Museum On The Move In Worcestershire

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Museum on the Move 2013 exhibition –

"The Magic of Colour – the Science behind the Rainbow"

Why is the grass green? Why is the sky blue?

‘The Magic of Colour – the Science behind the Rainbow’ is a new exhibition which explores the colour spectrum – why we see (or don’t see) colours, how animals use colour to attract or repel and how colours affect our moods, our work and our lives.

Using objects and interactive activities – including a Colour Laboratory – you can delve deeper into the science of colour, carry out simple experiments and explore the exciting world of colour through museum artefacts and specimens.

A cross curricular experience, suitable for all key stages, ages and abilities.

Climb aboard the Museum on the Move and discover ‘The Magic of Colour’!

Museum on the Move is delivered by a partnership covering most of the West Midlands. For booking information please contact: spope@worcestershire.gov.uk

Or download out Teachers Resource Pack here.

Background

Warwickshire and Worcestershire Museum Services are in partnership to create a new exhibition for launch in March 2012 on their Museum on the Move vehicle. This project is funded through Arts Council England (ACE) and forms part of the wider Museums Keep Moving partnership. This partnership involves the shire counties of the Midlands (Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire) and the Black Country conurbation (Wolverhampton). Museum on the Move (MoM) exists to challenge rural isolation and social exclusion and to provide access to museum services for a variety of audiences. These include visits to schools, sheltered accommodation, disability groups, care homes, hospitals, town centres, festivals and shows as well as a range of other venues.

In 2010 the project was awarded the Sandford Award for Heritage Education as a mark of our excellence in the field of heritage learning.

sandford ward winner 2010

Exhibition Vision

Our exhibitions are supported by outreach materials including a learning pack and handling boxes of objects. Two facilitators accompany the bus on any journey and are there to help people make sense of and enjoy the exhibition.

Our exhibitions are fun, enjoyable, educational and memorable. We also hope that our exhibitions will enhance the teaching and appreciation of the arts, heritage and culture at all levels and build knowledge and confidence in people of all ages and abilities.

Staff are specially trained to drive the vehicle and to interpret the exhibition on board.
A set of handling boxes is available to use off the vehicle.
The vehicle needs a safe place to park and sufficient access and turning space.
We recommend a maximum of 10 to 12 children or adults on board at any one time. There is room for 2 wheelchairs to manoeuvre inside the vehicle.
A visit on board takes approximately 40 minutes