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Class types: Half day workshop

Houses and Homes

Find out about houses and homes in the past and have a go at a simple house craft to take home

Toys and Games

Help us find our toys and games that have escaped from the museum and learn about toys in the past.

Field to flour

Explore the journey of wheat to flour in this hands-on workshop

The Mill Mouse

Explore the story of flour from wheat to bread in this half day workshop, focussed on the story of 'The Mill Mouse'

Portraits and self identity (trip)

Pupils will become immersed in original works, learning new ways of looking at and interpreting art.

Portraits and Self-identity (Outreach)

Your pupils will become artists for this two-hour session where they will learn the basics of portraiture including proportion and detailed drawing of facial features.

Deep Down Underground (Outreach)

Pupils will make a local history study and explore coal mining in Barnsley in your classroom.