Royal Armouries Museums

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1. Weapons as works of Art

Weapons used in hunting were often highly decorated to show off the wealth and status of their owner.

2. Art and Design and Technology

Get hands-on with a range of resources to make links to the study of materials, form, movement and shape as well as nature and the body.

3. Key Stage 2

The Museum contains a global collection that can be explored at first hand in our interactive sessions.

4. AS and A Level

The Royal Armouries education centre in Leeds offers a unique opportunity to students studying at A level and AS level. You’ll have the opportunity to work with archive material and study real objects.

5. Art and Design

Here at the Royal Armouries our collection provides a challenging environment for artists to explore the wider issues of contemporary society through study, creativity and discussion.

6. Art Gallery

This gallery displays some of the most wonderfully decorated guns that can be justifiably considered works of art.

7. Art: The Tudors

Combine your study of the Tudors with an engaging creative art session. Using our collection of unique artefacts can reveal the Tudor world in fascinating & unexpected ways.

8. Art: The Victorians

This 90 minute cross-curricular session explores the Victorian world through armours, costumes and toys.

9. Art: Britain Since World War Two

In this session students will develop their communication and citizenship skills through group work & lively debate. They will also explore how individuals have influenced the social & cultural changes of the post war world.

10. Art: Our Global Village

Use our global collection as your passport to discover the world in these 90-minute cross-curricular sessions. Patterns in art & design from across the world are explored through printing, textiles, weaving and metalwork.

11. Key Stage 3

We offer a wide range of sessions ranging from object-based sessions in our Education Centre which focus on original objects, to handling replica objects in the galleries.

12. KS3: Art Studio

It is an unpleasant reality that humanity has spent large amounts of time designing for doomsday. We have been engaged in a race to perfect some of the most extraordinary weapons and cultivated the conviction they are acceptable to use.

13. Key Stage 4

Our In Depth series can support study of almost any GCSE or KS4 topic in which conflict is a key concern.

14. KS4: Art Studio

It is an unpleasant reality that humanity has spent large amounts of time designing for doomsday. We have been engaged in a race to perfect some of the most extraordinary weapons and cultivated the conviction they are acceptable to use.

15. Art and Design

A specialist art handling collection is available for students to use, including vintage and antique military uniforms, civilian fashions and ephemera. All sessions include objects from our handling collection and are accessible to all ages and abilities.

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