Egyptian Treasures at The Collection
Clay workshops, mummification talks and treasure themed crafts!
A day on the Home Front
This half term, bring the family along to the Museum of Lincolnshire Life for activities themed around WWII Lincolnshire.
Creative Arts and Heritage film
We are excited to launch our new Investigate Learning team Crerative Arts and Heritage film!
- Be inspired and learn more about how the teams plan exhibitions and respond to the collections.
- Curate your own displays and consider how you would respond to the exhibits.
- Learn about the roles within the teams and how we work together.
- Get top tips for handling artefacts and the practicalities for planning.
- Use our oureach kits as a starting point for your own projects
- Enjoy and have fun!
Download the scene list so that you can select your area of focus too!
Animation course available now!
Work with our animator to bring your own animal creations to life with our 4 week animation course. Booking now open!
Collaborative Learning Event
How can we support your heritage and creative arts learning?
Come along and explore our stories, artefacts and collections as we plan for the future.
Share your ideas how we can develop the learning offers and outreach opportunities.
Join the Learning team to learn how to use the artefacts and art to create your own exhibition. Influence the direction we take with our new outreach project. Have your say!
Big Draw 2019
The Big Draw is back!
Workshops on Tuesday 22nd October will take place at 10.30am, 11.30 am and 1.30pm – just sign up on the day.
Read MoreOpportunity to exhibit in the Usher Gallery from November 2019 to January 2020
For school and college groups wishing to participate in a creative arts workshop in October there will be the exclusive opportunity to have student work displayed in the Usher gallery in our Investigate Learning V & A themed exhibition.
The workshops will focus on a range of art works and techniques in the exhibition. Participating schools will then be given the chance to exhibit.
The Exhibition in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum starts on 5th October 2019 and celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their promotion of the value of art and design with their vision and involvement with the V&A.
For more details please contact the Learning Manager via investigate-learning@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Read MoreOPEM and schools learning offer
During OPEM we welcomed primary and secondary schools to create art work with the Artists in Residence.
Here you can see Giles Academy students creating sculptures with Michael Shaw, Kesteven and Sleaford Girls High students learning from Ros Lorimer how to be an archaeological illustrator and pupils from Ermine Primary exploring Belen Cerezo’s studio space. Inspirational!
See www.investigatelearning.com for more information on the creative arts offers.
Read MoreThorfast the comb maker
In the Viking section of the museum of The Collection in Lincoln there is a reconstruction of a Viking comb maker’s workshop.
The comb maker is called Thorfast by the museum staff, this is because in 1867 a comb case was found in Lincoln with a runic inscription on it that reads as “Thorfast made a good comb”.
This case is now in the British Museum (though it has been out on loan a few times). The learning team decided the area and the comb maker in particular needed a makeover: the display needed a good clean, some of the items had become damaged in the eleven years he has stood there and a few items in the display were rather dated.
His costume consisted of a very long tunic that was later medieval in style and very thin with no footwear so we also chose him a new outfit. Now he leans nonchalantly proud of his new gear.
On the shelves is his lunch (an apple and some Viking flat bread) as well as replica cooking pots and Stamford ware. When asked about his new look he just said “Thorfast made a good comb!”
— Erik Grigg July 2019
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