Getting To Know Your Museum A resource for Primary Schools
Contents
Inside the Museum of Liverpool 5 The Great Port Global City The People’s Republic Wondrous Place Little Liverpool History Detectives What’s on offer? 7 The education programme Self-guided visits Teachers’ resources Museum highlights for your self-led visit 9 The Great Port: Liverpool Overhead Railway Lion, Liverpool to Manchester steam locomotive Goods Galore Global City: Cotton Brokers’ Ring Mr Lou’s Ah Thi Laundry Stove The People’s Republic: Model of planned Catholic Cathedral by Sir Edwin Lutyens Painting ‘Unemployment on Merseyside - Campaigning for the right to work’ by Mike Jones, 1993 Wondrous Place: Punch and Judy John and Yoko bedspread Penny Farthing Little Liverpool: Liverpuddles Make a Merseyfriend History Detectives: The Wavertree Urns Letters Patent Museum-led activities for your group 18
Key stage 1: • Toys • I like to move it! • Transport across time • Best buildings • Tent of stories
Key stage 2: • Victorian Pastimes • It’s a hard knock life • Liverpool - history of a city • History Challenge • 1960s • Gateway to the World
Key stage 1 and 2: • Let’s Dig Planning a visit 22 Opening times, facilities and bookings
A Resource for Primary Schools 3 4 Getting to Know Your Museum Inside the Museum of Liverpool
he Museum of Liverpool is part of National Museums Liverpool (NML), which consists of seven museums - World Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Merseyside Maritime Museum, International Slavery Museum, TLady Lever Art Gallery, Sudley House and the Museum of Liverpool. The Museum of Liverpool is one of the world’s leading city history museums, demonstrating Liverpool’s unique contribution to the world. The Museum has more than 8,000 square metres of dedicated public spaces, with over 6,000 objects representing the history of our region from the last ice age to the present day. We explore how Liverpool has developed as a city through its economic success as an international trading port and how this story is intertwined with that of its people.
KS1 group leaders please note - In each of the galleries below, look out for the spider character, Winnie, who will welcome you and highlight relevant exhibition content and objects of interest.
The Great Port outlines how Liverpool became one of the world’s great ports and how this shaped the city of today. The gallery aims to equip primary school pupils with research skills to investigate Liverpool’s port history, its links to the Industrial Revolution and to question the impact of technological advancements on our lives.
Global City traces Liverpool’s trading links with the rest of the world, uncovering how Liverpool became a city of the British Empire. Students will learn about the cultural influences, ideas and people that came into the city from every continent.
The People’s Republic explores the experience of living in Liverpool, focusing on communities and neighbourhood, race and religion, health and education, as well as the impact of world wars in the 20th century. Activities for young learners centre on the diverse population, the built environment and the impact of social, political, economic and technological change and include a reconstruction of court housing.
Wondrous Place examines the creative personality of Liverpool, uncovering an amazing roll call of writers, poets, performers, musicians, visual artists, comedians and sports people. Primary school activities will enable pupils to appreciate the creative talents of the region and to develop and share their own creativity. Not to be missed are two bookable film experiences, based on The Beatles and football.
Little Liverpool is a hands-on gallery for children under seven, which introduces the idea of museum visiting to very young children. We have built on the imaginations of the very youngest Liverpudlians to create their very own Liverpool.
History Detectives provides a great starting point for primary age learners to explore the long history of our area. The Timeline provides a 38 metre overview of Liverpool history and includes more than 700 objects including toys. Spotlights focus on particular geographical areas in Merseyside and the Merseyside map uses multimedia technology to enable visitors to explore maps, historic images, film clips, archaeological sites and street names from across Merseyside. City Soldiers presents the history of the King’s Regiment and for the first time, offers visitors the chance to explore their own regimental family history on gallery.
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What’s on offer?
he Education Programme, at the Museum of Liverpool, offers a wide range of educational opportunities for individuals and groups to think creatively, and enjoy a positive and rewarding museum experience. For primary school teachers and pupils the museum provides an inspiring environment to explore, investigateT and have fun through activities that enhance the national curriculum. From booking one of our staff-led education sessions to exploring the museum on your own, the Museum of Liverpool is an ideal place to engage young learners.
Self-guided visits Teachers are welcome to explore the Museum without the direct input from Museum staff – we call this a ‘self-guided’ visit. We have a wide range of resources for teachers to utilise, either on their own or with their class. There are a number of set time ticketed activities, including Little Liverpool, The Beatles film experience and football film experience. All these experiences must be booked.
