Resources for learning
Museums and galleries provide a rich resource for learning for all ages and levels of interest. We work closely with the Department for Education and Skills, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, the Group for Education in Museums, engage - the Association for Gallery Education and many other bodies to support learning provision in museums and galleries. We share the vision that everyone should have the chance to be able to learn from and enjoy the wonderful treasures that museums and galleries have to offer.
Government investment in museum and gallery education
DCMS funds core education activities in our sponsored museums and galleries through their funding agreements. We are also continuing to invest in museum and gallery education across England in partnership with the Department for Education and Skills, building on the Museums and Galleries Education Programme run by DfES until March 2004, and the DCMS Museums and Galleries Education Challenge Fund, which ran from 1999-2001 and focussed on building capacity in local and regional museums.
To support the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council's Renaissance in the regions programme, DCMS and DfES are providing a £12.2 million stream of funding over 2003-06 to support regional "hub" museums in the nine regions in providing a comprehensive service to schools. Education Programme Delivery Plans have been produced by each region.
In April 2004, DCMS and DfES announced a joint investment of £7 million over 2004-06 to strengthen the capacity of museums and galleries to support children and young people's education. This investment includes :
- Continued support for the 12 DCMS-sponsored national museums and galleries and the British Library to work with regional museums and other partners on education projects
- Support for non-Renaissance museums, led by each regional Museum, Libraries and Archive Council, which complements work being delivered by the regional hubs
- A secondment programme for teachers and museum educators, delivered through the regional Museums, Libraries and Archives Councils
- Training for gallery educators, delivered through Arts Council England and engage
The University of Leicester conducted an evaluation of the 12 national / regional museum education partnership projects which took place in 2003-04.
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Want to find out more?
If you are a student, parent, teacher or just interested to find out more about what's happening in this area, there are a number of online resources to seek further advice.
'Show Me' is a junior version of the 24 Hour Museum, designed especially for children and teachers. It provides links to the best online learning resources provided by museums and gives advice to teachers on how to use these resources in the classroom.
Curriculum Online is a portal to online learning resources for teachers. It has produced guidance for cultural organisations wanting to provide online content to schools.
Teachernet - DfES online guidance for teachers. Contains further information about the Department for Education and Skills work on museum and gallery education, including evaluation and case studies from the £4 million DfES Museums and Galleries Education Programme.
Find out more about how the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council is supporting learning in museums and galleries through the "Renaissance in the regions" programme and the new framework for learning and access, "Inspiring learning for all"
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The 24 Hour Museum is a directory of all 3,000 UK museums, galleries and heritage sites, together with all the latest news and discoveries.
Gallery Finder is a resource for teachers and gallery educators, an online directory of education projects and curriculum support in galleries, art museums and arts centres, supported by engage.
'engage' is a membership organisation for gallery educators, including those who work in contemporary art galleries with no permanent collections. engage promotes the benefits of gallery education, and supports members through provision of training opportunities, newsletters and publications. engage assists with the organisation of Museums and Galleries Month, with GEM.
The Group for Education in Museums (GEM) is a membership organisation which supports both museum and gallery educators, and produces a quarterly newsletter with case studies and a yearly journal with more in-depth articles.
The Campaign for Learning through Museums and Galleries promotes learning throughout the sector. The website includes a number of case studies and the reports "What did we learn? The museums and galleries lifelong learning initiative (MGLI) 2000-02" and "What did we learn this time? MGLI 2002-03", lifelong learning projects which were funded by DfES. CLMG published a manifesto for museum learning in 2004.
The Museums Association is an independent professional body which represents anyone who works in museums and galleries.
Arts Council England funds a number of galleries, including contemporary art galleries without permanent collections.
The Heritage Lottery Fund provides funding for museum and gallery education work, including funding for educator posts and a specific stream of funding for work with young people aged 13-20 called "Young roots".
Links to the education websites of the DCMS-sponsored national museums and galleries and the British Library :
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