Art and Design

Creating helmets in the art studio

Art, Design, Textiles & Fashion for creative students at BTEC, AS/A2 Level

The museum in Leeds offers a range of innovative and creative educational workshops for students of art and design. This multicultural collection can provide inspiration for a huge range of topics, themes and processes to be researched and re-interpreted.

The following represent a few of the themes underpinning our collection. Please contact us to discuss your student’s projects and we will create a bespoke session for your students.

We specialise in creating bespoke sessions – just ask us!

Corsets and Contours

Lively exploration of the attitudes towards gender, sexuality, prestige and power as laid bare in fashion, costume, portraiture, armour & clothing. Including Elizabethan court dress, Victorian corsetry and Tudor codpieces.

Goth – that’s Gorgeous!

Extravagant consumption through the ages explored via the iconography of warfare – rare medieval manuscripts, armours, costumes and ephemera.

Headdresses

Exploration of the structure, shape and form of headwear across a variety of global cultures and traditions, exploring personal identity, self-representation and self-expression.

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Sessions can be adapted for a variety of abilities and age ranges. Our flexible collection offers a wide range of opportunities for engaging with the past. Contact us to discuss your requirements.

To Book

All sessions last 90 minutes, for a minimum number of 15 students.
Our sessions are £9 per student, with one adult free per ten students.
Tel: 0113 220 1888
Email: educate.leeds@armouries.org.uk

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