Education sessions and gallery visits Book one of our education sessions led by a member of staff, which offer an exploration and hands on experience of the Museum. All of our sessions are linked to the national curriculum and are free of charge.
A full listing of all our museum-led and self-led sessions is listed on the learning sessions database: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning or by contacting our group bookings team on: 0151 478 4788 or emailing: [email protected]
Teachers’ resources Information for teachers, case studies, trails, object images and associated text, and museum highlights are examples of the resources we have for teachers to use before, during and after your visit.
Teachers’ View We hold twilight events for teachers which include guided tours, familarisation visits, and sessions to support you in interpreting the collections with your group. The events are a great way to keep up to date and learn new skills. Join our education network - Teachers’ View, and sign up for our education e-newsletter to receive information about future exhibitions, activities, education sessions and teachers’ resources.
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Museum highlights for your self-led visit
he following museum highlights are useful for primary school teachers to see on a self-led visit to the Museum, offering links to many topics covered in the classroom. National Museums Liverpool copyright images of these highlights and many more objects are available for education use and can be downloaded fromT the Museum of Liverpool website at: www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mol/learning
The Great Port
Lion, Liverpool to Manchester steam locomotive
In 1837 the Liverpool and Manchester Railway ordered two locomotives to haul luggage trains, which were later called ‘Lion’ and ‘Tiger’.
In 1859 Lion was sold to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board and installed as a stationary pumping engine at Princes Dock. During the period prior to the Second World War Lion stood on a plinth at Lime Street Station but was removed in 1941 and not replaced. Lion appeared in three films, ‘Victoria the Great’ (1937), ‘The Lady with the Lamp’ (1951) and ‘The Titfield Thunderbolt’ (1952), the latter making her something of a celebrity in view of the film’s popular appeal.
Goods Galore
This shows the range of goods that passed through the port, at its trading peak.
Specific activities in this gallery aimed at children include a Biscuit Shop where toy biscuits can be bought and sold, inspired by the confectionary trades that clustered around the sugar importing Port of Liverpool and an interactive which demonstrates the lifting and loading of a range of goods at the docks.
Liverpool Overhead Railway
Built in 1892 by Brown, Marshall and Co, this is the only surviving 3rd class Liverpool Overhead Railway motor coach. It was used until the Overhead Railway closed in 1956.
Specific activities include a Liverpool Overhead Railway route model to show how the railway carried passengers across the waterfront stations. There’s even a toy version to play with!’
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Mr Lou’s Ah Thi Laundry Stove
This large iron stove was used in Mr Lou’s Ah Thi Laundry, a family run business for more than 90 years which closed in 1984. The stove heated flat irons until the 1950s when it was made redundant due to the popularity of compact electric irons. Much of the original equipment owned by the laundry was rescued from the ruins of their Scotland Road premises after it was bombed in the Second World War.
For students and adults there is a Dressing Up area with costumes inspired the craze for Chinese styles in late 19th and early 20th century Liverpool. Students can investigate the relationship between Liverpool and Shanghai in the East meets West special exhibition, and find out about Liverpool’s historic Chinatown district. There are opportunities to listen to the community’s experiences and discover how hundreds of Chinese seafarers were repatriated at the end of the Second World War. Learn about today’s Liverpool Chinese community, home to people from across China, celebrated by Liverpool’s twinning with Shanghai in 1999.
Cotton Brokers’ Ring
This cotton brokers’ ring stood in the first purpose built cotton exchange in 1906. The Cotton Exchange in Liverpool directly tapped in to world markets through telephone links with the USA, India and Germany.
10 Getting to Know Your Museum The People’s Republic
Model of planned Catholic Cathedral by Sir Edwin Lutyens
This model of Sir Edwin Lutyens’ unbuilt design for Liverpool’s Catholic Cathedral is one of the most elaborate architectural models ever made in Britain. The model gives an insight into the extraordinary ambition to build the world’s second largest cathedral, right here in Liverpool. The ambition and colossal scale reflected Liverpool’s status as a global city and the growing confidence of the local Roman Catholic community. Had it been built it would have dominated Liverpool’s skyline forever. Archbishop Richard Downey and architect Sir Edwin Lutyens commissioned the model in 1932 to help raise the funds for the building.
Ford Anglia
This Ford Anglia was the first car off the production line at Halewood and the start of production at Ford’s Halewood factory. Before completion it was featured as the prize in a competition in the Liverpool Echo newspaper, which was won by a Mr Taylor of Netherton. Mr Taylor could not drive and sold the car on. Ford bought the car back three years later and donated it to National Museums Liverpool in 1969.
