School visits to Westbury Manor Museum

Westbury Manor Museum welcomes young visitors to study our permanent local history displays and family-friendly timeline gallery, and to visit our regular changing exhibitions in the special exhibition area of the museum. Our Temporary Exhibitions often have specific linked sessions for schools.

Led sessions for schools

Our Town in The Past – Local History (KS2)
A KS2 led session exploring the local history of Fareham.
Pupils will:

• Handle real historical objects
• Examine and compare maps to see how the town has changed
• Discover what photographs can reveal about the past
• Investigate a local building using visible features and historical documents (census records) to find out about its history and the people who lived there

This session supports QCA History Unit 18 and National Curriculum KS 2 Local History Study. This two-hour hands-on session is led by a trained facilitator, and can be tailored to meet specific needs (e.g. with a main focus on a certain area or activity like strawberry growing).

Temporary Exhibitions

6 September to 1 November
Dressed 2 Express
An exhibition looking at teenage fashion over the last 60 years.

15 November to 31 December
Magic in the Nursery
Explore illustrations from Victorian children’s books by Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway.

Sessions

Led session for Early Years & KS1

• Early Years - dressing up, music making and games linked with nursery rhymes.
• KS1 – Use instruments to make your own music to accompany a rhyme and find out about Victorian childhood through real objects.

FREE Self-led resources for Early Years & KS1

• Early Years – Investigate nursery rhymes and dress up as a nursery rhyme character.
• KS1 – Discover Victorian childhood toys and illustrate your favourite rhyme or story.