Learning & Communities - Surrey Museums and Galleries

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Children & Families
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Variety all year round
Variety for all ages
Useful Links
Arts Award Scheme
Exploring Surrey’s Past
Home Education information
Kids in Museums
Surrey Community Archaeology
Young Archaeology Club
Useful Links
Arts Award
Culture Links page
Duke of Edinburgh
Exploring Surrey’s Past
Learning On My Doorstep page
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Schools & Teachers
Quality Cultural Education
Surrey museums and galleries offer high-quality learning for all, from pre-school to primary and secondary, Higher and Further Education, work experience and alternative learning support. You will find immersive workshops at museum sites and workshops tailored to your school. You can borrow themed loan boxes with
artefacts, complete with teaching guides. Or tap into our countywide
Learning On My Doorstep
service and let us signpost you to the best local cultural links for your curriculum.
There are
Unique out-of-school learning opportunities
that your pupils can only experience in Surrey
Workshops in school
delivered by experienced museum professionals with local expertise
‘Discovery’ loan boxes
with real and replica materials to borrow and enhance classroom learning
ultural materials and activities
to extend and develop critical thinking skills
Resources to explore Surrey’s diversity
and links to the significant people, places and events that have shaped the local and county identity
School memberships
with excellent benefits
Museum educators
with expertise in EYFS through to KS5 and FE
Always options…
Surrey museums can enrich the whole school curriculum, with workshops and resources to support many subjects and skills across your school’s individual curriculum.Very young pupils can explore senses with objects, or discover a landscape, museum or gallery space that opens a whole new world of experiences in a safe environment.For older students, our museums support research and research skills in addition to subject resources. Many can offer work placements, attend careers events and provide cultural sector careers advice. A range of Surrey specific and subject specialist talks enrich Higher Education modules.Our
individual museum pages
provide a taste of what is on offer or use our
A-Z list
of links to each museum or gallery’s own learning page
Learning On My Doorstep
Learning On My Doorstep is a countywide cultural learning programme between Surrey schools and Surrey museums, galleries and arts organisations. It is run by two of Surrey County Council’s cultural services: Surrey Museums Partnership and Surrey Heritage. We work with individual teachers and whole school staff to identify local cultural links across your specific curriculum.
Essentially, we do the hard work so you don’t have to. It is our job to signpost you to your local expertise and highlight unique, quality cultural learning experiences on your doorstep.
Which Learning On My Doorstep option would help you most?
An example of what we do
Planning Review
We are your local experts. We find the local cultural links across your curriculum or choice of subjects.
Market Place Event
2 hours speed-dating under your roof with our museum professionals. We bring the learning resources; you bring the planning.
Meet Your Locals Staff meeting
2-3 cultural organisations of your choice matching your planning to local cultural resources
For full details, see our
Learning On My Doorstep page
Culture Links
This is the careers strand of our Learning On My Doorstep programme. Together with our museum, gallery, heritage and arts partners, we aim to raise awareness and aspirations for young people from KS3 upwards about careers in the cultural sector. We help to explain where subject and course choices can lead, and the useful skills, routes and pathways required. Our Culture Links programme is an opportunity for meaningful engagement with cultural employers in the county.
As a Career Advisor or Student, go to the Culture Links page on the Useful Links list to find out more.
