pennine lancashire museums and schools brochure 2015/16

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Pennine Lancashire Museums and Schools 2015/2016

Supporting learning and inspiring your pupils

Contents


4 Welcome to Pennine Lancashire Museums

5 Where We Are

6 Digital Reality in our Museums

7 Even More Online

8 We Visit You

9 Loan Boxes

10 Special Events Weeks

11 Arts Award

12 ‘Inspired By’ Teachers’ Sessions

VENUES

14 Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery

16 Clitheroe Castle Museum

18 Gawthorpe Textiles Collection at Gawthorpe Hall

20 Haworth Art Gallery

22 Helmshore Mills Textile Museum

24 Queen Street Mill Textile Museum

26 Ribchester Roman Museum

28 The Whitaker Museum + Art Gallery

30 Towneley Hall Art Gallery, Museum and Park

32 Turton Tower

34 Contacts

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Welcome to Pennine Lancashire Museums Welcome to Pennine Lancashire Museums and Schools 2015/16.

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MUSEUMS AND SCHOOLSPennine Lancashire Museums are working as part of a National Programme called Museums and Schools with the aim of strengthening links between schools and their local museums. Through this programme in Pennine Lancashire, we aim to offer better, more relevant learning sessions that are developed with the help of and consultation with local teachers.

We have reviewed and refined many of our sessions in line with the new national curriculum and what local teachers and schools say they want from the museums they visit.

NEW FOR 2015/16Ribchester Roman Museum has joined Pennine Lancashire Museums and Schools Programme. As the only specialist Roman Museum in the whole of the North West, it offers an amazing insight into this topic and a practical and interactive learning session for all.

Full details of their learning offer can be found on page 26.

DIGITAL REALITYWe’ve embraced the digital revolution and from Sept 2015 we are launching ‘Digital Reality’ in four museums. See page 6 for more details and be one of the first schools to experience this.

MORE ONLINEFrom July 2015 there will be many more learning resources available to view and download from our website learningwithplm.org.uk including video trailers showing the digital reality tours.

WHY ARE PENNINE LANCASHIRE MUSEUMS SO SPECIAL?Pennine Lancashire is home to some of the North West’s most lavish museum collections and architectural and historical gems. This is thanks partly to the enormous wealth made from weaving cotton during the Industrial Revolution and also due to the importance of the region in both Norman and Roman times.

Pennine Lancashire Museums have built up an unparalleled collection of art and historical artefacts with national and international significance. In addition many of the museums and galleries are located in beautiful parks, landscapes and natural habitats providing an exceptional indoor and outdoor learning experience.

For info on all sessions and more visit learningwithplm.org.uk

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WE ARE ON YOUR DOORSTEPFrom the map above you will see that you have a Pennine Lancashire Museum near to your school, and you may be within easy distance of a few of our venues. We hope this brochure encourages you to take a closer look at the excellent learning experiences available locally.

New for 2015/16 – Ribchester Roman Museum joins Pennine Lancashire Museums.


Where We Are

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Digital Reality in our Museums

learningwithplm.org.uk/digital-reality

See films, hear sounds and noises, get close ups of working machinery and have a fun yet in depth learning experience which brings the museum alive and shows you parts you cannot reach on a normal tour or learning session.

Throughout the museums there are activation points that trigger films, sounds and animations for you to watch and hear through hand held tablets.

The four Digital Reality Tours are:

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum – Meet Eddie your personal virtual guide who will take you round the mill to hear and see the machinery.

Queen Street Mill Textile Museum – Hear about the textile industry as it really was. This tour will dispel many of the myths that have grown up around the textile industry.

Clitheroe Castle Museum – Go time travelling around the castle and its keep and see it build up over time with the help of Gareth the Wyvern Dragon

Turton Tower – Soundscapes help you imagine what life was like living at Turton Tower via soundclips being played as you move from room to room.

These tours will be launched throughout the rest of 2015 and 2016 and can be used as an addition to your learning session or as a stand alone. Trailers showing what you can expect at each venue can be viewed at learningwithplm.org.uk/digital-reality

Ask about digital reality tours when you enquire about your learning session.

Four Pennine Lancashire Museums are unveiling a brand new experience for pupils and teachers. Digital reality tours have been created which offer a great new way to experience the museum, its stories, history and characters.

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Even More Online

YOUR IMPROVED ONLINE RESOURCE FOR 2015/16

In 2014 we launched learningwithplm.org.uk to complement the printed brochure and because more and more teachers access learning information and research online.

For 2015/16 we have improved the range of information and support material available on our website learningwithplm.org.uk to enable us to offer you more resources to help you plan your museum visit.

From the website you can: Access information on every venue

in the Pennine Lancashire Museums Partnership

Find all of the learning sessions featured in this brochure plus download lesson outlines and risk assessments and pre and post learning support material

Use our online form to enquire about any learning session at any of the 10 Pennine Lancashire Museums

Find out about and book for special teachers’ events

Read and download our newsletters Browse information about Arts Award Watch video trailers showing our

NEW digital reality tours


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We Visit YouPennine Lancashire Museums like to be as flexible as possible when it comes to bringing the curriculum to life for your pupils.

We recognise that sometimes it is more appropriate for our staff to come into school to deliver a session in your classroom. Our aim is to really bring the subject to life, getting your pupils all ‘fired up’ about a new topic or revising and reinforcing a topic that they’ve just finished.

Each session offers the chance to handle and use genuine artefacts and replica objects. Some of our outreach sessions are delivered in costume – you could rent a Tommy for the day, or a Roman, or a Victorian schoolteacher…

For more information about our range of outreach sessions, contact Gill Brailey 01772 534090 or Stephen Irwin 01254 667130

Cost: £95 half day, £150 a full day

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Our loan boxes are a great way of bringing a little bit of the museum into your classroom. The boxes contain a wide range of historical artefacts, replica objects and useful resources and can be used to inspire a range of classroom activities which deliver desired learning outcomes with enjoyment and fun.

