24 May – 30 September 2012
The exhibition is now closed
Royal Patron:
HM Queen Elizabeth II
A Diamond Jubilee Celebration
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Schools
The exhibition provides excellent opportunities for schools to address topics in art and in history.
Visiting the exhibition
Visits to the exhibition are free for school groups and accompanying teachers and adults, but must be booked in advance.
Resources
Free downloadable resources to support visits to the exhibition and planning lessons now available.
Primary resources
Secondary resources
Taught sessions
EYFS and Key Stage 1:
Moving Horse workshop
Free, booking required
Maximum group size: 30 students
10.30–14.00 on these dates:
1, 11, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 25, 28 June
2, 6, 9, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20 July
Key Stages 3 and 4 and AS/A-level:
Capturing movement
Free, booking required
Group size: 10–20 students
90 minute sessions by arrangement for dates in June and July
Image: Fragment of a carved relief featuring three horses drawing a chariot. From the north-west palace, Nimrud, Assyria (modern-day Iraq). Neo-Assyrian, 9th century BC.