Prehistory
Chertsey Museum
Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre
Elmbridge Museum
Museum of Farnham
Guildford Heritage Services
Send & Ripley Museum
Spelthorne Museum
Surrey County Archaeology Unit (SCAU)
Surrey Heath Museum
View A-Z list of Museums
Egyptian
Haslemere Educational Museum
Museum of Farnham
View A-Z list of Museums
Roman
Bourne Hall Museum
Chertsey Museum
Elmbridge Museum
Museum of Farnham
Godalming Museum
Guildford Heritage Services
Surrey County Archaeology Unit (SCAU)
Spelthorne Museum
Surrey Heath Museum
View A-Z list of Museums
Saxon
Chertsey Museum
Museum of Farnham
Godalming Museum
Guildford Heritage Services
Surrey County Archaeology Unit (SCAU)
View A-Z list of Museums
Medieval
Museum of Farnham
Guildford Heritage Services
Surrey County Archaeology Unit (SCAU)
View A-Z list of Museums
1500s
Bourne Hall Museum
Chertsey Museum
Elmbridge Museum
Museum of Farnham
The Lightbox, Woking
Guildford Heritage Services
Surrey County Archaeology Unit (SCAU)
Surrey Heritage
View A-Z list of Museums
1600s
Museum of Farnham
Guildford Heritage Services
View A-Z list of Museums
1700s
Bourne Hall Museum
Chertsey Museum
Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre
Elmbridge Museum
Museum of Farnham
The Lightbox, Woking
Guildford Museum
Rural Life Living Museum
Surrey Heritage
View A-Z list of Museums
1800s
Bourne Hall Museum
Chertsey Museum
Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre
Elmbridge Museum
Museum of Farnham
The Lightbox, Woking
Guildford Museum
Rural Life Living Museum
Surrey Heritage
View A-Z list of Museums
1900s & First World War
Elmbridge Museum
Museum of Farnham
Rural Life Living Museum
The Lightbox, Woking
Surrey Heritage
View A-Z list of Museums
1900s & Britain since 1930
Chertsey Museum
Museum of Farnham
Rural Life Living Museum
The Lightbox, Woking
View A-Z list of Museums
1900s & Britain in the 50s and 60s
Chertsey Museum
Museum of Farnham
The Lightbox, Woking
View A-Z list of Museums
In School workshops
Bourne Hall Museum
Chertsey Museum
Chobham Museum
Egham Museum
Elmbridge Museum
Museum of Farnham
Godalming Museum
Guildford Heritage Services
Surrey Heath Museum
Surrey Heritage
View A-Z list of Museums
In Museum workshops
Ash Museum
Bourne Hall Museum
Brooklands Museum
Chertsey Museum
Chobham Museum
Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre
Museum of Farnham
Godalming Museum
Guildford Heritage Services
Haslemere Educational Museum
The Lightbox, Woking
Painshill
Rural Life Living Museum
Spelthorne Museum
Surrey Heath Museum
The Spike
Watts Gallery Artists’ Village
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Loan boxes
Bourne Hall Museum
Brooklands Museum
Chertsey Museum
Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre
East Surrey Museum
Elmbridge Museum
Museum of Farnham
Godalming Museum
Guildford Heritage Services
The Lightbox, Woking
Spelthorne Museum
Surrey Heath Museum
View A-Z list of Museums
Small groups 15 max
Ash Museum
Chobham Museum
The Hockey Museum
Send & Ripley Museum
Sidney Sime Gallery
View A-Z list of Museums
One class
Bourne Hall Museum
Dorking Museum & Heritage Centre
East Surrey Museum
Godalming Museum
Sidney Sime Gallery
Shere Museum
Spelthorne Museum
The Spike
Surrey Heath Museum
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Two Classes
Chertsey Museum
East Surrey Museum
Egham Museum
Museum of Farnham
Guildford Heritage
Haslemere Educational Museum
The Lightbox, Woking
London Bus Museum
View A-Z list of Museums
Up to Whole Year group
Brooklands Museum
The Lightbox
Painshill
Rural Life Living Museum
Watts Gallery Artists’ Village
View A-Z list of Museums
School Membership
Chertsey Museum
Elmbridge Museum
Museum of Farnham
Godalming Museum
Guildford Heritage Services
Haslemere Educational Museum
Painshill
Surrey Heath Museum
View A-Z list of Museums
American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
Bourne Hall Museum
Brooklands Museum
Chertsey Museum
Elmbridge Museum
Museum of Farnham
Godalming Museum
Guildford Museum
Haslemere Educational Museum
The Lightbox
Painshill
Rural Life Living Museum
Spelthorne Museum
The Spike
Online activities
Egham Museum
Guildford Museum
Haslemere Educational Museum
The Lightbox, Woking
Painshill
View A-Z list of Museums
Virtual Resources
Egham Museum
Watts Gallery Artists’ Village
View A-Z list of Museums
Resource Packs
Chertsey Museum
Elmbridge Museum
Surrey History Centre
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Animals
Haslemere Educational Museum
Holmesdale Natural History Club Museum
Surrey Heath Museum
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Archaeology
Bourne Hall Museum
Chertsey Museum
Museum of Farnham
Guildford Heritage Services
View A-Z list of Museums