Loan Boxes

The objects may be handled by the children or used for a classroom display. There is nothing like the real thing to convey to a child how heavy a steel helmet is or the texture of an ancient Egyptian pot.

For more information on loan boxes from Lancashire County Council Museum Loans Service please contact:

Carole Marsh on 01772 534067.Email: [email protected]

For more information on loan boxes from

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery please contact:

Suzanne Cunliffe on 01254 667130 Email: [email protected]

Loan boxes are available from both Lancashire County Council Museum Loans Service and through Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery. Charges apply for loan boxes but vary depending on the provider and number of loans.


“Our students really enjoyed using the Norman clothing and armour - it inspired them to have a go at making their own swords, shields and papermache helmets.”

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Special Events Weeks

Date Venue and contact Event Key Stage10–11 November 2015 Clitheroe Castle Museum –

01200 424568Remembrance Event – Come and join us for hands on activities around the theme of remembrance.

KS2

7–11 December 2015 Helmshore Mills Textile Museum – 01706 226459

Victorian Christmas – Traditional games, pastimes and Father Christmas.

KS1/Lower KS2

14–16 December 2015

Turton Tower – 01204 852203 Victorian Christmas – Traditional games, pastimes and Father Christmas.

KS1/Lower KS2

7–9 March 2016 Helmshore Mills Textile Museum – 01706 226459

Science and Engineering – Take part in challenges and meet local hero character Richard Arkwright.

KS1/2/3

14–18 March 2016 Gawthorpe Hall – 01282 771004 Shakespeare Week – Drama and creative workshops celebrating one of the greatest English writers

KS2

3–5 May 2016 Queen Street Mill Textile Museum – 01282 412555

Weaving Words and Stories – Poetry, theatre and role play activities.

6–10 June 2016 Clitheroe Castle Museum - 01200 424568

Dark Age Britain (life under the Vikings and Saxons) – Experience life during the Dark Ages with Saxon storyteller and coin making.

KS1/KS2

20–24 June 2016 Clitheroe Castle Museum – 01200 424568

Castles and Castle Life – Handle arms and armour, play medieval games and try out medieval style cooking.

KS1/KS2/Lower KS3

Special Events Weeks are a great way to give pupils and teachers the opportunity to immerse themselves in stimulating, hands–on activities in breath-taking historical settings.

“Thank you very much. The pupils had a superb afternoon… students gained a good understanding of the Civil War in their local area.”Miss H. Loxston, Longridge High School

“The activities the children took part in at Turton Tower were stimulating, fun and really brought Tudor England to life”. Anne Chadwick, St Stephen’s CE Primary School, Burnley

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Arts Award

This is a great way for children and young people to be inspired by and enjoy the arts whilst achieving nationally recognised introductory and accredited awards. Did you know that your children can complete the key sections of their Arts Awards by working with Pennine Lancashire’s Museums? By taking part in a museum visit, children can discover rich cultural heritage from art and craft to sculpture, architecture and design. In an innovative approach to the Discover and Explore Arts Award Levels, Pennine Lancashire Museums

have produced bespoke log-books. These are a great way for children to collect evidence of their Arts Award journey both during their visit and back at school.

Arts Award Discover or Explore can run alongside half a term’s work and a visit to one of our museums. Costs of moderation and certificates range from £1.25 to £10 depending on the Arts Award level and the numbers of pupils taking part. Interested in finding out more?

Contact Gill Brailey 01772 534090 or Steve Irwin 01254 667130

Take a look at the Arts Award website

www.artsaward.org.uk

As the North West Bridge Organisation, Curious Minds works with Arts Council England to connect children and young people with great art and culture. We are pleased to be working in partnership on the Pennine Lancashire Museums and Schools Programme.

Arts Award is managed by Trinity College London in association with Arts Council England working with Curious Minds.

Arts Award is all about encouraging and inspiring children and young people up to age 25 to find out about art and culture, take part in creative activities and share their learning.

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“Inspired By…” Sessions just for teachers

These gave teachers the time and space to recharge their creative batteries and work with professional artists, designers and makers.

In 2014/15 teachers came to sessions at Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, the Haworth Art Gallery and Helmshore Mills Textile Museum and had an inspiring time, and most of all they asked for more of the same please!

For 2015/16 we are delighted to offer our own ‘Inspired By’ sessions where you can enjoy meeting other creative teachers, try out new techniques, develop your own creative talents and get inspiration to take back to the classroom.

Session dates and details will be featured on learningwithplm.org.uk and via Lancashire County Council’s schools portal.

Comments from teachers:

We have been inspired by the excellent Sanctuary teacher sessions held at the V&A, one of our national museum partners, so throughout 2014 and 2015 we worked with learning staff from the V&A to develop our own version of Sanctuary sessions.

‘Fab, refreshing, lively, uninhibiting – let’s get more going!’

‘I need to do more of this and see more galleries. Thanks for the inspiration.’

‘A great evening, entertaining, interesting and informative… thank you.’

Teachers’ session at Queen Street Mill with Textile Artist Bella May LeonardTour around Queen

Street Mill

Tour around Haworth Art Gallery Artist Lee Crocker

inspiring teachers at Haworth Art Gallery

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Venues

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If your pupils are studying ancient Egypt then come and see our Egyptology collection. The gallery, a dedicated Egyptology space, is home to the most requested and sought after item in the whole museum, the Mummy.

