The Horniman Museum is open daily from 10:30am to 5:30pm except December 24-26. Admission to the museum and gardens is free, but there is a charge for the aquarium and some exhibits. Schools are recommended to call ahead to notify the museum of planned visits. The museum offers tutor-led sessions from 45 minutes to 2 hours on topics like object handling, gardening, live animals and art that require a charge. The museum was established in 1901 by Frederick Horniman to share his worldwide collection with the public and enhance their cultural understanding. It uses its collections and gardens to promote appreciation for other cultures and environments.

1. Horniman Museum

2. Opening Times and Fees
Opening Times:
Daily 10.30am - 5.30pm, except 24 - 26 December.
Fees:
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Admission to Museum and Gardens is free. There is a charge
for the Aquarium and some exhibits.
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It is recommended that schools call ahead (0208 291 8686) to
notify the museum when they'd like to visit.
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There is also the opportunity to book tutor led sessions lasting
from 45 minutes- 2 hours which will be charged for.
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These sessions include: object handling, garden themed
activities, live animal observation, museum tours, music
making and art and craft.

3. Context
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The Horniman Museum took shape through Frederick John
Horniman's collecting of artefacts, objects and specimens he
found interesting on his travels around the world. He wanted
to educate the residents of Forest Hill, South London and
then in 1901 a Museum was build to share his findings with
the general public and enrich their understanding of other
parts of the world.
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Museum Vision: To use the worldwide collections and the
Gardens to encourage a wider appreciation of the world, its
peoples and their cultures, and its environments.

4. Museum learning opportunities
These are some of the ways we'd use the Museum to enhance the learning
of the children in our chosen subjects including Music, D + T and History:
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We'd focus on African Worlds, Music Galleries and Hands on Base areas
as they are related to the topics we'll be covering in our chosen subjects.
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The African World's gallery contains various sculptures, religious
artefacts and masks.
- The masks would be a focus as it links into the D + T lessons we planned
where children would create their own masks.
-There is also bronze art pieces and religious altars from Benin which links
to the area of History we're focusing on.
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They'd also complete worksheets to record information about the masks
and Benin.

5. Museum learning opportunities
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The Music Gallery and Hands on Base areas allow people to
hear and play music from all over the world.
- For our Music lessons we'd focus on African instruments and
music, using the different areas in the gallery and Hands on
Base to show children how the instruments are made, what
they sound like and in what contexts they were used in
throughout History.
-Children could also go on a picture hunt searching for the
instruments on their worksheet.

6. What can the children gain from the visit?
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The children will have the opportunity to see and
potentially touch objects and artefacts which they'd
learnt about thus gaining a more interactive learning
experience.
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Gain a greater cultural and historical understanding of
other parts of the world.
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What children see could be a good reference point
and source of inspiration for the lessons following the
visit e.g. they'll make their own masks and music
(they'll explore this in the Museum).

7. Travel
Address: 100 London Road, Forest
Hill, London, SE23 3PQ
Bus: 176, 185, 197, 356, P4 - stop
outside the Museum and
Gardens on London Road
122 - stops on Dartmouth Road
P13 - stops on Underhill Road
363 - stops on Sydenham Hill Road
Train: 5-10 minute walk from
Forest Hill station served
by London Overground line.