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
- 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
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: Hepworth Wakefield Touring Exhibition (exhibition runs 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