Parts of the Egyptian collection were collected by John Garstang who was not only one of the great early Egyptologists but also a son of Blackburn. Born and schooled in the town, the objects he gave to the museum give our Egyptian collection a link to both Blackburn and a country far away.

Enquire online at learningwithplm.org.uk/enquire

ADDRESS Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery Museum Street, Blackburn BB1 7AJ

Tel: 01254 667130

Website: blackburnmuseum.org.uk/learning

COST Half day session costs £2.50 per pupil Full day session costs £5.00 per pupil

TO BOOK Call the Museum on 01254 667130 Enquire online at: blackburnmuseum.org.uk/learning

LOCAL STORYSPECIAL COLLECTION

Come and see the ‘Cottontown’ Gallery which looks at the industrial history of the town, the ‘Skill and Labour’ gallery which focuses on the social history of the town after 1750 and the ‘Early History Gallery’ which looks at the history of Blackburn from the Iron Age until the 1750’s. Objects include power and hand looms, a cruck frame from a local inn and a collection of Victoriana from the town’s heyday.

As one of the first purpose built free museums to open outside of London in 1874, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery houses a rich and fascinating collection covering fine art, decorative art, Egyptology, coins, manuscripts, natural history, social history and South Asia. A visit is a great way to inspire your pupils and support both teaching and learning in the classroom.

Fully physically accessible

Lunch facilities

Coach drop off

Coach Parking

Toilets

Gift shop

Linked loan boxes

Outreach sessions available

FACILITIES

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery

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Learning sessions

Half day / KS2 / History

As well as seeing our Mummy, your pupils will use objects from the collection as well as craft activities to find out the ways in which objects from ancient Egypt can tell us about the lives of everyday people.

Life in Ancient Egypt


By looking at and playing with a selection of old and new toys, the children will explore the ways in which we can tell ‘old’ from ‘new’. After playing with the toys your pupils will be able to make their own toy to take home.

Toys


The children will find out about the impact of WW2 on the people of Blackburn, the experiences of children and have the opportunity to handle a selection of objects from the period.

WW2 Home Front

Portraits

Half day / KS1 / Art

What does a portrait tell us about the sitter? Your pupils will learn to unravel the clues that can be found in the picture of a person. After the opportunity to look at the pictures in our art gallery, the children will make a portrait of their own which can be developed back in the classroom.


Storytelling

Half day / KS2 / Literacy

This session has been developed with the Laureate for Storytelling and a local teacher. Your pupils will follow a riddle trail around the museum, linked to the paintings and objects to be found in the galleries and then meet together for a storytelling session linked to the riddles they have solved.

Session specially developed for Pennine Lancashire Museums & Schools

Half day / KS1/2 / History/Literacy

(Available at the museum or as outreach at your school)

Follow the amazing story of local girl ‘Spinning Jenny’, brought to life using objects from a Victorian mill working family. Then children become the storytellers, creating their own version of what happens next…

Spinning Jenny

Session specially developed for Pennine Lancashire Museums & SchoolsHalf day / KS2 / Science/History

Our museum is full of different inventions and the children will spend half a day finding out about the inventors on their doorstep and how they changed their world before exploring the whole of the museum, tracking down all the inventions to be found and discovering how they made money, saved time and made the world a different place.

Inventors and Inventions


Full day / KS2 / Science

Inspired by the museum’s collection of over 3,000 beetles, this science workshop looks at beetles, nature’s favourite mini-beast. The children will discover the world of beetles, find out what makes them so wonderful, have a go at designing and then making their own.

Mini-beasts


We also offer to visit your school with objects from our collections. Typically, a session is an hour long and involves a talk and a handling session with original objects. Secondary schools find this particularly useful.

Subjects we offer include:

The English Civil War – Exploring the attitudes and values of those involved in this conflict, together with the equipment and tactics they used in battles.

World War One – Looking at why the war developed as it did and how the weapons and tactics changed as the combatants struggled to cope with the new ways of waging war.

Public Health in Victorian Lancashire – This session draws on original health inspectors’ reports to explore the very real problems faced by the people living in the rapidly expanding industrial towns in Pennine Lancashire.

Outreach Sessions

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All the collections are from the local area and include rocks and fossils, photographs, paintings, coins and medals. There are also finds from the Ribble Valley including bronze age burial urns from Pinder Hill and silver coins from The Mitton Hoard.

Discover how the landscape we see today was formed from a glaciated valley and how people have lived and worked within it.

Explore the natural world of the area and find out why it is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a Special Protection Area. Our displays cover geology, archaeology, natural history, folklore and industrial and social history.

Clitheroe Castle Museum


Visit our award winning museum and let us take you on a journey through 350 million years of history.

Discover the spectacular Norman keep, explore the museum galleries or learn about everything that happened in the year 1066 from our Norman nobleman Henry de Brocas.

SPECIAL COLLECTION LOCAL STORY

Lunch facilities

Coach drop off

Coach Parking

Limited accessibility

Toilets

Gift shop

Linked loan boxes

FACILITIES

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COST Morning or afternoon session (2hrs) £2.50 LCC pupil, £3 non LCC pupil. All day session (4hrs) £5 LCC pupil, £6 non LCC pupil. Accompanying adults free.

TO BOOK Telephone Clitheroe Castle Museum on 01200 424568 to discuss your requirements and make a provisional booking for the proposed date of your visit. Your booking will be confirmed upon receipt of a completed booking form and non-refundable deposit of £30. Email: [email protected]

ADDRESS Clitheroe Castle Museum Castle Hill, Clitheroe, BB7 1BA

Tel: 01200 424568

Website: lancashire.gov.ukmuseums

Half day / KS2/3 / History/Science

The immersive and experiential session gives pupils the opportunity to be an active part of the year 1066. They will witness the rise and fall of the last Anglo Saxon kings, be party to the invasions of both Vikings and Normans and participate in three battles. There will also be a chance to examine and handle Norman and Saxon arms and armour, study and compare the differences and see how they were used in battle.

