Exhibition-focused Programs

The Library's Education Programs Unit offers a range of stimulating programs based on the VELS and VCE curricula.

Hands-on workshops enable students to explore the themes and content of specific exhibitions, developing their own personal responses and extending their skills. Exhibition tours provide an engaging, informative way for students to learn more about the artefacts on display and their place in history.

Victoria - People and Places

In a range of programs focusing on the Library's permanent exhibition The changing face of Victoria and the Cowen Gallery permanent art collection, your students will come face-to-face with Victoria's history and how Melbourne and the state have evolved.

Semester two, 2008

• The changing face of Victoria exhibition tour (All years)
• Combination tour for primary students (exhibition tour and Library orientation tour; Years 3-6)
• Playful portraits with Leigh Hobbs (Years 3-6)
• Burke and Wills workshop (Years 3-6)
• Super-sleuthing workshop (Years 5-6)
• Making the Ned Kelly armour (Years 5-10)
• Buckley! - A theatrical performance (Years 5-10)
• Puzzling Melbourne (Years 7-10)
• Contesting Kelly (Years 9-10).
• The Hoddle Waddle (Years 9-10).

The Written World

Based on the Library's permanent exhibition Mirror of the World: books and ideas, these programs are designed to enhance students' knowledge and appreciation of books and writing.

Semester two, 2008

• Mirror of the World exhibition tour (All years)
• Combination tour for primary students (exhibition tour and Library orientation tour; Years 3-6)
• Make your own book (Years 5-6)
• Medieval calligraphy workshop (Years 5-9).

Education resources for this exhibition and programs can be accessed at the Mirror of the World website.

Temporary and travelling exhibitions

These exhibition tours and workshops are based around the Library's temporary and travelling exhibitions held in the Keith Murdoch Gallery.

Semester two, 2008

These programs are based on the travelling exhibition Sport and War (11 July-26 October 2008). They challenge students to consider what it means to be Australian, by examining the relationship between sport and war. Displays include a 'Brownlow medal' from Changi POW camp and a well-worn footy jersey from the Western Front.

• Sport and War exhibition tour (All years).

School programs brochure

For full program details, see the 2008 Semester 2 School Programs Brochure. To see at a glance how each Library program links to VELS, go to pages 4-5 of the brochure.

Bookings

Bookings should only be made after discussing your program needs with the Education Programs Unit. You can then book using the online booking form, available from the brochure page (see above).

Inquiries

All inquiries regarding these programs should be made to:
Education Programs Unit
State Library of Victoria
Tel 03 8664 7555
Email education@slv.vic.gov.au