Curriculum-linked Archives - The Hunt Museum

Pre- Christian Ireland, 3D Big Data

Pre- Christian Ireland

Senior Cycle

Online Learning Resources

The Hunt Museum is working with European partners on the 3D Big Data Space initiative to make high-quality 3D cultural heritage data more accessible. As part of this, it is testing AR-based educational tools that support the EU’s goal of digitising endangered cultural sites by 2030.

Focusing on its Pre-Christian Ireland workshop, the museum collaborated with PCSS, In2, and Room to create an immersive 3D experience. Students can explore Bronze Age artefacts in detail, add annotations, and build visual language skills using guided resources.

The project also includes a digital quiz tool to test students’ knowledge of artefacts, including their purpose, design, and manufacturing techniques.

Whats included?

These resources are designed to support curriculum-linked learning and enhance student engagement:

  • Key terminology and visual language relevant to the Bronze Age

  • A structured timeline outlining technological innovations and material developments

  • Contextual information on burial practices and social traditions

  • Exploration of ritual and religious beliefs

  • Analysis of design principles and construction techniques

Artefact Resource

  • A detailed document examining Bronze Age artefacts from the museum collection

Digital Interactive

  • A quiz-based activity to reinforce learning outcomes and assess student understanding

Click the image below to try the Artefact IQ Quiz and explore 3D artefacts from the museum.

Clay Though the Ages Lesson Plan 3: A porcelain crest-ware pig from the Limerick Museum

Making Medieval Manuscripts – ARMA

Medieval illuminated manuscripts are hand-written books with pages made from animal skins,adorned with hand painted designs and precious metals. They are some of the most beautiful artifacts that remain from the period. The process of their creation tells us about scribal and artistic practices of the Medieval period. In this programme, post primary students will explore this process through a variety of resources created as part of the Art of Reading in the Middle Ages project for Europeana, including video-based resources, blogs, galleries and workbooks.

Click here for ARMA Reading in the Middle Ages.

Click here for ARMA Graphic Design Education Programme.

 

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Graphic Design – ARMA

Illuminated manuscripts in the Middle Ages can be viewed as objects of innovative graphic design featuring decorative fonts and images to engage readers. The term ‘design’ was not used in the same way during the Middle Ages. However, it speaks to the craftsmanship and ingenuity of the manuscripts in the Middle Ages. They were more than just books for writing in. The illuminators created elaborate fonts and artworks consisting of diverse shapes and sizes and examining these can inspire contemporary design. In this programme, post primary students will use medieval manuscripts, including fonts and imagery, as inspiration for their own graphic design projects.

Click here for ARMA Reading in the Middle Ages.

Click here for ARMA Making Medieval Manuscripts.

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Reading Aloud – ARMA

This programme will introduce primary school pupils to the practice of reading in the Middle Ages and how it was different from reading today. Pupils will begin by playing the interactive Reading Aloud Game, which will encourage them to think about what reading is and how it changed over time. The lesson plan that follows outlines a series of performance-based activities inspired by the research of Eleanor Giraud on Melodic Lection Marks, and how they aided with reading aloud. Following this programme, pupils will have a greater understanding of the practice of reading aloud in Medieval times, the shift towards silent reading, and how this changed our relationship with the written word.

Click here for ARMA Making Ink resource.

Click here for ARMA Calligraphy programme.

Play ARMA`S interactive Reading Aloud Game

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