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The painting shows the effects of unemployment and the way that Liverpool people have campaigned for the right to work in the 20th century. It features Blackburne House Women’s Project, Eldonian Garden Market, Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre, docks and shipyards, Tate and Lyle, Liverpool Unemployed March on London, People’s March for Jobs and Fords’ Assembly Line.
Pupils also have the opportunity to ‘Build a City’ and recreate the Pier Head buildings as seen through the gallery window using soft play blocks. Explore Liverpool life in the 1870s by visiting our court housing reconstruction and compare this with how wealthier Liverpudlians lived in our Merchant Palace!
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Wondrous Place
Punch and Judy
Originally situated outside St George’s Hall near Lime St Station, Professor Codman delighted people of all ages with his Punch and Judy show featuring other well- loved characters such as Mr Crocodile and The Judge. Codman’s descendents still continue to delight with a Punch and Judy booth in Llandudno.
John and Yoko Bedspread
This colourful Beatles-themed bedspread was made by Briton Christine Kemp who originally used it as a room divider. After seeing John and Yoko were in Montreal as part of their ‘bed-in’, Christine gave this bedspread to them as a present.
Penny Farthing
This bicycle dated from 1890 - 1895 and was the same type as that ridden by William W. Smith, a Liverpool mercantile marine chief engineer during a road cycling race in 1887.
For younger children, the Tent of Stories is a place to relax and read stories with props in our magical tent. For children of all ages, Sing it Again Karaoke! offers an opportunity to dress up, use props, take the mike and sing to songs including Yellow Submarine. Visit our two unique film experiences, and absorb the excitement of the football match or experience how the Beatles rocked the world. Both these sessions are timed and must be booked by groups.
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A ‘must see’ for children six years and under, Little Liverpool includes a Liverpool themed water interactive known as ‘Liverpuddles’, in which children can sail boats, run dinky cars through ‘Mersey Tunnels’ and fish for pretend marine creatures. Pupils can create their own Merseyfriend to swim through a river on a plasma screen and use an interactive A to Z of objects from our collections. A timed visit to Little Liverpool must be pre booked by groups
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History Detectives is the principal showcase for Merseyside’s extensive archaeological collections, offering primary schools the chance to explore the long history of the region and demonstrating how objects from a broad range of collections contribute to our understanding of the city’s past, present and future.
The Wavertree Urns
These Bronze Age burial urns were discovered in Wavertree in 1867. Around three thousand years ago a person’s ashes were placed into the urn before it was buried ceremonially.
Letters Patent
On 28 August 1207 King John, eager to create a convenient port of embarkation to Ireland, issued this letter’s patent at Winchester inviting new settlers to come to Liverpool. Those who accepted were given certain privileges such as small parcels of land known as ‘burgages’.
Of particular interest to children is the Lost Buildings of Liverpool panorama, which features shaped building pieces of Liverpool Custom House and the Castle, for children to place on a map and a Toy Timeline that is narrated by Winnie the Spider.
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Trails: Liver Bird, Winnie the Spider and more
Use our trails to find out more about the objects in each of the galleries, with Winnie the Spider and the Liver Birds to help you navigate your visit! Image © Mark McNulty 2012 A Resource for Primary Schools 17 Museum-led activities for your group
ll group visits to the Museum of Liverpool are free. In our museum-led sessions, our staff run activities which are specially designed for primary school children. We offer a wide range of topics and themes which are linked to the national curriculum. You can find these on our learning sessions database: Awww.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning
18 Getting to Know Your Museum Key Stage 1 Toys
Hands on play with replica and original toys from the past to find out how the toys which parents and even great grandparents played with are different to those of today. Explores favourite toys, investigates old and new versions and the differences in technology, materials and design. Introduces chronology through use of a toys timeline.
Curriculum links: History
No of places: 30 maximum Session length: 60 minutes
I like to move it! Transport across time
Investigates different modes of transport and how people travelled in the past through exploration of the land transport collection including the Liverpool Overhead Railway and costumes.
Curriculum links: History, Science
No of places: 30 maximum Session length: 60 minutes
Best buildings
Be inspired by the Liverpool Cityscape by Ben Johnson painting and the iconic buildings of Liverpool to create a collage to take back to school.
Curriculum links: Art and Design, English, Geography
No of places: 30 maximum Session length: 60 minutes
Tent of stories
Interactive, creative storytelling session using props, questioning and drama techniques.
Curriculum links: English
No of places: 15 maximum Session length: 60 minutes
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Examine popular Victorian childhood pastimes and sports through handling and costume.
