We are looking to commission new artists
The Investigate Learning Team are looking to commission four artists who are at an early stage in their careers. The artists will create a bespoke style for new Arts Award resources that relate to our Creative Arts Kits. We are able to pay each of the artists £500, which has been made possible due to our Art Fund Respond and Reimagine grant award. Closing date is Sunday...Read More
Online Exhibition Learning Project
Online Exhibition Learning Project in response to the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain in partnership with the Imperial War Museum We are excited to bring you our collaborative digital Exhibition Learning Project that explores, interprets and responds to a selection of art works that reflect the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Over the next 8 weeks we will showcase...Read More
Take our new Viking Virtual Voyage Quiz
The learning team have been digging a little deeper into Lincolnshire’s Viking history since the release of the new Assassin’s Creed Valhalla video game. The game features ‘Lincolnscire’ and it allows you to explore a fictionalised version of Lincoln in the 9th Century. We’ve created a new interactive quiz to test your knowledge about the...Read More
Lincoln Castle – Lucy the dragon big draw
Lucy the Dragon is turning even more green – she is very excited and needs your help! Calling all you budding artists, designers and inventors for our Big Green Draw Exhibition. Have a go at designing new and extraordinary environmentally friendly inventions for Lucy to use around Lincoln Castle. Be as imaginative and magical as possible! We were thinking you could design us a...Read More
Puppies and poppies! Remembrance day 2020
With all the restrictions imposed upon us as a result of the pandemic, sadly we are not able run our wonderful Poppy Remembrance workshops this year with the fabulously talented Ruth Pigott. However after speaking to both Ruth and the celebrated poet Ash Dickinson, who many schools have worked with before, we have put together both a KS1 and KS2 workshop which are available on our Aviation...Read More
New WW2 learning resources launched
Aviation Learning have just launched a series of new learning resources all based around WW2 Do you know how many sweets you would be able to have on a week’s ration? What might you use to make cakes with instead of sugar? How to make your own plant pot and grow your own vegetables? Find out the answers to these and many more by looking out for our new WW2 worksheets in the...Read More
Investigate summer update, we want you back!
Learning Experiences at our sitesWe are looking forward to the time when we can welcome you all back for our learning workshops and guided learning sessions at the Lincoln heritage sites (Lincoln Castle, The Collection and Museum of Lincolnshire Life).Over the summer we will be finalising our plans for this in order to ensure your safety.Keep an eye on our website for updates.Creative...Read More
Archaeology Festival going digital!
Our 8th annual Archaeology Festival is going digital this year. Why not get involved in our events and activities! See the festival details for 27th July to 1st August on The Collection website. Read More
Four new Creative Arts kits
The Investigate learning team have been reformatting all of their outreach kits and will have four new Creative Arts kits – with canvases and other arts artefacts alongside the history kits. One of the new Creative Arts kits being developed for the Autumn will have a Lincoln theme and this learning resource invites you to have a go at landscape drawing/painting. Here we have...Read More