Pupils will then use the skills and knowledge learned to design and construct armour …for an egg! They will test their armour using the ancient method of the ‘long drop’ to see who is crowned ‘Champion of the egg’.

Half day / KS2/3 / History/Science

Follow a historical, interactive and hands on tour of the Norman keep, whilst taking in the spectacular views over Clitheroe and the surrounding area. Find out how castles were built, what they were made from, how they were defended and how and why they changed.

Then get to grips with a range of exciting, hands-on-activities that will enliven and support a range of cross curricular skills. Build your own Motte and Bailey castle utilising key ideas you have learnt on the tour. Older pupils will explore the science behind trebuchets and catapults as they use these principles to attack an enemy castle.

Half day / KS1/2 / Literacy

Come and meet our Dragon Protection Officer and enrol in SWORD (Society for the Welfare Of Rare Dragons).

In this exciting and immersive session pupils will be taught all the skills they need to become a SWORD Ranger.

Pupils will discover the secret history of SWORD, how to identify different dragons, discover where they live, what they eat, their likes and dislikes, what makes them so scary, and how to care for them. They will explore and train in the sword and shield techniques that will keep them safe from angry dragons, and those skills needed to stop Dragon Slayers. Once the tasks are completed take a seat and hear the tale of ‘The Clitheroe Dragon’.

Myths and Legends creates a refreshing and stimulating learning opportunity that combines creative storytelling, drama, hands on learning and adventure.

1066 The Year Castles and Keeps Myths and Legends

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Most of our KS1 learning sessions can be adapted to fit the

specific needs of EYFS. Please contact us to discuss.

Remembrance Event10–11 November 2015

Come and join us for hands on activities around the theme of remembrance.

Dark Age Britain (life under the Vikings and Saxons)6–10 June 2016

Discover the role of the Dark Age warrior and learn battle tactics. Join our Saxon storyteller who will tell tales and teach Old English. Watch our moneyer demonstrate the coin making process and make a coin for each group to take away. Explore Dark Age domestic life.

SPECIAL EVENTS WEEKS

Castles and Castle life20–24 June 2016

Find out more about life during the medieval period. Handle arms and armour, play medieval games and try out some cooking medieval style!

£4.00 LCC pupil £4.50 non LCC pupil


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This superb 17th-century Elizabethan country house set in the heart of Pennine Lancashire, was home to the famous Shuttleworth family for over 300 years and houses one of the finest textile collections in Europe.

Explore stunning textile treasures Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth collected from around the world alongside new work from contemporary makers, and try out textile skills inspired by the collection.

Take your pupils back in time to meet the butler and housekeeper and discover the life of a large Victorian family and their home. Join our time scene officer and examine portraits from one of the biggest loans of paintings from the National Portrait Gallery in the North West.

Please note that due to essential building works Gawthorpe Hall is not open to schools or the public until 2016. Gawthorpe Hall and the Gawthorpe Textiles Collection will be running outreach sessions throughout 2015. Please contact the venue for further information.

Lunch facilities

Coach Parking


Toilets

Linked loan boxes


FACILITIES

Discover the Gawthorpe Textiles Collection at Gawthorpe Hall. Gawthorpe Textiles Collection is one of the finest textile collections in Europe and includes stunning embroidery, lace, costume, quilts and textile artefacts from around the world displayed within the historic setting of Gawthorpe Hall.

Find out more about local hero Rachel Kay Shuttleworth (1886-1967), the last member of the Shuttleworth family to live at Gawthorpe Hall. She created a Craft House in her ancestral home and used her amazing collection to inspire people to craft and create.


Gawthorpe Textiles Collection at Gawthorpe Hall

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COST Half day session (2hrs) £2.50 LCC pupil, £3 non LCC pupil. All day session (4hrs) £5 LCC pupil, £6 non LCC pupil. Accompanying adults free.

TO BOOK Call Gawthorpe Hall on 01282 771004 to discuss your requirements and make a provisional booking for the proposed date of your visit. Your booking will be confirmed upon receipt of a completed booking form and non-refundable deposit of £30. Email: [email protected]

ADDRESS Gawthorpe Hall Burnley Road, Padiham, Burnley BB12 8UA

Tel: 01282 771004

Website: lancashire.gov.uk/museums


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1hr / KS1/2 / History

Visit the kitchens and discover the duties of the butler at the Hall. Hands-on activities include polishing the silver and instruction in setting the table correctly.

Victorian Butler


New for 2015 are Gawthorpe Textiles Collection loan boxes to support creative learning in the classroom, available through Lancashire County Council Museum Loans Service. Also available are ‘Meet Miss Rachel and her Textile Collection’ and ‘Investigating Pattern’ outreach sessions, both specially developed for Pennine Lancashire Museums & Schools.

2hrs / KS2/3 / Art

Explore the historical portraits housed within Gawthorpe Hall with our Time Scene Officer. Use your skills as a Time Scene Detective to find and interpret the hidden meanings within the paintings. Examine samples of the fabrics seen in the portraits, learn about their history and what they signify. Then using what you have discovered about symbolism, plan, design and create your own portrait. What symbolism will you hide in yours?

Half day / KS2 / Textiles/Art/Design

Explore the textile collection looking at historical textiles alongside innovative work from contemporary makers and try out a textile skill inspired by the collection.

Please note: there is an extra materials charge of £1.00 per pupil for this session.

Full day / KS2/3/4 / History/Art/Design

Hear tales of the English Civil War in Lancashire from Colonel Shuttleworth or his wife Fleetwood Barton and learn textile skills inspired by historical lace in the textile collection.