Changes in the Home
Bourne Hall Museum
Chertsey Museum
Museum of Farnham
View A-Z list of Museums
Costume and Textiles
Chertsey Museum
Museum of Farnham
View A-Z list of Museums
Light
Bourne Hall Museum
Chertsey Museum
Godalming Museum
Guildford Heritage Services
View A-Z list of Museums
Military
American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
Museum of Military Medicine
Royal Logistic Corps Museum
Surrey Infantry Museum
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Newspapers and magazines
Chertsey Museum
Museum of Farnham
View A-Z list of Museums
Packaging
Bourne Hall Museum (bottles)
Museum of Farnham
Surrey Heath Museum (vessels)
Surrey History Centre (archive)
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Printing
Guildford Heritage Services
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Religion
Chertsey Museum (Chertsey Abbey)
Museum of Farnham (Waverley Abbey)
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School
Chertsey Museum
Guildford Heritage Services
Rural Life Living Museum
View A-Z list of Museums
Seasons
Bourne Hall Museum
Godalming Museum
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Textiles
Chertsey Museum (costume)
Guildford Museum (samplers)
The Lightbox, Woking
View A-Z list of Museums
Then and Now
Chertsey Museum
Museum of Farnham
Surrey Heath Museum
View A-Z list of Museums
Toys
Bourne Hall Museum
Chertsey Museum
Museum of Farnham
Surrey Heath Museum
View A-Z list of Museums
Transport
Bourne Hall Museum
Brooklands Museum
Museum of Farnham
The Lightbox,Woking
Surrey Heritage
View A-Z list of Museums
Writing
Museum of Farnham
Guildford Heritage Services
View A-Z list of Museums
CWGC: Brookwood Military Cemetery
Dawney Hill, Pirbright, Brookwood, Woking GU24 0JB, UK
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CWGC: Air Forces Memorial
Cooper's Hill Lane, Englefield Green, Egham, TW20 0LB
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Guildford Museum
Castle Arch Guildford GU1 3SX
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Crafts Study Centre
Falkner Road Farnham Surrey GU9 7DS
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Holmesdale Natural History Club Museum
14 Croydon Rd, Reigate RH2 0PG, UK
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The Guildford Spike
Warren Rd, Guildford GU1 3JH, UK
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The Hockey Museum
13 High St, Woking GU21 6BL, UK
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Spelthorne Museum
1 Elmsleigh Rd, Staines TW18 4PG, UK
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Sime Gallery
Worplesdon Memorial Hall, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford GU3 3RF, UK
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Brooklands Museum
Brooklands Rd, Weybridge KT13 0SL, UK
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Leatherhead Museum
64 Church St, Leatherhead KT22 8DP, UK
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London Bus Museum
Brooklands Rd, Weybridge KT13 0QS, UK
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The Museum of Military Medicine
Keogh Barracks, Ash Vale, Aldershot GU12 5RQ, UK
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Reigate Priory Museum
Bell St, Reigate RH2 7RL, UK
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Royal Holloway Picture Gallery
Royal Holloway University of L, Egham Hill, Egham TW20 0EQ, UK
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Shere Museum
Gomshall Ln, Shere, Guildford GU5 9HE, UK
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Surrey Heath Museum
33 Obelisk Way, Camberley GU15 3SG, UK
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Surrey Infantry Museum
130 Goldsworth Rd, Woking GU21 6ND, UK
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Elmbridge Museum
1 High St, Esher KT10 9SD, UK
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Egham Museum
Literary Institute, 51 High St, Egham TW20 9EW, UK
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Chobham Museum
Chobham, Woking GU24 8BZ, UK
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Chertsey Museum
The Cedars, 33 Windsor St, Chertsey KT16 8AT, UK
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Watts Gallery - Artists' Village
Down Ln, Guildford GU3 1DQ, UK
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The Lightbox
Chobham Rd, Woking GU21 4AA, UK
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Surrey History Centre
130 Goldsworth Rd, Woking GU21 6ND, UK
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Send and Ripley Museum
Ripley, Woking GU23 6AF, UK
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Rural Life Living Museum
The Reeds Rd, Tilford, Farnham GU10 2DL, UK
