Victorians

ML01

Ages: 5 to 8 | 7 to 11 | 11-14

These sessions offer a fantastic opportunity to explore life in Victorian times. You can also link the history topics to the creative arts and have a go at gardening linked to our secret garden project and other creative arts activities.

Our workshop sessions include the following:

Victorian Domestic Life – Museum Investigation and handling

Museum Investigation followed by Artefact Handling enquiry session. The focus of the session is late Victorian period i.e. from the 1880s and compare and contrasting with life then and now.

The session will include:

• Investigation of life in Victorian times with a visit to the Domestic Row and Transport Gallery
• Victorian kitchen focus
• Victorian laundry activities (can be added an as extra activity)

Object handling using interpretation of household artefacts.

All Work and No Play? – School and Leisure

School room session followed by Playtime session. The focus of the session is late Victorian period i.e. from the 1880s.

The session will include:

• Investigation of school life in Victorian times with learning activities in the School room

Victorian Playtime session with handling objects linked to Toys and Street Games.

Victorian Out & About – (includes Create session)

Commercial row investigation session followed by Create session. The focus of the session is mid to late Victorian period i.e. from the 1870s to 1890s.

The session will include:

• Investigation of life in Victorian times with a visit to the Commercial Row
• Victorian Secret Garden focus

This workshop session could also be extended to form a Arts Award session

Additional options:

Cross site workshops – For late 2021 we are introducing a new bespoke cross site Victorian Lincoln offer which links sessions at The Museum of Lincolnshire Life and Lincoln Castle. See Victorians offer BL03.

Also see:

Investigate Learning on Tour Loans Kits

• Victorian Kitchen LT39
• Victorian Home Technology LT40
• Victorian Lighting LT41
• Victorian Seaside and Leisure LT42
• Victorian Washday LT37, LT38
• Toys LT34, LT35