M Shed

What We Offer Visiting Schools

Bristol Museums delivers inspiring educational programmes to meet the needs of various groups including; primary and secondary school groups; Home Educating families; group travel organisers; overseas students and EFL groups.

Why Choose Us for an Educational Visit

School workshops offer interactive learning experiences. Children step out of the classroom and back into the past as they handle real museum objects, meet experts, participate in role play and storytelling, and carry out hands-on activities designed with age and learning needs in mind.

Subjects and Topics Covered

History, Local History, Maritime History, Saxons, World War I and II

Accreditation and Awards

Sandford Award

Group Sizes Catered For

Classes of up to 30 children

Itineraries, Resources, and Workshops

Saxon Bristol

Chocolate and Bristol

Ships and Sailors

Transatlantic Traffic in Enslaved Africans

Life on the Home Front

Risk Assessment

Risk assessment provided in advance to schools

Pricing Information

See individual workshops for information

Facilities

School room, lunch room

Accessibility and Disabled Facilities

There is a level entrance at both the front and back of M Shed and three wheelchair accessible lifts to all floors.

There are accessible toilets on all floors (some with right hand and some with left hand transfer) and an adult changing bed with a hoist.

There is a Loop system at Reception. A Story of M Shed can be provided in advance.

Opening Hours

10-5 Tuesday to Sunday