ATTENTION..... The Schools
Loans Collection has RELOCATED, click on the 'How
to find us' link to find out more!
Loans boxes developed
with schools, for schools.
The Loans Service
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery’s
loans service is both well-established and
expanding. It offers rare and inspiring resources
for schools. Our aim is to ensure that pupils
have the opportunity to engage with the museum's
collections in a way that will stimulate,
support and enrich their learning...
The service is FREE of charge and operates
on a half term basis. There are over 200
loans available to borrow ranging from a
cat’s skeleton to ancient Egyptian
funerary masks, Roman mosaics, Greek pots
and Roman togas.
Many of these have links with National Curriculum
subject areas such as Predators and Prey, Ancient
Egypt, Roman Settlers, Victorian Life, World
War II, Natural History, Toys of the Past,
Religious Studies and many more. These artefacts
can be used to support curriculum teaching
through artwork, role-play, literacy, numeracy
or hands-on investigation.
 The
majority of the objects within the collection
are authentic
and some are over 3,000 years old. It is a
rare opportunity to handle such ancient artefacts
and so great care and respect must be taken
when
doing so.
We recommend that a member of staff
from every school attends a free INSET training
session, to help build confidence in using
objects to support classroom learning.
Some boxes of replica artefacts and replica
costume are also available.
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