Curriculum links: History, Citizenship
No of places: 30 maximum Session length: 60 minutes
It’s a hard knock life: Childhood in Victorian Liverpool
Role play session exploring Victorian Liverpool’s court and merchant housing to compare experiences. Discover what life was like for Liverpool’s child labourers through costumes and props.
Curriculum links: History, Citizenship
No of places: 15 maximum Session length: 60 minutes
History Challenge!
The Merseyside Map uses multimedia technology to enable pupils to explore historic maps, images, film clips, archaeological sites and street names from Merseyside. In this session your class, supported by our facilitator, can make its own discoveries about your locality, a theme of special interest or other curriculum linked topic.
Curriculum links: History, ICT
No of places: 30 maximum Session length: 50 minutes
Liverpool - history of a city
Discover the history of Liverpool from the time of King John to the present day with interactive games and handling objects.
Curriculum links: History
No of places: 30 maximum Session length: 60 minutes
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Find out what it was like growing up in the 1960s through costume, handling objects, music and dance. Explore school life and popular childhood pastimes to compare to those of today.
Curriculum links: History
No of places: 30 maximum Session length: 60 minutes
Gateway to the World
This interactive session encourages consideration of the significance of the River Mersey and Liverpool’s geographical location, and how trade and immigration helped it develop into one of the world’s leading port cities.
Curriculum links: History
No of places: 30 maximum Session length: 60 minutes
Key Stage 1 and 2 Let’s Dig
Be an archaeologist and make your own discoveries about Liverpool and the surrounding area! Carry out excavations of Roman, Viking, Tudor and Victorian sites, learning about the importance of evidence, investigating the evidence uncovered and sharing discoveries.
Curriculum links: History
No of places: 30 maximum Session length: 50 minutes
A Resource for Primary Schools 21 Planning a visit
lease note that all group visits must be booked in advance. Groups who arrive without a booking may be refused admission. We recommend that you visit the Museum before bringing your group. To help plan visits we run regular after-school familiarisation Teachers’ View events. Please phone or visit our Pwebsite for dates. Our bookings team will be able to advise you on all aspects of your visit, telephone 0151 478 4788 or e-mail: [email protected]
Please have the following information ready: • The date you wish to visit with alternatives if possible. • The time of arrival and length of visit. • The exact number in your group. • The school/group telephone number, address and postcode. • The name of the teacher/group leader in charge of the group. • Whether you would like to book our group lunch facility and prayer room. • Whether you have people using wheelchairs or with other special needs. • What you would like your group to do during your visit.
Opening times Open Monday - Sunday 10am-5pm FREE ADMISSION to the Museum
Museum of Liverpool Group Bookings: 0151 478 4788 Mann Island Information Desk: 0151 478 4545 Liverpool L3 1DG
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Parking Coaches may drop off groups at Mann Island, however coach parking is not permitted.
Access The main entrance is at street level and there are lifts to all floors. Please inform us in advance if your group includes visitors with additional needs or access requirements so that we can discuss emergency evacuation procedures. All information points and multi media displays are at heights suitable for wheelchair users. All are fitted with induction loops and have push button access to a version, which displays subtitles and BSL.
Consideration has been given to offering visitors direct hands on access to as many objects as possible and this is enhanced by a touch tour, with a large hand symbol wherever visitors are specifically encouraged to handle an item. In some areas of the Museum light levels are reduced in order to protect the objects from damage.
Toilets Toilets are available on all floors. Lifts are available to all floors. There are two baby-changing facilities on the ground floor in The Waterfront Café and the Atrium. Please ensure you allow adequate time for your group to visit toilets on arrival if you have booked a staff-led session. If you arrive late we may not be able to run your session as this will affect later bookings.
Lockers Lockers are located in the Atrium and take a refundable £1 coin. For groups, we have large tubs where you can leave your coats and lunches.
Shop The Museum of Liverpool shop is situated next to the main entrance on the ground floor. Please organise your party into smaller groups with an adult to enter the shop.
Lunchroom This must be booked in advance. Please contact bookings staff to discuss availability.
Seating Seating is available in all galleries.
Prayer room A multi denominational prayer room is available on Level 1. Please inform bookings staff at time of booking if this facility is required.
Confirmation of your booking Bookings will be confirmed in writing via email, fax or post, please bring your confirmation letter with you on the day of your visit. Please note that when submitting a request via our website, this is not an online booking.
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Medical emergency If there is an emergency while you are in the building, contact a museum member of staff or report to the Information Desk in the Atrium.