Also available as a half-day visit.

Full day / KS2 / Geography/Art/Design

Discover the world-wide origins of the textile collection with Miss Rachel or her friend and learn embroidery and weaving textile skills inspired by the textile collection. Sketchbooks welcome.


Also available as a half-day visit.

Half day / KS3/4 / Textiles/Art/Design

Research patterns in the textile collection and architecture of the Hall and create your own pattern storyboard to inspire design work back in the classroom. Sketchbooks welcome.


Time Scene Investigations: Symbolism in Portraits

Introduction to the Textile Collection

1hr / KS1/2/3 / History/Textiles

Explore this beautiful 17th-century house and discover the rich history of the Shuttleworth family.

Site Tour


Follow the housekeeper and learn about the jobs she has to do every day. A practical session which includes laying a fire in one of the bedrooms.

Victorian Housekeeper

Stuarts, Battles and Lace The Textile Journey

Investigating Pattern




One week of exciting morning or afternoon sessions on the following themes:

Victorian ChristmasPlease note that due to essential building works at Gawthorpe Hall, the Victorian Christmas event will take place at Helmshore Mills Textile Museum 7 – 11 December 2015. Please call 01706 226459 for further information.

Shakespeare Week 14–18 March 2016



You can choose combinations of activities to suit your particular requirements and those of your pupils.

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Pennine Lancashire Museums and Schools 2014/15Haworth Art Gallery

Schools groups are invited to tour the gallery and the Tiffany glass collection outside of public opening hours on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9.30am to 11.30am.

Our morning sessions offer exclusive access to the collection, where pupils will be able to discover how Tiffany designed and created his unique work. Pupils will be able to use our own worksheets to record the colours, patterns and shapes they see in the Tiffany exhibition rooms and will also be able to participate in any one of an array of practical activities (see Learning Sessions opposite).

The Haworth Art Gallery in Accrington is home to Europe’s largest public collection of Tiffany glass.


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Toilets

Coach Parking

Lunch facilities

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COST Hyndburn Schools are free. For all other schools each half day session costs £2.50 per pupil. Maximum group size is one class of 30, plus adults. Accompanying staff are free.

TO BOOK Call the Gallery on 01254 233782Email [email protected]

ADDRESS Haworth Art Gallery Manchester Road, Accrington BB5 2JS

Tel: 01254 233782

Website: hyndburnbc.gov.uk/hag

The Tiffany Glass Collection contains many rare and varied glass items including iridescent vases, mosaic tiles, nature inspired vases and glassware. The collection charts the Tiffany Glass company’s history and influences from Europe, Middle East and the natural world.

Find out about the local man Joseph Briggs, who brought the Tiffany Glass Collection back to Accrington after he went to America to find his fortune in 1891. The collection came to the Haworth in 1951, which was previously home to brother and sister William and Anne Haworth.


Relief Collage ‘Vases’ Paper MosaicBlock Printing - Banners or Gift Boxes

Learning sessions



This art activity is based on the fabulous glass vases in our collection and is suitable for younger children. After being inspired by the real thing, the children get to recreate it in collage form.


Using the mosaic patterns and designs in our Tiffany collection as inspiration, this activity introduces your group to the technique of creating a mosaic using multi-coloured paper squares, rectangles and triangles.

Half day / KS1/2 / Art

This is an ideal activity to introduce your group to printing techniques. We will tailor it to your children depending on whether they are KS1 or KS2. The blocks are then used to create either a group banner or individual gift boxes.

Half day / KS3/4 / Art

We have a lot of experience working with SEN/CLD pupils and we’ve devised this session specifically for them. The children take part in a range of sensory art and craft activities based on the colours, patterns and shapes to be found in our galleries.

Exploring Colour and Form with Tiffany Glass

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Helmshore Mills Textile Museum’s collections are designated as being of national importance.

The Devil hole, spinning floor and filling room contain original machinery which is regularly demonstrated.

Find out about the Turner family who transformed Helmshore into a thriving mill community and discover what happened during the power loom riots of 1826, when handloom weavers who feared for their livelihood attacked a local mill.



Coach Parking

Lunch facilities

Toilets

Gift shop

Linked loan boxes

FACILITIESNestling side by side in the quiet village of Helmshore in the stunning Rossendale Valley are two original Lancashire textile mills, Higher Mill and Whitaker’s Mill, together known as Helmshore Mills Textile Museum.

Pupils will be immersed in the sights, sounds and smells of mill life as they witness original machinery at work. Discover how raw wool and cotton were transformed into yarn ready to

be woven into cloth, and learn how the ideas of famous local inventors revolutionised the world in which we live today.

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TO BOOK Call Helmshore Mills Textile Museum on 01706 226459 to discuss your requirements and make a provisional booking for the proposed date of your visit. Your booking will be confirmed upon receipt of a completed booking form and non-refundable deposit of £30. Email: [email protected]

ADDRESS Helmshore Mills Textile Museum Holcombe Road, Helmshore, Rossendale BB4 4NP

Tel: 01706 226459



Helmshore Mills Textile Museum

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Half day / KS1/2/3 / History/Geography

Take a guided walk around the local area to explore how the Industrial Revolution changed the landscape forever. Find out the contribution that mill owner William Turner made, and discover what happened to local woman Mary Hindle who was accused of taking part in the power loom riots.


Explore mill home life with this opportunity to handle real objects from domestic and working life.

1hr / KS1/2/3 / History

Take a journey through the Industrial Revolution, from the domestic woollen industry to the time when cotton was king. Follow the inventions that made it happen, and the lives of the people it affected.

