Taught Workshops

Time-Travel Toys! - New

Learn through play in this hands-on session. Explore toys from the past and discover how they work, who they would have belonged to and how they compare to the toys we enjoy today.
History, Unit 1 KS 1: How are our toys different from those in the past?

Toys are Fun

(Also available in school)
Investigate the toys our parents and grandparents played with. What are they made of? How do they work? Explore all this and more during our hands-on session.
History, Unit 1 KS 1: How are our toys different from those in the past?

Science of Toys

(Also available in school)
Explore the science behind toys that move. Discover forces, gravity and friction in this hands-on session.
Science KS 1 and 2: Forces and Motion.

Houses and Homes - New

Explore the Georgian home of the Pickford family, identify the different types of rooms, objects and furniture, and compare them with your own.
History, Unit 2 KS 1: What were homes like a long time ago?

Home Sweet Home

Meet Mr Pickford in his Georgian home of 1770 and find out what life was like for master and servant in this active and interesting workshop.
History, Unit 2 KS 1: What were homes like a long time ago?

Monkey at the Seaside

(Also available in school)
Compare seaside holidays of the past with those of today through a variety of hands-on activities.
History, Unit 3 KS1: What were seaside holidays like in the past?

Victorian Voyage! - New

Will you be lucky enough to escape life ‘below stairs’? Discover what life was like for children of different social backgrounds during the reign of Queen Victoria in this lively new workshop.
History, Units 11 and 12 KS 2: Victorian Britain.

Victorian Gentleman Needs Servants

Travel back to 1880 and investigate the home-improvements that could be made to a Georgian house during the reign of Queen Victoria.
History, Units 11 and 12 KS 2: Victorian Britain.

Children at War - New

Discover what life was like for children caught up in World War II in this dramatic new workshop. Take part in an air raid re-enactment and prepare to be evacuated!
History, Unit 9 KS 1 and 2: What was it like for children in the Second World War?

The Home Front

(Also available in school)
Listen to Grandad’s childhood memories of World War II. Sing war time songs, handle objects, tape up a window and find out how to protect your pets against air-raids!
History, Unit 9 KS 1 and 2: What was it like for children in the Second World War?

Discovery Boxes

'Victorian Life'

Booking and Facilities

Learning with Derby Museums