Pre- Christian Ireland; Stone Age – Bronze Age

Suitability : Senior Cycle
Duration: 90 minutes 

Cost: €3.50 per student, Teachers go Free

 

Discover what life was like for people in Pre-Christian Ireland through interactive group activities, a tour of our Collection, handling of replica objects and new innovative digital interactives.

Focusing on the Stone Age and Bronze Age, students will build their visual literacy as they learn about the materials, production methods and decoration techniques used  to make everyday tools and objects in  prehistoric times.

During this workshop, students will use visual thinking strategies to examine and compare settlements from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age to determine how lifestyles improved in conjunction to the development of new materials and technologies. They will  use digital interactives to investigate archeological objects from our Collection and participate in group art activities.

This workshop will support students to complete written questions in content area 2; Ireland and it`s place in the wider world; Pre-Christian section of the Leaving Certificate Examinations.

John Hunt Collector & Archaeologist workshop delivered through zoom


Location: Zoom
Suitability: 3rd & 4th class
Duration: 30 minutes

Cost : Free

To Book contact the education team at

education@huntmuseum.com or call 061 490089

The Hunt Museum Collection speaks to John Hunt`s curiosity about the world he lived in, ancient cultures, archaeology, art and fine craftsmanship. 

In this live, online, taster workshop learners will virtually access the world of John Hunt through archival photographs, Collection images and short animations and a live discussion with a member of staff from the Hunt Museum. They will develop a broad understanding of the types of objects he collected, where he sourced them, as well as the impact he made in the field of Irish archaeology while living in Lough Gur. 

 

Curricular Links
History: Working as a historian; Stories from the lives of people in the past 
Science: Working Scientifically; Materials 
Geography: A sense of place and space; Maps, globes & geographical skills; Human Environments

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.

Viking Loan Box

Available to rent for 10 days at a cost of 35  Euro

Suitable for Primary and Secondary Schools

This  loan box comes with a set of instructions enabling teachers to set up and deliver our fun and engaging workshops in the classroom.

This loan box contains an array of replica objects and activity resources, that  bring the history of the Viking Age to life.

Teachers must be able to collect and return loan boxes to and from the hunt museum

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

The Vikings workshop – Junior Cycle

The Vikings Post Primary School Handling Session – Suitable for Junior Certificate and Transition Year Students.
Duration: 60mins
Cost €3.50 per student, teachers go free!

This workshop utilizes replica objects, digital interactives, and artifacts from our collection to enhance students’ understanding of the Vikings’ history in Ireland. It informs them about the Viking culture, including their lifestyle, clothing, weapons used in battles, and innovative technology that they introduced to the Irish people.

 

Curricular Links: 

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

History: Strand – Developing Historical Consciousness – History of Ireland

Geography: Strand – Exploring People, Places, and Change

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Loan Box

This is also available as a loan box.

The Hunt Museum offers a range of different loan boxes containing an array of handling material, and activity resources, that can bring the past to life in the classroom.

Contains artifacts relating to Ireland’s Viking age, and the role of the Norsemen in Limerick.

 

Cost: 35 euro for 10 days.

History

  • Strand: Developing historical consciousness
  • Strand: History of Ireland

800 Years of Fashion

800 Years of Fashion 

Duration: 60mins
€3.50 euro per student. Teachers go free!

During this workshop, students will learn about clothing from the past, covering eight periods between 1200 and 1920, and the societies that wore them. Resources, and objects in the Permanent Collection, will be used as historical evidence to gain a greater understanding of the evolution of fashion and how this relates to changes in society. This is a playful and fun workshop where students will get the opportunity to try on costumes as they learn about the fashion styles and cultures of the past.

 

History

  • Strand 1: The Nature of History
  • Strand 2: The history of Ireland
  • Strand 3: The history of Europe and the wider world

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

Ancient Ireland Handling Session

Ancient Ireland Handling Session: During this workshop, students will use their senses to analyse and evaluate various replica objects. This will enable them to construct historical narratives, and interpret what life was like in the Stone Age and Bronze Age.

They will also take a tour of the prehistoric objects in the Hunt Museum’s Permanent Collection.

Relevant to the Junior cycle
Duration: 60 mins
€3.50 per student, teachers go free!

Loan Box

This is also available as a loan box.

The Hunt Museum offers a range of different loan boxes containing an array of handling material, and activity resources, that can bring the past to life in the classroom.

This can be used to learn about Ireland in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age.

Cost: 30 euro plus VAT for 10 days.

History

  • Strand 1: The Nature of History
  • Strand 2: The History of Ireland

Visual Art

  • Element: Visual Culture and Appreciation, Craft Strand
  • Element: Media, Craft Strand

English

  • Strand 1: Oral Language

Science

  • Strand 1: The Nature of Science

Environmental Social Studies

  • Section 1: Settlement / Resources
  • Topics: Food, Shelter, Energy, Water, Clothing
  • Option 2: Pre-Christian Ireland

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