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Museum visits for schools

Visit us to get up close and personal with fascinating objects telling London’s rich, and often deeply personal, stories.

A SEN school student creates a shadow play with a London theme during a school project.

Telling our stories

A SEND school student creates their own London story during a Museum of London project.

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An unmissable story of a city and its people

Give your pupils a new perspective on our thrilling city!

Our collection directly supports the curriculum, so come to us to cover the Romans, Great Fire of London, Victorians, diversity, archaeology, STEM and many more. We have resources and activities for students of all ages, including those from special schools or SEND units and supplementary schools.

For visit information that's specific to each of our sites, take a look at the pages for the Museum of London and the Museum of London Docklands. Whichever site you visit, you're assured of a quality experience - we've won awards for our provision.

A school student holds up a piece of work created in a facilitated art session at the museum.

Making a masterpiece

A student proudly holds up a brilliant London-themed artwork created in a facilitated art session.

Self-directed museum visits

Explore the museum your own way with a self-directed visit. Visit the Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands gallery pages in advance to design your own interactive learning experience, and use our totally free self-directed visit resources to maximise students’ learning. Here's how to book.

Interactive museum visits

Book one of our hugely popular facilitated experiences for a supported learning experience. Our activities are developed by our skilled learning professionals with insights from expert museum curators, so an authoritative, quality learning experience is assured.

Activities on offer include object handling, interactive performances, guided walks and storytelling, and cover London from prehistory to the present day. Our interactive visits also include time in the museum galleries. Search now to find the perfect fit.

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