Fire alarm If the fire alarm sounds • Lead your group quietly to the nearest fire exit. Uniformed staff will direct you. • Do not stop to collect coats and bags. • Do not use the lifts. • There are safe refuge areas for wheelchair users at the exits from upper floors. Uniformed staff will advise you. • Lead your group out to the muster group located at the front of the building. • Do not re-enter the building for any reason. • Staff will advise you when it is safe to return.
Child protection policy National Museums Liverpool has a child protection policy in place.
Public liability National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside have in place public liability insurance. Full details of the policy wording are available from our commercial insurance brokers S-Tech Insurance Services Ltd on 01223 324 233.
Operating name Please note that the operating name of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside is National Museums Liverpool.
Risk assessment While those in charge of groups visiting National Museums Liverpool take ultimate responsibility for the health and safety of their groups, we recognise our legal obligations to provide a healthy and safe environment for all visitors whether in public galleries, classrooms, lunchrooms or other spaces.
We have codes of practice and procedures for emergencies, first aid, incidents and accidents.
Under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 we are continually striving to make our museums safe places to visit. The Management of Health And Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (amended) imposes an obligation on us to make suitable and sufficient assessments of the risks to health and safety in National Museums Liverpool workplaces and visitor areas.
24 Getting to Know Your Museum HAZARD or RISK RISK OTHER IDENTIFIED RISK LEVEL CONTROL ACTION
Access Low Museum of Liverpool is inspected The main entrance/exit by the Fire Safety Officer. We is at ground level. have to pass the inspection to remain open to the public.
Emergency exits are clearly signed from all public areas. Procedures are in place to deal with emergencies.
First aid Low Visitor Hosts and other appointed first aid staff have radios to call for first aid.
Child Protection: Low Advise all accompanying adults Anyone behaving Isolated children could in advance that children and suspiciously will be be vulnerable to the young people under 18 should monitored and, if attentions of members not be left unaccompanied in necessary, asked to of the public the museum e.g. visiting toilets, leave. The police may shops etc. be called.
Visitor Assistants patrol all floors on a regular basis.
Staircases: Low - Advise all accompanying adults Visitor Assistants Trips and falls medium in advance that children should have radios to call walk (not run) up the steps and for first aid. use handrails.
Regular inspections by museum staff address maintenance issues.
Doors: Low - Advise all accompanying adults Groups rushing to the medium in advance that children should doors. Danger of minor walk in the museum. accidents - bumps, trapped fingers. When going through doors one/ Risks to other visitors two children or adults should hold them open until the group is through.
A Resource for Primary Schools 25 HAZARD or RISK RISK OTHER IDENTIFIED RISK LEVEL CONTROL ACTION
Fire evacuation via Low - Advise all accompanying adults Fire procedures in place stairs: Trips and falls medium in advance that all fire exits are covering all floors of the clearly marked. museum. If the alarm sounds: Walk quietly and use handrails Regular fire drills/ on stairs. weekly fire bell tests Do not use the lifts. within the building. Go via nearest exit to an assembly point directly opposite Emergency lighting the Pilotage building. Uniformed in place within the Visitor Services staff will direct museum. group. Do not stop to collect coats Visitor Assistants patrol and bags. all floors on a regular Check that the entire group is basis. present. One adult should report to the Chief Fire Marshal that their group have all left the building. (The Chief Marshal will be standing in a prominent position directly opposite the Pilotage building wearing a bright yellow waistcoat labelled ; “Chief Fire Marshal’)
Lunchroom furniture: Low - Numbers in the lunchroom limited. All groups using the Trips and falls, Benches medium area to book in advance. tipping over, bumping Tables and benches have rounded into tables or benches corners.
Cleaning equipment available to mop up minor spills: staff available to deal with major problems.
Resources Trolleys for Low Trolley has lockable castors and booked groups: rounded corners. Bumping into trolleys, trapping fingers in Pencils, clipboards and drawers or cupboard workbooks stored in the trolley door for use only by booked groups with accompanying adults.
Children leaning over Medium Children fully briefed by their Group leaders Atrium balustrades/ plus group leaders /NML staff continually monitor sitting on top of on dangers of irresponsible their groups while balustrade or rolling behaviour on balustrades. walking up /down the toy vehicles along the No toys to be taken on or rolled steps of the Atrium flat sloping sections of along the tops of balustrades. staircase. NML staff on the balustrades. Falling Group leaders to accept regular patrols. items from balustrades responsibility for the actions of Purchases of toys only onto persons directly their charges during the visit. made at the end of the below. Under no circumstances visit. must children lean over the balustrades.
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