Local History: Mill Town

1hr / KS1/2/3 / Art & Design

A practical session for pupils; how to turn wool into felt!

Please note: there is an extra charge of 75p per pupil for this session.

Felt Making

Object Handling

1hr / KS1/2 / Design & Technology

What are the clothes we wear made from? Pupils discover the origins of different fabrics.

Fibres and Fabrics Revolution!



Victorian Christmas 7–11 December 2015

Science and Engineering 7–9 March 2016





Half day / KS1/2/3 / History/Science

Where does our cotton come from? Take a trip through the Devil Hole to discover how the mill used recycled cotton to make yarn. In Whitaker’s Mill find out about carding and spinning by machine and the working conditions of the mill, then watch a demonstration of the original carding engines and spinning mule.

Half day / KS1/2/3 / History/Science/ Design & Technology

Before cotton came to Britain, people spun and wove wool at home. This session will teach pupils about the cottage industry and allow them to try carding and spinning wool by hand. Visit Higher Mill, built in 1789 and discover how woollen cloth was made and finished. Watch the waterwheel turn and power sets of filling stocks and visit the lodge to see how the mill was supplied with water.

Half day / KS1/2 / History/Literacy

An alternative to The Cotton Story, this fun interactive session reinterprets the mill combining history, language, literacy and art. The noises from the machinery have been stolen and must be recreated with words, sounds and pictures. There will also be the opportunity to see some of our working machinery running.

The Cotton StoryThe Wool Story The Sound Snatcher

Specially developed by local teachers for Pennine Lancashire Museums and Schools

CORE SESSIONS / We advise that teachers and pupils take part in at least one core session.

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History is brought to life for your pupils at Queen Street Mill; the last surviving 19th century steam powered mill in the world!

Hear the clatter of 300 Lancashire power looms in our weaving shed and witness the heat, smells and noise of the historic steam engine ‘Peace’. Learn about the lives of people who worked at the mill and trace

the journey of how cotton yarn was transformed into woven calico. Our exciting session, the Queen Street Mill Maths Challenge, gives pupils the opportunity to apply maths to ‘real-life’ situations in the mill.

The most significant and now unique aspect of Queen Street’s collection is the machinery which has been preserved in situ in full working order, including the original Lancashire boiler, the steam engine Peace and the 19th century looms connected to it.

Find out about local inventor James Bullough who made important improvements to the design of the Lancashire Loom, which went on to revolutionise the textile manufacturing industry for a century.


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TO BOOK Call Queen Street Mill Textile Museum on 01282 412555 to discuss your requirements and make a provisional booking for the proposed date of your visit. Your booking will be confirmed upon receipt of a completed booking form and non-refundable deposit of £30. Email: [email protected]

ADDRESS Queen Street Mill Textile Museum Harle Syke, Burnley BB10 2HX

Tel: 01282 412555



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2hrs / KS1/3/4 / History

What was life like for workers at Queen Street Mill? Explore the site to discover the conditions they worked in and find out about the jobs that children had to do. Examine the truly unique features of the mill and discover the ingenious way in which water is collected, stored

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and cycled. This session also includes the opportunity to see the remarkable Lancashire boiler and steam engine PEACE. (Please note: working demonstrations will only be available in the afternoon when the boiler is up to pressure).

2hrs / KS2/3 / Numeracy

During this exciting two hour session, measurement, shape, data handling and arithmetic skills are all utilised and developed. By applying their skills to ‘real-life’ challenges, pupils will realise that maths can be fun!

2hrs / KS1/2 / Music/Literacy

Find out about all the different parts that make up a Lancashire Loom, what they sound like, how they move and then work together to become a human loom. Listen to the sounds of the working machinery and be inspired to create music and onomatopoeic poetry.


Take a trip back to school with our Victorian school teacher. Become a half-timer in the mill and learn to say your tables and how to write properly using a slate and slate pencil.


What toys did Victorian children play with? Discover the difference between toys of rich and poor children and then try them out for yourselves!

1hr / KS 1/2/3 / History

Visit our Victorian wardrobe and find out what it was like to dress as a mill worker. Then handle real objects from Victorian domestic working life.

1hr / KS1/2/3 / Design

Through hands-on activities discover the principles of weaving and how to recognise woven fabrics. Learn how patterns are created in fabric by using different weaving techniques.

The Queen Street Mill Maths Challenge

Sounds of the MillVictorian Schoolroom

Victorian Playtime

Victorian Wardrobe and Object Handling

Weaving

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Weaving Words and Stories 3–5 May 2016

Using this unique museum and the mill workers as inspiration, create a poem and a piece of forum theatre, then take part in a role play activity.




Learning sessionsCORE SESSIONS / We advise that teachers and pupils take part in the core session in order to fully experience the unique features of Queen Street Mill Textile Museum.

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Coach Parking

Toilets

Gift shop

Lunch facilities (outdoors)

Note: Indoor lunch facilities available at additional cost see booking details opposite.

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Ribchester Roman Museum

Ribchester Roman Museum’s favourite objects include the replica of the Ribchester Parade Helmet and the impressive sculpture of a cavalryman riding down his Celtic adversary. The displays also delve into the Prehistoric past and are illustrated by wonderful objects like the amazingly well preserved Bronze Age sword and Iron Age brooches and carvings.

Visitors to the Museum can also see the granaries that were used for storing large volumes of wheat and other foodstuffs. Part of the defensive ditch that was dug around the fort can be seen in the field opposite the west gate of the fort and there are also remains of the Roman baths behind the primary school. The impressive columns that hold up the White Bull pub in the centre of the village are genuine Roman artefacts.


In the reign of Emperor Vespasian (AD 69) an important Roman fort (Bremetennacum Veteranorum), was established to guard the Ribble Valley and the junction of several important roads at Ribchester.

