School sessionsActivity sessions led by the Museum’s schools team

Session highlights

Three Persian horses

The Horse: from Arabia to Royal Ascot

The exhibition provides excellent opportunities for schools to address topics in Art & Design and History.

Moving horse workshop EYFS and KS1 (age 3-6)
Capturing movement KS3-A Level (age 12–18)
Various dates

6th form Art study day

Gallery art workshops

These gallery based, thematic workshops combine discussion and observation with making and drawing activities. They encourage investigation and creative experimentation and explore the context and meaning of objects.
Dates by arrangement

Age 12–16, 16+

Book of the Dead of Ani

Looking at the ancient Egyptian afterlife

Discover how the spells and information in the Book of the Dead helped the ancient Egyptians on their journey to the afterlife.
Various dates

Age 7–11


By subject