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    • Article: Feature A Museum in a Classroom: handy how to guide
      Creating a mini-museum in your classroom can be an exciting cross-curricular project for your pupils that brings in museum partnerships too.
      10 August 2009
    • Article: Feature Ancient Egyptian KS2 make and do: mummy and case
      Show Me, our kids' site has a fantastic make and do mummy and case courtesy of Usborne Publishers. There are also useful links to other resources that you'll find helpful for your KS2 Ancient Egyptian project.
      30 July 2009
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      Article: Feature Artist's Statement: A Hampton Court Palace chandelier in Secrets of the Royal Bedchamber
      Sophie Nielsen and Rolf Knudsen's mirror chandelier, made for the Queen's Stairs, has joined a "breathtaking" palace, say the Danish design pair.
      28 March 2013
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      Article: Feature Artist's Statement: Kaarina Kaikkonen on the Brighton Festival's Blue Route at Fabrica
      Known for her poignant sartorial installations across the world, Finnish artist Kaarina Kaikkonen tells us why she has good feelings about her new project in Brighton.
      25 March 2013
    • Photo showing WWII Battle of Britain pilots with dogs posing next to a plane
      Article: Feature Battle of Britain: teaching ideas and resources
      Here's our round-up for you of online resources and real-life Battle of Britain-related sessions and more from UK museums.
      28 April 2010
    • Showing the painting of the Battle of Trafalgar by JMW Turner with the billowing sails of HMS Victory dominating the background and wounded and dying sailors in the forground
      Article: Feature Battle of Trafalgar: teaching resources and ideas
      Ahoy there! Try these free online resources on Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar from UK museums.
      28 May 2010
    • Line drawing illustration showing Vikings invading on the shore
      Article: Feature Bayeux Tapestry: teaching resources and ideas
      A student's Bayeux tapestry inspired history of Britain has prompted our Bayeux Tapestry round-up for you.
      02 June 2010
    • a colour photo of a mining building on a grassy hillside
      Article: Feature Beyond the Beaches: Exploring the World Heritage of Cornish Mining
      Jamie Maddison explores the history and heritage of mining in Cornwall and speaks to David Rutherford, of Cornish Mining World Heritage - the organisation working to promote it to a wider audience.
      13 April 2012
    • Colour photo of a Christmas tree in a gallery suspended upside down
      Article: Feature Christmas versus contemporary art: a mismatch worth celebrating
      As galleries flag up their New Year's offerings, you might not know that in the art world it is still the season of goodwill. Mark Sheerin asks why not.
      20 December 2012
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      Article: Feature Clay and Copper – Discovering mining methods at Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum
      Jamie Maddison visits Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum and Parkland and to find reminders of Cornwall's mining heritage amid the popular industrial museum's clay pits, heritage buildings and parkland.
      11 July 2012
    • Colour photo of an artist dressed as a farmer looking back along a hilltop road
      Article: Feature Contemporary art in review 2012: Major shows, spots, games, Biennials and the apocalpyse
      London 2012 was not the only game in town as great exhibitions proliferated across the UK and performance came to the fore. Mark Sheerin reflects on 2012 in contemporary art.
      18 December 2012
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      Article: Feature Cornish Mining Heritage: Dark Engines - History and Architecture on the Great Flat Lode
      Jamie Maddison downloads an audio trail from Cornish Mining World Heritage to step back in time amidst the engine houses of the Basset Mines.
      06 September 2012
    • a photo of a ruined beam engine house perched on the edge of a cliff with blue sea beyond
      Article: Feature Cornish Mining World Heritage: The Count House and coast at Botallack Mine, St Just
      Jamie Maddison continues his journey across the Mining Heritage Landscape of Cornwall by following an audio trail that uncovers the story of Botallack Mine, St Just.
      17 October 2012
    • Article: Feature Culture for kids without the boring bits: How to get the best out of a museum or heritage visit
      A trip to a museum, gallery, heritage site or garden, can elicit moans and groans from your kids but there are ways to overcome any opposition and have a day out that all the family can enjoy.
    • A photo of a large prehistoric gorilla's hairy face
      Article: Feature Culture24's cultural year in news: Guy the Gorilla to guerrilla knitters
      New arrivals, funding triumphs and disasters, amazing discoveries and exotic exhibits...here's our look at the cultural year in news.
      21 December 2012
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      Article: Feature Curator's Choice: A ghostly reconstructed Viking ship at National Museum of Scotland
      Bruce Blacklaw, Communications Officer at National Museums Scotland, picks his favourite piece from the storming new Vikings! exhibition in Edinburgh.
      13 February 2013
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      Article: Feature Curator's Choice: A picnic table at Eureka! The National Children's Museum in Halifax
      Leigh-Anne Stradeski introduces All About Me, the new £2.9 million gallery at The National Children's Museum, and tells us why her favourite exhibit involves food decisions.
      08 April 2013
    • A photo of a woman looking at a watercolour of an Egyptian tomb
      Article: Feature Curator's Choice: Amber Druce picks a tomb painting from Pharaoh: Reborn
      Dozens of watercolour recordings of tomb decorations from Ancient Egypt are about to go on show at the city's Museum and Art Gallery. We find out about one of them.
      03 April 2013
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      Article: Feature Curator's Choice: Catherine Byrne on a V-2 rocket at the Royal Engineers Museum
      After being held at various Ministry of Defence bases since World War II, an enormous V-2 rocket has been restored and put on show at the Royal Engineers Museum.
      17 September 2012
    • A close up photo of a white dress with red patterns on it from the 18th century
      Article: Feature Curator's Choice: Karen Snowden on a stylish maternity dress in Scarborough
      The Head of Collections at Scarborough Museums Trust tells us why a "wonderful, beautiful" dress from 1790 still looks comfy today.
      11 April 2013
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