Roman Ribchester is brought to life by dramatic displays, which contain a life size cavalryman, Roman legionary and exciting interactive exhibits. Columns have been erected for the first time in 2000 years and there are wonderful objects, including weaponry, jewellery and leatherwork.

Since 1914 there has been a purpose built museum to accommodate all the Roman material and cultural evidence discovered at the site. Ribchester Roman Museum, located in this picturesque and tranquil village, is Lancashire’s only specialist Roman Museum.

Ribchester is in increasing demand as an educational resource. The Museum caters for school parties of all ages and abilities but specialises in educational visits for primary school children studying the Romans as part of National Curriculum Key Stage 2.

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3. Armour - One of the most exciting parts of the day is when children try on the replica armour and helmets. They learn about the most important equipment and weapons and what life would have been like in the Roman army.

4. Fort - Children are shown the visible remains of the fort outside the Museum. They include the granaries and west rampart. The class can also visit the remains of the bathhouse although they are not part of the tour. They are, however, well served by easily interpreted information boards.

Half day (2hrs) / KS2 / History

1. Introductory Talk - A short introductory talk sets the scene and includes where the Romans come from, the spread of the empire, the reasons for and the history of, the conquest of Britain, progress north and Ribchester: the fort and village settlement.

2. Roman Objects - The children are shown and are able to handle real Roman artefacts including fragments of pottery, bones and metal objects. They are encouraged to think about what they are handling by assessing physical features, function, design and value.


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5. Museum - This part involves looking around the exhibition to look at the great diversity of Roman objects and vibrant displays including the recently installed interactive model of Roman Ribchester.

6. Project Time - Time can be set aside for pupils to undertake their own project under the guidance and supervision of the teacher in charge. Help is on hand to answer any questions.

7. Alternative formats - Educational sessions need not be rigid: if you would like us to emphasise a particular topic or have any other particular requirements, we will gladly discuss any suggestions or ideas you may have.

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COST The price for an Educational Visit is £3.70 per person with all accompanying adults admitted free with each group. For groups of 10 or less there is a flat fee of £40.00. For a visit only the price is £1.50 per child and £3.00 per adult.

LUNCH If a group wishes to have lunch in Ribchester they are welcome to use the well-appointed playing fields (complete with wooden fort and playground), sit on the riverbank, or book the village hall, conveniently located next to the Museum, at a cost of £23.00 for the day. It can be used as a base for lunch, wet weather activities etc.

TO BOOK Call the Museum on: 01254 878261

ADDRESS Ribchester Roman Museum Riverside, Ribchester, Preston PR3 3XS

Tel: 01254 878261

Website: ribchesterromanmuseum.org

Email: [email protected]


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Pennine Lancashire Museums and Schools 2014/15The Whitaker Museum + Art Gallery


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Built in 1840, The Whitaker Museum, a former Victorian mill owner’s residence, lies at the heart of the beautiful Whitaker Park, Rawtenstall, Rossendale.

The Museum contains artefacts of local and general interest, natural history and fine art, whilst the gallery has a busy schedule showcasing contemporary artists and developing innovative exhibitions. There is a strong focus on visual arts, and integrating the park setting into our programme.

We want your visit to be inspiring and entertaining, bringing the curriculum to life. Combining visual arts and living history, we make use of our varied collection, and the museum setting itself, to develop pupils’ understanding and skills. Our staff are experienced in supporting different needs and abilities.


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Full day / KS 1/2/3 / Art

Come and develop mono-printing techniques with your class and take home a ready made display for your school. Using sketch books in the museum children can collect ideas from the museum and the park which will be developed through printmaking later in the day. No prior experience is necessary.

Full day / KS 1/2/3 / Literacy/WW1

This session will develop narrative story writing with a local history theme. The amazing story of how the first world bomb came to be at the Whitaker, brought there in a wheelbarrow, will be brought to life in the museum. A story hook will be sent to your school a week prior to your visit, then a full day spent in the Whitaker will explore characters, artefacts, events and historical facts from the First World War and children will have opportunities for writing their story in the museum.

The Museum has an amazing natural history collection, including a tiger and python, elephant, polar bear, platypus and many birds. Many have been acquired from other museums around the country and the Tiger and Python dates back to around 1810.


Find out about George Hardman and his family who lived here until the end of the 19th Century and local man Richard Whitaker who turned the building into a museum and park for the people of Rossendale.

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COST Each full day session costs £5 per pupil. Accompanying staff are free.

TO BOOK OR ENQUIRE To book or enquire about an educational visit to The Whitaker Museum please contact Jackie Taylor or Carl Bell on 01706 218858 or email: [email protected]

ADDRESS The Whitaker Museum + Art Gallery Whitaker Park, Haslingden Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale BB4 6RE

Tel: 01706 218858

Website: thewhitaker.org

New session specially developed for Pennine Lancashire Museums & Schools

New session specially developed for Pennine Lancashire Museums & Schools

Mono Printmaking The Wheelbarrow and the Bomb


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Our sessions for schools have been developed in collaboration with local teachers and cover a wide range of topics drawing both on the Hall itself and the surrounding parkland.

Our staff know that all classes differ in their needs and abilities and are happy to tailor a session to your particular class.

Through our partnership with Pennine Lancashire Museums and Schools we are delighted to be able to offer two new learning sessions developed with local teachers that tailor the needs of pupils with the wonderful collections we have on offer.

Towneley houses a unique collection of treasures from around the world including outstanding paintings, Egyptian artefacts and ‘Bill the Bear,’ a Himalayan black bear.

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COST Half day £2.50 per pupil. Full day £5.00 per pupil. Accompanying staff free. Max group size is one class per half day session. Self-guided visits are FREE but please contact the museum in advance. Outreach is free to schools who are members of Towneley’s ‘Local Links’ Scheme.

