Virtual Workshops

Connect your class with Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales for a free live interactive workshop. Zoom in on Museum treasures and engage in thought-provoking discussions with Museum staff. All sessions are supported with relevant digital resources and pre-recorded content.

A big diolch to the Hodge Foundation and the Friends of Amgueddfa Cymru for supporting our virtual workshops.

Connect with us every term!

  • Virtual workshops are FREE to all learners!
  • Interact with museum staff and objects.
  • AOLEs covered: Humanities, Expressive Arts and Science and Technology.
  • All programmes conducted over teams and pre-booking essential.
  • Download this guide: Preparing for a virtual workshop.
Woman with dark hair holding a stuffed rabbit to a boy wearing a blue jumper

Toys (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 2 (Age 5-8)
Black and white photo of a man holding a placard

12 Months Out: Wales and the 1984/85 Miners’ Strike (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11), Step 4 (Age 11–14), Step 5 (Age 14–16+)
Man in green Celt tunic holding a sword in front of a camera

Celtic Warrior Grave (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11), Step 4 (Age 11–14)
Cartoon image of paint swatches on a canvas and paint brushes in a pot

Curious About Art (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 1 (Age 3-5), Step 2 (Age 5-8)
Illustration of a baby dinosaur with his parents with a leafy green background

Curious About Dinosaurs (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 1 (Age 3-5), Step 2 (Age 5-8)
Woman with blonde hair holding a paint palette in front of a camera

Explore Art (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11)
Man in glasses holding a dinosaur skull up to a camera

Explore Dinosaurs (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11)
Man in a Roman outfit eating an oyster in front of a camera

Feasts & Slavery in Roman times (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11)
A row of terraced houses

Fron Haul: A Journey Through Time (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11)
Black and white image of four women holding a book containing signatures

Hawlio Heddwch - Claiming Peace. Peace, protest, and activism in Wales (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 4 (Age 11–14)
Man holding a gas mask up to a camera

Homefront World War 2 (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11)
Painting of an old ship with sails on the sea

Paint Together (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 2 (Age 5-8)
Man in Roman costume points a spear to a camera

Roman Bootcamp (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11)
Roman woman in a green dress holding a clay oil lamp

Roman Classroom (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11)
Cartoon plant and bulb holding a 20 shaped balloon

Spring Bulbs for Schools Virtual Workshops

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11)
Image of a sign in a window

Strike! (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11)
A woman in a headscarf holding an iron

Washday (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 2 (Age 5-8)
An open laptop displaying an image of a pirate holding a pistol

Welsh Pirates: The Truth Behind the Tales (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 2 (Age 5-8), Step 3 (Age 8–11)
Man in an orange jumpsuit holding a helmet with a head torch up to a camera

When Coal was King: Mining in Wales (Virtual Workshop)

Ages: Step 3 (Age 8–11), Step 4 (Age 11–14), Step 5 (Age 14–16+)