Horniman Museum

Opening Times and Fees

Opening Times:

Daily 10.30am - 5.30pm, except 24 - 26 December.

Fees: Admission to Museum and Gardens is free. There is a

charge for the Aquarium and some exhibits. It is recommended that schools call ahead (0208 291 8686)

to notify the museum when they'd like to visit. There is also the opportunity to book tutor led sessions

lasting from 45 minutes- 2 hours which will be charged for. These sessions include: object handling, garden themed

activities, live animal observation, museum tours, music making and art and craft.

Context

The Horniman Museum took shape through Frederick John Horniman's collecting of artefacts, objects and specimens he found interesting on his travels around the world. He wanted to educate the residents of Forest Hill, South London and then in 1901 a Museum was build to share his findings with the general public and enrich their understanding of other parts of the world.

Museum Vision: To use the worldwide collections and the Gardens to encourage a wider appreciation of the world, its peoples and their cultures, and its environments.

Museum learning opportunities

These are some of the ways we'd use the Museum to enhance the learning of the children in our chosen subjects including Music, D + T and History:

We'd focus on African Worlds, Music Galleries and Hands on Base areas as they are related to the topics we'll be covering in our chosen subjects.

The African World's gallery contains various sculptures, religious artefacts and masks.

- The masks would be a focus as it links into the D + T lessons we planned where children would create their own masks.

-There is also bronze art pieces and religious altars from Benin which links to the area of History we're focusing on.

They'd also complete worksheets to record information about the masks and Benin.

Museum learning opportunities

The Music Gallery and Hands on Base areas allow people to hear and play music from all over the world.

- For our Music lessons we'd focus on African instruments and music, using the different areas in the gallery and Hands on Base to show children how the instruments are made, what they sound like and in what contexts they were used in throughout History.

-Children could also go on a picture hunt searching for the instruments on their worksheet.

What can the children gain from the visit?

The children will have the opportunity to see and potentially touch objects and artefacts which they'd learnt about thus gaining a more interactive learning experience.

Gain a greater cultural and historical understanding of other parts of the world.

What children see could be a good reference point and source of inspiration for the lessons following the visit e.g. they'll make their own masks and music (they'll explore this in the Museum).

TravelAddress: 100 London Road, Forest Hill,

London, SE23 3PQ

Bus: 176, 185, 197, 356, P4 - stop outside the Museum and Gardens on London Road

122 - stops on Dartmouth Road

P13 - stops on Underhill Road

363 - stops on Sydenham Hill Road

Train: 5-10 minute walk from

Forest Hill station served

by London Overground line.