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Home educators & youth groups

We warmly welcome Home Educating families and Youth Groups and offers a great range of options for firing imagination.  These include facilitated Discovery Visits, Self-Guided Visits, and digital resources.  The Museum and its collections are a great resource for exploring a range of different subject areas, topics and skills.

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Learning provision for home educators
Discovery visits at MAS

Group Discovery Visits

  • Explore the galleries using fun games and activities.
  • A visit includes an interactive session delivered by the Learning Team, self-led opportunities to explore the galleries with supporting resources, and pre and post visit resources.
  • For groups of between 8 and 20 children aged 5+
  • Choose an Art or History focus.
  • Includes use of the Activity Space as a base or for lunch.  
  • 2 hour+ visit.

Children must be supervised at all times. Our smaller galleries hold up to 10 people, so larger groups will need to be divided. There must be a responsible adult available to lead each group.

Cost: £8 per head.

Self guided visits at MAS

Self-Guided Visits (for groups)

  • For groups of between 10 and 30 people.
  • Must be booked in advance.
  • You can choose the timing and duration of your visit (dependent upon availability).
  • Self-Guided Visits include a digital Activity Pack and use of the Activity Space as a base, for lunch, or for a self-led activity.

Children must be supervised at all times. Our smaller galleries hold up to 10 people, so larger groups will need to be divided. There must be a responsible adult available to lead each group.

Cost: £4 per head.

 

Family visit to Museum & Art Swindon

Self-Guided Visits (for individual families)

A great option for individual home-educating families.

We warmly welcome visits from Home Educating families. The Museum is free to visit and individual families do not need to book in advance. Our spaces have been designed with children in mind and there are a number of activities in the galleries for children to try. Please note that children must be supervised at all times.

Booking a visit

Please read the relevant information above before booking a visit. Please email the Learning Team at MASLearning@swindon.gov.uk

We will be in touch to confirm the booking. 

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