New academic year, new programme!
We are here to support learning and teaching across the curriculum.
Visit Aberdeen Art Gallery, Maritime Museum and Provost Skene’s House with your pupils to enjoy special exhibitions, explore our collections, take part in workshops and use our learning resources.
Primary School workshop
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Aberdeen Art Gallery
6 July - 27 October
This world-renowned exhibition, from the Natural History Museum, features exceptional images which capture fascinating animal behaviour, spectacular species and the breathtaking diversity of the natural world
As part of the Science in Your World programme, we have a series of workshops, each accommodating up to 33 primary pupils. The workshops run from 10:00-11:45 on the dates below.
Thursday 29 August
Friday 30 August
Thursday 5 September
Friday 6 September
These facilitated sessions will support pupils in developing an understanding of the natural environment and will highlight the role of creativity and inventiveness in the development of our knowledge. They include an exhibition introduction and creative activities out on the gallery floor.
Email AAGMLearning@aberdeencity.gov.uk to book and put Wildlife Photographer of the Year in the title.
Self-guided visits at our venues
Teacher-led class visits to our venues are a great way to engage with the collections and learn about creativity, local heritage and people from the Northeast of Scotland who have shaped the city and changed the world.
Information on organising your visit to our venues can be found on our website here.
New exhibition
Aberdeen: Trade and Empire
Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Between the 1700s and early 1900s the high demand for sugar, cotton, cocoa, tea and gold resulted in enslaved people being forced to work to satisfy consumer tastes. This exhibition highlights the role of ships owned and built in Aberdeen in the development of Empire and Colonialism.
Check out this new learning resource for schools from Museum of the Highlands and answer The Big Question on the British Empire
Teaching resources about cocoa production and modern slavery with The No Project
Teachers Advisory Group Meeting
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Learning Space
Thursday 3 October 16:15 – 17:30
We invite Aberdeen City teachers to join our Teachers Advisory Group to help shape and inform our school's programme. We are keen to welcome new members to our group and you can register your interest at AAGMLearning@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Coming Soon
Artist Textiles: From Picasso to Warhol
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Opens 23 November
Tracing the history of the 20th-century art in textiles, this exhibition from the Fashion and Textile Museum, London, shows how ordinary people were once able to engage with modern art through their clothing and home furnishings.
