Junior Story Writing Competition: The Secret Life of my Favourite Thing
For children aged 10 and under
Closing Date: 6 October
Prize: Folkman's puppets
Do you ever imagine your toys come alive after dark? What do you think your much-loved teddy would say if he could talk back to you? Write a story about the life of your favourite object when you are not around. Pick up an entry form from the information desk or download one here.
Design Competition: My Dream Museum
For children aged 11 and over
Closing Date 6 October
Prize: A design kit from Studio Art Supplies
If you could design a museum, what would it look like? What objects would be in your dream museum? Dig deep into your imagination to design a whole museum or a single gallery. You can make it a drawing or a 3D model. Entry form inside Secrets Activity Book, or download one here.
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 Audio Tour
Join Dr Tom Trnski, Research Manager and John Early, Curator of Entomology and get closer to the stories, tales and historical information for this unique collection of objects.
Download Audio Tour here
Click to listen or to save to your computer or media player - right click link and select "Save Target As" (3.14 mb). Download before you visit the Museum.
Download the Audio Tour Transcript (pdf 152kb) |
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