Learning at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
Welcome to Cartwright Hall Art Gallery's Learning & Outreach programme. To make a booking or for further information, please contact 01274 431216 or email sofia.maskin@bradford.gov.uk Alternatively contact daniel.willoughby@bradford.gov.uk
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Arab Weaver Workshop
KS1, KS2 & KS3
Museum’s Learning Team led workshop introducing Islamic architecture and culture. The sessions include discussion, object handling and practical work. See the My Leanring website.
2 hour session £88 (Max 35 pupils)
Take 2 Portraits
KS1 or KS2
This session compares the historic portrait of The Brown Boy by Joshua Reynolds with a contemporary portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol. The whole class will then have the opportunity to dressing up and learn how to draw a portrait of each other. Museum’s Learning Team led workshop
2 hour session £88 (Max 35 pupils)
What is Sculpture
For Key Stages 1 and 2
Using the sculpture in the gallery and Lister Park children will compare and contrast as well as think about how sculpture is made before creating their own 3D piece.
2 hours session £88 (Max 35 pupils)
Cliffe Castle Museum workshop on tour: Ancient Egyptian Mummification
KS2 History
A hands on way to find out how the Ancient Egyptians prepared their dead for the Afterlife as pupils take part in a step by step mummification ceremony. The session includes an opportunity for children to handle real burial objects from Ancient Egypt, and to look at artworks detailing life in Ancient Egypt.
1 hour museum Staff led workshop.
£67 per session (Max 35 pupils)
Free self-led and introductory visits
subject to availability & booking essential
- Lowry Cityscapes For early years groups come and build your own city with our Lowry inspired building blocks.
- An Introduction to our permanent collections in the CONNECT Galleries; People, Place, Imagination
- An Introduction to David Hockney’s ‘Le Plongeur’
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