Art and Design
Many museums offer the opportunity for school children to investigate and make art, craft and design in a framework that allows them to explore and develop their own ideas.
Museum collections and sites offer different starting points and springboards for creativity.
Local museums may have a collection of art and/or crafts or a collection which features artists and craftspeople from other cultures and time periods.
However, a museum does not even have to have an obvious art and design related collection for young artists to gain inspiration. Museum sites, collections and exhibitions can act as an inspirational source.
The websites and downloads below show how museum collections can inspire.
Downloads
Swinging Sixties (Banbury Museum. Word DOC, 36Kb).
Art Teachers Pack (Brighton Museums and Galleries. Word DOC, 91Kb).
Image and Identity (Brighton Museums and Galleries Word DOC, 3.13 MB).
Genes meet jeans - art and science (Ashmolean Museum. Word DOC, 36.5Kb).
Shadow Puppets (Brighton Museums and Galleries. Word DOC, 80Kb).
Useful Websites
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Ashmolean Museum offers sessions on Eastern and Western Art.
Brighton Museums and Galleries offer the opportunity for pupils to handle contemporary and historical objects from a variety of cultures to inspire new artwork.
Reading Museum for details of Making it Work (Aims to encourage the practical applications of craft).
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery provide Art History Sessions.
Pallant House Gallery has a team of skilled and experienced artist educators to support teachers and encourage students to explore, analyse and enjoy looking at art and architecture.
River and Rowing Museum sessions to support Art and Design at all Key Stages.
Portsmouth City Museum KS1 & KS2 Introduction to works by local artists past and present.
The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum demonstrates how a museum visit can be used to support Art and Design.
English Heritage publication Art and the Historic Environment by Malcolm Lockey.
GPS Drawing Workshops brought together young people, museum objects, and open spaces through drawing using innovative technology.