Resources

Film: Waving goodbye to Victorian Dad

Bristol Culture, Elliott Mayhew

Why use diverse performance in museums? 'Waving goodbye to Victorian dad' was organised by Bristol Culture as part of 'Doing Things Differently'. Supported by Bristol City Council and Arts Council England. Film by Elliott Mayhew.

My primary school is at the museum

Kings College London

'My primary school is at the museum' tested the hypothesis that there may be beneficial learning, social and cultural outcomes for primary school children and their families when a significant portion of their learning takes place in a museum setting, as well as demonstrating the benefits for museums.

Using dance in the primary history curriculum

Emma McFarland, EMC Arts

From July 2016 – March 2017 dance company Made By Katie Green undertook a research project exploring how dance might be used to teach history in primary schools, supported by an 'Arts-based learning Explore and Test grant' from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

British Museum Fieldnotes – Dance and Movement

On completion of the 'Exploring Objects Sharing Cultures' supplementary schools project, dance artists were invited by the British Museum to write some thoughts about using movement in museums, particularly with children and young people.