Free primary gallery tours
We are pleased to offer our exciting interactive gallery tours for free. These one hour sessions explore our galleries and investigate objects first hand to bring to life a number of cross-curricular themes. Sessions are listed by key curriculum subject but all have been devised to support cross-curricular learning.
'This was an excellent session; the guide was superb at encouraging and working with the children'
(KS2 teacher)
History
Homes in the Past
KS1
What were homes like long ago? Step into period rooms and explore objects from the past from Tudor and Victorian times.Cross-curricular links: Art & Design
Mantua court dress, 1755-1760
How We Used to Dress
KS1 & 2
Find out what people wore, including King James II's wedding suit, a magnificent Mantua court dress and Victorian daywear. Try on a Victorian crinoline or a gentleman's overcoat.
Cross-curricular links: Art & Design
How Victorians Used to Live
KS2
Discover how Victorians used to eat, what they used to wear and how they decorated their homes. Get hands-on with original eating and drinking objects.
Cross-curricular links: Art & Design
A Day at the Great Exhibition
KS2
Find out what a visit the Great Exhibition would have been like and see some of the objects that were on display there in 1851.
Cross-curricular links: Art & Design
Tudor Kings and Queens
KS2
Discover what life was like in the time of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
Cross-curricular links: Art & Design.
Art & Design
Tippoo's Tiger, about 1790
V&A Voyage
KS1 & 2
Explore traditional clothes, religious objects and items used in everyday life from India, China, Japan and the Islamic Middle East.
Cross-curricular links: History/RE
The World of William Morris
KS1 & 2
Discover William Morris, the Victorian Designer. Look at his famous wallpaper and textile designs as well as furniture and stained glass. Find out what inspired him and compare his style to that of other Victorian designers, including Charles Rennie-Mackintosh.
Cross-curricular links: History
Investigating Pattern
Take a Seat
KS2
From thrones to plastic stacking chairs, explore different chair designs, materials and functions.
Cross-curricular links: DT
Investigating Pattern
KS2
Hunt for a round corner of the Museum! See how many different kinds you can find and learn more about incredible pattern designs from around the world.
Cross-curricular links: Maths/RE
Bookings
Available: Monday - Friday
Cost: Free
Timing: 10.30-11.30, 11.45-12.45 & 13.00-14.00
Capacity: Maximum of 30 students per session
Book now on +44 (0)20 7942 2211 or email bookings.office@vam.ac.uk
Please note, any free session cancelled within three weeks of the date of the visit will be charged a £60 cancellation fee.
A gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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