Primary Schools

Connect with our artists, writers and historians through interactive museum visits and online sessions designed for KS1-2. Pupils can explore art in detail, discuss ideas within the class, and produce creative responses through drawing and writing.

Sessions are free for UK schools and available to book Monday to Friday, between 10.00 and 15.00 during school term. We recommend one session per class, and can accommodate up to two classes simultaneously. Follow the booking link on each page for more information, and see our pre-visit guidance.

Our range of teacher resources draw links between the curriculum and our collection, providing key object information, activity ideas and supporting materials.

At the museum

Museum Explorers

Learn about museum objects and try on armour: perfect for a first museum visit.

Landscapes and Seascapes

Sketch your way around the museum with a focus on landscapes and seascapes.

Powerful Portraits

Delve into portraits from the past through questioning, discussion and short creative tasks.

Classical Myths: Gods, Heroes and Monsters

Encounter characters from ancient stories and understand how they have inspired artists through time.

Discovering Armour

Get to grips with real armour and learn about protection in battles, jousts and tournaments.

Exploring Identity: Armour and Printmaking

What links armour and printmaking? Find out in this hands-on workshop.

Online sessions

Museum Explorers: Introducing the Wallace Collection

Experience the museum from your classroom, with discussion and fun activities.

Classical Myths: Gods, Heroes and Monsters

Get to know characters from ancient myths as reimagined by artists through time.

Discovering Armour

Check out different styles of armour and appreciate how and why different people protected themselves.

Find out how our online sessions work.

Resources for teachers

Landscape

Be inspired by the art of landscape, plus creative ideas for your classroom.

Classical Myths

Find ancient stories as told in painting, sculpture and furniture from the Wallace Collection.

Portraiture

Investigate forms and functions of portraiture through close looking and contemporary comparison.

Away with Words: Creative Writing

Encourage your students to bring their words to life with writing prompts and creative challenges.

Museum Ambassadors

Museum Ambassadors engages Year 5-6 pupils through special after-school projects based at the museum.

Each term, 12 pupils from a local primary school embark on an in-depth, eight-week project. Activities are designed to stimulate discussion, foster group working, introduce new creative skills, and support pupils to learn about art and history outside the classroom.

Our aim is for each pupil to develop a lifelong love of museums, helping them to become true ambassadors.

A condensed Museum Ambassadors programme is also open to SEND schools.