TO BOOKCall Towneley Hall on 01282 477130 Email: [email protected]

ADDRESSTowneley Hall Towneley Park, Burnley BB11 3RQ

Tel: 01282 477130

Website: burnley.gov.uk/residents/towneley-hall

Towneley Hall Art Gallery, Museum and Park

This impressive house, once the home of the important Towneley family, has been Burnley’s Art Gallery and Museum for over 100 years.


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Find out about the Towneley Family who lived at Towneley Hall for over 500 years. The most famous member of the family was Charles Towneley who was a collector of Roman antiquities, and his collection is now housed by the British Museum in London.

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Half day / KS2 / Art/History

This session explores the dangerous lives led by the family who lived in the Hall during Tudor times. The children get to see the Priest Hole and quiz a priest who is on the run from Queen Elizabeth’s pursuivants!


The children explore the Hall comparing and contrasting the old house and its contents with their own homes.

Half day / KS1/KS2 / Science/Geography

Using the River Calder and the ponds around the hall, children get to learn about river systems, capture and identify animals and learn about their life-cycles. They will also get to have a go at ‘Kick-sampling’ and learn about the animals that make the river their home.


This session developed with a local teacher and artist encourages the children to study Towneley’s paintings and learn to creatively look at and decorate an art gallery.


The children will discover the impact of WW2 on the people of Burnley. The children will have the opportunity to handle a selection of objects and meet Ben Marshall, who was a child of nine when the war started.

Half day / KS1/KS2 / Science/Geography

Find out about the invertebrates and small animals living in the different habitats in the park including woodland. Collect mini-beasts using ‘beating trays’ and learn about the life cycles of the animals, their food chains and the importance of green plants and fungi.


The children find themselves looking at toys from the past such as a dolls house and money box before taking part in a role playing activity with the toys.


The children use objects from the collections to find out about the lives of everyday people from ancient Egypt and then they get to mummify one of their classmates!



The Tudors at Towneley Hall

Houses and Homes

Pond Dipping & River Studies

Looking at Art

WW2 Home Front

Mini-beast & Habitat Safaris

Toys and Games

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Pennine Lancashire Museums and Schools 2014/15Turton Tower

A visit here will give your pupils an insight into how those people lived their lives, long ago. We offer a range of activities for school groups, which use both the house and its garden.

Our staff know that all classes differ in their needs and abilities and are happy to tailor a session to your particular class, please just call us.

Today Turton Tower still captures the spirit of the Tudor and Victorian ages and displays one of the finest collections of period furniture and paintings in the region. Many items are on display from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.


Turton Tower evolved from being a simple stone tower house into an impressive and comfortable residence owned by the Orrell family, Humphrey Chetham and the Kay family who transformed it into a romantic Gothic building.

Built as a stone tower in the 1400s, this ancient house was a family home for 500 years. Coach Parking

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14-16 December 2015 Half day / KS1

Our experienced costumed interpreters will lead your children in an exploration of the kinds of activities which a Victorian child would have taken part in during the festive season before meeting a Victorian Father Christmas!

£4.00 per pupil

Victorian Christmas

COST Half day £2.50 per pupil, full day £5 per pupil. Victorian Christmas £4 per pupil. Accompanying staff free, max group size one class plus adults

TO BOOK Call Hanif Patel on 01204 852203 Email: [email protected]

ADDRESS Turton Tower Chapeltown Road,Turton, Bolton BL7 0HG

Tel: 01204 852203

Website: visitblackburn.co.uk/attractions/turton-tower

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Owned by a Parliamentarian with Royalist tenants, Turton Tower once again relives the experiences of the English Civil War. Pupils will explore how the conflict affected both sides and how this local area played an important part in the outcome. Costumed interpreters lead a stimulating learning session that combines drama, craft making and de-coding secret messages.

Full day / KS2 / History

Your pupils get to tour the house with two of our costumed interpreters; looking at the different lives lived by the rich and the poor. The children will be able to handle replica objects from the period and after lunch they get to learn a Tudor dance!

Full day / KS1 / History

The house was a family home for some 500 years and the children get to compare and contrast what life was like then with their own homes. Ancient loos, four poster beds and a studded front door all help to show the ways in which homes have changed.

NEW Session specially developed for Pennine Lancashire Museums & Schools

The Great Rebellion Meet the Tudors

Homes from the Past





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Contact Us


Simply phone the museum or gallery you’d like to visit, tell them you’d like to make a school booking and they’ll do the rest!

Or if you prefer to enquire online then you can visit learningwithplm.org.uk/enquire

VENUE CONTACT PHONE NUMBER

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery Suzanne Cunliffe 01254 667130

Clitheroe Castle Museum Jackie Villers 01200 424568

Gawthorpe Textiles Collection at Gawthorpe Hall Deborah Lambert 01282 771004

Haworth Art Gallery Yvonne Robins 01254 233782

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum Suzanne Rothwell 01706 226459

Queen Street Mill Textile Museum Stephen Barnes 01282 412555

Ribchester Roman Museum Patrick Tostevin 01254 878261

The Whitaker Museum + Art Gallery Jackie Taylor 01706 218858

Towneley Hall Art Gallery, Museum and Park Mike Townend 01282 477130

Turton Tower Hanif Patel 01204 852203

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery

Haworth Art Gallery

The Whitaker Museum + Art Gallery

Ribchester Roman Musuem

Clitheroe Castle Museum

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum

Towneley Hall Art Gallery, Museum and Park

Gawthorpe Textiles Collection at

Gawthorpe Hall

Queen Street Mill Textile Museum

Turton Tower

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