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The Norris Museum can provide many opportunities for groups and schools
to bring the past to life by working with original objects, documents,
photographs and works of art.
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Fossils - discover what
Huntingdonshire was like millions of years ago when it was under the
sea! Meet the creatures who lived here and find out what a fossil
is. With fossils to handle and draw, make your own fossil craft activity.
Archaeology - what does an archaeologist
do? A chance to try a mini-dig, piece evidence together, draw and
handle objects, think about different materials and their survival.
Romans - fantastic objects in the display
gallery plus an object handling box that can also be borrowed for
follow-up work. Various linked craft activities available.
Victorians - local photographs, object handling
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Toys and Games - real and
replica toys to compare with toys today, pre-electric moving toy technology.
History of Fen skaters. Make a simple moving toy.
World War II - a look at life on the Home
Front in the local area with photographs, objects and a replica evacuee's
suitcase.
Art collection - use our inspiring collection
of local paintings and prints to explore aspects of art, sketch and
take away ideas for further development. Check our Future Events page
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Town Walk - A walk round the historic
highlights of St Ives bringing to life its development from a small
Saxon village to a bustling market town and river port. "History
Detective" work in the town and in the Museum to follow up
the themes of change over time, or sketching in the town and meadows,
geography survey etc.
The Bridge Chapel - a guided visit to
St Ives bridge and its chapel highlighting its importance and many
different guises through time, from pilgrim's rest to battle site,
pub and doctor's surgery!
Memories - we can also offer outreach
sessions for care homes, day centres and groups. (Staff and volunteers
are currently receiving training for this work and we are developing
our resources. Please call us to discuss).
Talks - the curators offer lively illustrated
talks on a wide range of local history topics.
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Space for our handling sessions is small, so we usually recommend
dividing you into smaller groups. While one group is busy with the
objects, the others can be enjoying self-conducted activities in
the display gallery or the garden, or in St Ives' historic town
centre.
There is full disabled access throughout the Museum. There is one
toilet, for pre-booked groups only. Some of our workshops and activities
can be brought out to you.
We recommend that teachers and group leaders make a free pre-visit
to the Museum whenever possible to discuss your needs.
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| BEYOND THE MUSEUM |
| St Ives Town Trail -
A walk round the historic highlights of St Ives bringing to life its development
from a small Saxon village to a bustling market town and river port. "History
Detective" work for school groups to follow up the themes of change
over time, or sketching in the town and meadows, geography survey etc.
The Bridge Chapel - a guided visit to St Ives
bridge and its chapel highlighting its importance and many different guises
through time, from pilgrim's rest to battle site, pub and doctor's surgery!
Memories are made of this… - we can also
offer outreach sessions for care homes, day centres and groups. (Staff
and volunteers are currently receiving training for this work and we are
developing our resources. Please call us to discuss).
Talks - the curators offer lively illustrated
talks on a wide range of local history topics.
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BOOKINGS AND CHARGES
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There are no charges for school groups for the sessions outlined above.
(Please see below for charges for 'Beyond History' sessions)
Charges for other groups are currently £30 per session. There will
an additional charge for travel expenses if you want us to bring activities
to you.
To book a session just call us, with as much notice as possible, on 01480
497314 - or you can make initial enquiries by email, on info@norrismuseum.org.uk
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BEYOND HISTORY
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Romans, Saxons and Vikings
We are also able to offer special days at school with the 'Beyond
History' team, Richard and Katie. Qualified historians, they like
to make all of their sessions as fun and interactive as possible
with reference to the local area, object handling, role-play and
storytelling.
Choose from:
The Ruthless Roman Army (KS1& 2)
Risky Roman Surgery (KS1 & 2)
Life in Roman Times (KS1 &2)
The Savage Saxons (KS1 & 2)
The Vengeful Vikings (KS1 & 2)
Medicine Through Time (GCSE)
Richard and Katie can work with multiple classes over
a whole day for a combined fee of £225.00 inclusive of travel.
Please call the museum to find out more and discuss all the options.
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