Book your educational visit with St Albans Museums for Key Stage 2
Click on the link for each activity to find out more and get in touch.
Verulamium Museum:
- Years 3, and 4
- Interactive investigation of food, clothing and daily life in Roman Verulamium
- Dressing up and handling a range of replica Roman artefacts
- Select the best items to match your shopping list
- Years 4, 5 and 6
- Handle locally discovered historical artefacts from Verulamium
- Compare everyday items from then and now
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Build a picture of daily life in Roman Britain using archaeological evidence
St Albans Museum + Gallery:
Children and Justice in Victorian England
- Years 5 and 6
- Genuine historical court cases of children in Victorian St Albans
- Historical evidence to investigate through written information, police artefacts and subterranean cells
- Role play and historical courtroom drama where it happened
Between 12th February 2027 and 6th May 2027 this session can be combined with visiting our exhibition Victorian Childhoods.
Then and Now Object Remix for Key Stage 2:
- Years 3, 4, 5 and 6
- Session created by The Hepworth Wakefield to accompany Still Lives
- Reinterpreting traditional still life through using contemporary objects
- A gallery of artworks to take back to school
This session is only available from November 2026 to March 2027 while St Albans Museum + Gallery hosts Still Lives (23rd October 2026 - 4th April 2027).
St Albans Clock Tower:
- Years 3, 4, 5 and 6
- A significant event and place in local history
- Views across St Albans from the top of the tower
- Available April to October
Loan Boxes:
- Years 3, 4, 5 and 6
- New for 2027
- Victorian Childhood or Victorian Home
- Launching alongside our exhibition Victorian Childhood in St Albans (12th February - 6th May 2027)
Online resources to support teaching local history:
A portrait of St Albans contains short biographies of people featured in our permanent exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery
Talking Buildings features the stories of a number of significant St Albans buildings
Book your visit at museumbookings@stalbans.gov.uk or click on the link for each activity to find out more