junior Cycle students all about the Vikings. 

Through short animations, a virtual handling session, and a printable workbook (featuring art activities and research topics) students will gain a greater understanding of Viking culture and their impact on Ireland. Students will use both replica and authentic Viking artefacts from the Hunt Museum Permanent Collection as a means to learn more about their lives.

Visual Art:

  • Strand – Art (Element: Critical and visual language, 1.1, 1.2 ; Element: Visual Culture and Appreciation, 1.8)

History

  • Strand – Developing Historical Consciousness – History of Ireland

Geography:

  • Strand – Exploring People, Places, and Change

Hieronymus Bosch Loan Box

Hieronymus Bosch Loan Box – Transition Year and Senior Cycle students

This Loan Box will provide the tools for students to participate in an immersive 3D Virtual Reality experience of The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.

Through virtual reality, accompanying lesson plans, discussion topics, and art-based activities, students will learn to critically analyse the Bosch artwork in the context of the Northern Renaissance period.

Included in the loan box is:

  • 2 x Pico Virtual Reality Headsets
  • Digital copy of instructions
  • Digital copy of classroom resources

Visual Art

  • Create Strand (Making, Process, Contextual Enquiries)
  • Research Strand (Looking, Experimenting and Interpretation, Contextual Enquiries)
  • Respond Strand (Analysis, Impact, and Value)

Cost:

€35 for 10 days

Exhibition Layout and Design

Exhibition Layout and Design Tour.

Relevant to Senior Cycle
Duration: 60mins
Cost : 3.50 per student, teachers go free!

This programme enables Leaving Certificate Art students  to understand the logistics of how a museum operates.

It gears towards helping students prepare for questions related to todays world in the leaving certificate examinations.

  • How a museum displays its collections
  • Accessibility
  • Digital interactives and engagement methodologies
  • contemporary art in the museum

They will also get the opportunity to compare and contrast:

  • Artworks and art objects through sketching
  • Permanent Collection vs the flexible Temporary Exhibition space

Also available as an online programme.

Find it here.

Exhibition Layout and Design Online

This Exhibition Layout and Design Online programme will introduce students to the philosophy behind the layout and design of the Hunt Museum’s Permanent Collection. On this page, you will find a series of video-based tours, aimed at Senior Cycle Visual Art students, and PDF revision notes.

Download all revision notes

Click here to find out more about The Exhibition Layout and Design Tour.

Virtual Museum Workshop

Looking to enhance your students’ experience? Upgrade with our Layout and Design package.

  • Virtual museum workshop for €35 per class
    Students will:
    Interact with virtual galleries & 3D objects from the Hunt Museum
    Use analytic, creative, and digital skills
  • Q&A with a museum professional €25 per class
    Students will:
    Have their questions about the Hunt Museum Layout & Design answered by professionals

Visual Art: Section III: General Appreciation of Art “Visiting a Museum or Gallery” written question.

 

1. Introduction

2. Architecture

3. Curation

4. Care of Collections

5. Accessibility

Image Bank for Teachers

We have four series of images available for download: The Captains Room; Early Christian Ireland; Prehistoric Ireland; and Treasury.

Costume Design for Junior Cycle

This  virtual tour of the Best Costume Goes To… exhibition will take you on a journey through time, exploring clothing from the Viking, Tudor, and Georgian periods. With the help of the Hunt Museum’s resources, you’ll learn about the techniques and processes used to create realistic costumes for film and TV. And the best part? You’ll get to design your own accessory for a historical production with our fun activity pack.

The video below will get you started in the process of researching and designing an accessory for a costume inspired by the Best Costume Goes To… exhibition.

Download Costume Design fo Junior Cycle

Visual Art:

  • Design Strand

History

  • Strand 1: Working with evidence
  • Strand 2: Exploring people, cultures, and ideas

Animal Hunt Online

This 20 minute video workshop introduces Primary School pupils to animal based collections at the Hunt Museum. Pupils learn how artists throughout history have depicted animals in their art, and why certain animals are important to different cultures. Pupils  will be introduced to the online research tools that will help them complete the Animal Hunt 3D online activity.

 

Animal Hunt 3D Workshop

History

  • Strand: Early people and ancient societies

Art

  • Strand: Drawing
  • Strand: Making & constructing
  • Strand: Looking & Observing

The Three Muses

The Three Muses: An innovative schools programme from the Hunt Museum, Limerick Museum, and Limerick City Gallery of Art, focussing on modern and contemporary visual art.

Duration: 60 mins

The Three Muses: Exploring art and identity is a programme for Primary School students designed to increase access, ownership, and enjoyment of the collections of three museums in Limerick city.

Participating school groups will enjoy a full day at the museum of workshops, and avail of activity packs to extend their learning.

Visual Art

  • Paint and Colour: Looking and responding; Making
  • Clay: Looking and responding; Making
  • Print: Looking & responding; Making

History

  • Strand: Local Studies
  • Strand: Working as a historian
  • Strand: Life, society, and culture in the past
  • Strand: Continuity and change over time

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