Heritage Outreach
We are in the process of developing the
services we offer in this area for more information please have a
look at our education and outreach plan.
Schools Visits
We welcome school visits to each of the
Heritage sites, although the service and facilities that we are
able to offer varies from site to site. We are currently without a
dedicated member of staff to facilitate visits. All visits must be
prebooked. Please make contact with the individual sites prior to
your visit using the contact details elsewhere on the website
(
Museums
and galleries)
What can we offer?
- The permanent and temporary displays at the
three museums can help with art, history and science in the
national curriculum on several levels. Equally the theme of local
history is accessible at all of the museums and heritage
sites.
- We can arrange for the loan of artefacts for
school based projects, or for use in the museums.
- Information Sheets: all the sites have
information sheets on a variety of subjects that are available on
request.
- Workshops with facilitators: we can arrange for
experienced facilitators to work with your class or group on
specific subjects in the sites. A charge will be made for this
service. Please contact the Heritage & Arts
Unit office for more details.
- On site Facilities: An Education room at the
Helena Thompson Museum enables schools to have pre or post visit
sessions and provides somewhere to eat packed lunches.
- Guided Tours: tours for school groups are
available at the Allerdale Heritage Service Museums
- All general school visits are currently
free.
- A variety of services can be offered to students
studying in related fields at both further and higher education
levels, including placements and visits.
Other Group visits
Service staff can give general and specialised
talks to groups and organisations on request. This activity is
co-ordinated by the Heritage and Arts Unit Office. Talks range from
general introductions to the Service as a whole, the Arts
Development Service, the collections held in the Heritage Service,
or on the individual Museums. These talks can be arranged free of
charge, but must be prebooked.
Staff can also make visits off site which
usually take the form of talks illustrated with slides on the
subjects listed above.
Tours can be arranged of the three museums and
Workington Hall. A charge for this service applies outside normal
opening times.
Exhibition programme
The Service runs a temporary exhibition
programme at Keswick Museum and the Helena Thompson Museum. We
always welcome proposals for exhibitions from members of the
community, and at the Helena Thompson Museum an exhibition
committee exists to plan the programme.
Allerdale Borough Council
