Learning
Learning for groups
Learning for all
Useful information
Learning projects
National Museums Liverpool blog
A visit to a museum or gallery can make a positive contribution to the early learning goals of the early years foundation stage. While the area of 'Knowledge and Understanding of the World' might appear to be the most obvious, our museums and galleries offer many opportunities for a young child's PSE, language, and creative development.
All National Museums Liverpool venues are child-friendly and offer many opportunities for fun and enjoyment as well as learning. They are well supplied with toilets and nappy-change facilities and are accessible for prams and buggies. Dropping-off can usually be arranged as can a space for lunch.
We welcome groups from nurseries and infant schools. You can explore them in your own way on a self-guided visit, or book a museum or gallery-led session in which one of our staff introduces the children to some of our marvellous objects or paintings. Almost all of these sessions include a practical activity.
Areas of special interest for younger children include:
Please go to our learning sessions database for further details.
We do ask you to book all visits and sessions in advance. When you contact us we can tell you all you need to know to make your visit a success. We can discuss details of lunch and cloakroom facilities, and suggest resources to enhance your visit. If you wish we can arrange to meet you before you come, or arrange CPD sessions for groups of practitioners interested in the techniques of learning from objects. All our services are free.
We are currently extending our provision for early years children and are looking for practitioners to work with us in developing new sessions. If you are interested, do please contact us.
The Community Partnerships team is keen to offer learning opportunities to very young children, children with special educational needs and children in vulnerable circumstances. As well as introducing these groups to our museums and galleries, we are developing outreach activities for these children and their parents or carers.
We are building relationships with groups from areas of deprivation and social exclusion as well as those with disabilities. We are visiting early years providers and family organisations to raise awareness of what we can offer. To find out more send Helen MacBryde an email or contact her on 0151 478 4818.