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Painshill
Portsmouth Rd, Cobham KT11 1JE, UK
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Museum of the National Rifle Association
Bisley Camp, Brookwood, Woking GU24 0PB, UK
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Museum of Farnham
38 West St, Farnham GU9 7DX, UK
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Haslemere Educational Museum
78 High St, Haslemere GU27 2LA, UK
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Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre
62 West St, Dorking RH4 1BS, UK
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Godalming Museum
109a High St, Godalming GU7 1AQ, UK
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Brookwood American Military Cemetery
Dawney Hill, Pirbright, Brookwood, Woking GU24 0JB, UK
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Ash Museum
Ash Church Rd, Ash, Surrey GU12 6LX, UK
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Bourne Hall Museum
Bourne Hall, Spring St, Ewell, Epsom KT17 1UF, UK
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Byfleet Heritage Centre
High Rd, Byfleet, West Byfleet KT14 7QN, UK
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East Surrey Museum
Stafford Rd, Caterham CR3 6JG, UK
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Students & Young People
A place to relax, try new things, study or build your CV
Surrey museums, galleries and heritage settings are great to get involved with if you’re looking for experiences to enhance your CV, study help or simply for your own enjoyment. You’ll also find support for national programmes such as Duke of Edinburgh and Arts Award. Or check out our opportunities link for volunteering and careers ideas.
Regular groups and skills-based workshops
You can enjoy trying something new or developing your interests in a relaxed environment. There are young curator, artist and exhibition groups and plenty of skills-based workshops. There are often community projects, archaeology digs and volunteering opportunities too. And if you’re keen to express your views, you could help shape young people’s experiences of culture as part of a youth panel.
Excellent research materials and support
As a student, Surrey museums are excellent sources of primary and secondary material to support your interests or study. If you need help with research in a particular subject or skill, museums have plenty of material and will be happy to guide you. Many have research rooms or spaces for studying.
Useful Links
Arts Award Scheme
Culture Links about careers in culture
Culture Links Careers Guidebook pdf
Duke of Edinburgh Scheme
Exploring Surrey’s Past
Prospects careers guidance
Useful Links
Exploring Surrey’s Past
Mind Mental Health Charity
Outline Surrey Sexuality and Gender Support
Surrey Gypsy Traveller Communities Forum
Surrey History Centre
Surrey University of the Third Age (U3A)
Surrey Women's Institute (W.I.)
Visit Surrey official tourism site
Adult and Community
Stimulating places and programmes to explore at your leisure
Surrey museums offer a rich variety of programmes throughout the year for all ages, communities and interests. There are changing exhibitions, talks by curators and guest speakers, guided tours, events and workshops. Whether you’re visiting as an individual, with friends or family, or as part of a community group you’ll find plenty to enjoy, and in beautiful surroundings.
Excellent research sources and expertise
If you are exploring local or personal history, or have a particular interest that you are researching, Surrey museums are excellent sources of primary and secondary material.
You’ll find the staff are also excellent sources of knowledge, able to advise and guide you.
Many museums have dedicated rooms and Surrey History Centre, the county archive, is an outstanding research facility.
In partnership with local community groups
Surrey museums, galleries and heritage organisations welcome opportunities to work with local community groups.
This can be formal or informal, for pleasure, education, raising awareness or a specific aim.
We have experience of using our spaces and collections to support members of community groups such as MIND, Gypsy Roma Traveller Forum, Outline and special interest groups such as the WI and U3A.
Try out new skills or explore interests
All year round, there are skills and crafts workshops exploring themes such as photography, embroidery, painting, drawing and creative writing.
You can enjoy trying something new or develop your interests in a relaxed environment with like-minded people.
Tailored sessions can be arranged for special interest groups and there are volunteering opportunities countywide.