Primary School / Lower Grade

For kids from 6 to 12 years old

1. Online Workshop
   
   Mobile Things – Objects in Motion
   We’re surrounded by things that can tell us their own stories, which are also the stories of the long or short journeys they’ve made. Maybe they’re tales about who they used to belong to, how they were used, and the ideas associated with them? Together, we will apply aesthetic research methodology to explore the routes taken by personal items and objects in the museum, as well as looking at what they have in common. We will then create links between them using a creative process that includes both digital and analogue elements. The findings that emerge from the research will be incorporated into mini-exhibitions which will be presented at the end by small groups in a digital session for all the participants.
   Duration: 3 hours
   
   A version of this workshop can be held for home schooling and it is also compatible with hybrid learning models. Please get in touch with the education team about the technical requirements (069 212 39898 or ). The workshop will be adapted to suit the age group of the participants.
   
2. Workshops based on the Museum’s education collection
   
   The mask as an object
   Are there more to masks than meets the eye? What role do people wearing masks adopt? We explore examples of masks belonging to the museum’s educational collection of over 2000 objects from different cultures across the world to examine the phenomenon of masks on a variety of levels – and we design our own personal masks.
   Duration: 2,5 hours, Costs: €7.50 per child
   
   Shadow Play
   Who exactly are Semar the pot-bellied clown and Hanuman the Monkey King? We discover the adventures experienced by heroes, demons and giants in Javanese wayang puppetry, and try out a performance ourselves.
   Duration: 2,5 hours, Costs: €7.50 per child
3. Workshops based on our current exhibition "SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa"
   
   Making Comics Sound
   POW! SPLASH! BOINK! – How do comics speak to us and what sounds do we imagine when reading them? In the exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa,’ we learn about the meaning and contexts of comics and works of art. Afterwards, we experiment with different sound effects and add sound to selected comics to make the visual stories loud and lively.
   Duration: 2 hours. Cost: £6 per person. The format is adapted to the age group. Preschool – Upper School
   
   Maps that tell more
   There are places that are of great personal significance to us. This is also true for the comic artists in the exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’. After exploring the exhibition, we consider which places these are for us and how we can make them visible. What does a place need for us to feel comfortable? How do we navigate boundaries or forbidden paths? What changes when we stay in a place or have to leave it? Together, we create maps to record the special meanings and our knowledge of an area.
   Duration: 2.5 hours. Cost: £7.50 per person.
   Lower school – upper school
   
   
   How to make a Shero
   What makes someone a superhero? What ‘powers’ would a Shero need to shape the present or the future, and what challenges would she have to face? In this workshop, participants engage in dialogue with the exhibition ‘SHEROES. Comic Art from Africa’ about the past and memory in comics and Afrofuturistic visions of the future. Afterwards, they will create their own ‘Shero’ collage.
   Duration: 2 hours. Cost: €6 per person.
   Lower school – upper school