• 10.00am - 5.30pm
  • FREE
  • Chelsea, London
National Army Museum
  • 10.00am - 5.30pm
  • FREE
  • Chelsea, London

Workshops for schools

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Robots to the rescue
Primary workshop

7 September 2020 - 20 July 2023

FREE

Robots to the rescue

Explore how robotic devices help the Army, then work in teams using block-based programming and our Dash robots to complete a series of tasks.

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London in the Second World War: The Blitz
Primary workshop

7 September 2020 - 20 July 2023

FREE

London in the Second World War: The Blitz

Explore historic artefacts to discover more about the London Blitz and the people who worked to keep civilians safe.

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Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment
Primary workshop

7 September 2020 - 20 July 2023

FREE

Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment

Explore how advertising and propaganda work, particularly focusing on recruitment campaigns of the First World War.

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Body builders
Primary workshop

7 September 2020 - 20 July 2023

FREE

Body builders

Learn about the possibilities of prosthetic limbs for injured soldiers and get hands-on with our robotic arms.

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Gravity and parachutes
Primary workshop

1 November 2020 - 20 July 2023

FREE

Gravity and parachutes

Explore the history of parachutes and how the Army uses them. Design, make and test your own inspired by the historic designs in our collections.

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A clergyman and Civil Defence workers helping to clear the debris of a London school, 1940
Primary (virtual)

1 September 2021 - 20 July 2023

FREE

London in the Second World War: The Blitz (virtual)

Explore historic artefacts to discover more about the London Blitz and the people who worked to keep civilians safe.

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A parade of soldiers in helmets, gas mask cases on their chests and holstered revolvers at their sides
Primary (virtual)

1 September 2021 - 20 July 2023

FREE

Head On (virtual)

Discover helmets from across the history of the Army, and explore the materials and properties that make a great helmet.

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Part of a First World War propaganda poster showing a soldier and a munitions worker
Primary (virtual)

1 September 2021 - 20 July 2023

FREE

Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment (virtual)

Explore how advertising and propaganda work, particularly focusing on recruitment campaigns of the First World War.

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Florence and Mary
SEND workshop

6 September 2021 - 20 July 2023

FREE

Florence and Mary (SEND)

Find out about the work of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and how they helped the soldiers in the Crimea.

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Head on
Primary workshop

6 September 2021 - 20 July 2023

FREE

Head on

Get hands-on with real helmets from our handling collection, then use different materials to make and test your own.

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Poppies to remember?
Primary workshop

6 September 2021 - 20 July 2023

FREE

Poppies to remember?

Discover some of the stories of Remembrance held by the Museum, the evolution of the poppy as a symbol, and how it is used today.

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Soldier in Afghan poppy field, 2009
Primary (virtual)

1 September - 15 December 2022

FREE

Poppies to remember? (virtual)

Discover some of the stories of Remembrance held by the Museum, the evolution of the poppy as a symbol, and how it is used today.

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