Art and design at key stages 1 and 2

Information and resource packs and guides for teachers are available for most aspects of the collections including Africa, native North America and other themes

For specific units:

• 1B Investigating materials
• 2A Picture this!
• 2B Mother Nature, designer
• 3B Investigating pattern
• 4A Viewpoints
• 4B Take a seat
• 5B Containers
• 6B What a performance

Contemporary Applied Arts
2 Percy Street, London W1P 9FA
Tel: 020 7436 2344
Fax: 020 7436 2446
www.caa.org.uk

A gallery specialising in the exhibition and sale of contemporary crafts, including ceramics, furniture, glass, jewellery, metal, textiles and wood. Various slide packs and an annotated booklist are available by mail order

For specific units:

• 1B Investigating materials
• 2B Mother Nature, designer
• 3B Investigating pattern
• 4B Take a seat
• 5B Containers
• 5C Talking textiles
• 6B What a performance

Design Museum
Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
Tel: 020 7403 6933
www.designmuseum.org

Architecture handling collection available at the museum. Architecture workshops are bookable on request

For specific units:

• 1C What is sculpture?
• 2C Can buildings speak?
• 3C Can we change places?
• 4B Take a seat
• 6C A sense of place

National Gallery
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN
Tel: 020 7747 2424
E-mail: education@ng-london.org.uk
www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Houses a collection of western European painting, covering every European school of painting from about 1260 to 1900

For specific units:

• 1A Self-portrait
• 3A Portraying relationships
• 5A Objects and meanings
• 6A People in action

National Museum of Photography, Film and Television
Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1NQ
Tel: 01274 202040
Fax: 01274 772325
www.nmpft.org.uk

Five floors about photography, film and television. This museum includes purpose-built education facilities for workshops and events, as well as galleries exploring light, animation, news, advertising, photography, television and digital technology

For specific units:

• 1A Self-portrait
• 2A Picture this!
• 3A Portraying relationships
• 4A Viewpoints
• 5A Objects and meanings
• 6A People in action

National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
Tel: 020 7306 0055
www.npg.org.uk

Houses a collection of nearly 10,000 works, including oil paintings, watercolours, drawings, miniatures, sculptures, caricatures, silhouettes and photographs

For specific units:

• 1A Self-portrait
• 3A Portraying relationships
• 5A Objects and meanings
• 6A People in action

Institute of International Visual Arts (inIVA)
6-8 Standard Place, Rivington Street, London EC2A 3BE
Tel: 020 7729 9616
E-mail: ariede@iniva.org
www.iniva.org

Resources covering the work of a variety of contemporary artists are available, including landscape and portraiture education packs

For specific units:

• 1A Self-portrait
• 3A Portraying relationships
• 5A Objects and meanings
• 6A People in action
• 6C A sense of place

RIBA Architecture Gallery
66 Portland Place, London W1N 4AD
Tel: 020 7580 5533
www.riba.net

Runs an education programme for children with opportunities for learning about and engaging with architecture

For specific units:

• 1C What is sculpture?
• 2C Can buildings speak?
• 3C Can we change places?
• 6C A sense of place

Tate Gallery
Millbank, London SW1P 4RG
Tel: 020 7887 8767
www.tate.org.uk

The national collection of British art from the sixteenth century to the present day

For specific units:

• 1A Self-portrait
• 3A Portraying relationships
• 4A Viewpoints
• 5A Objects and meanings
• 6A People in action

Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL
Tel: 020 7938 8500
www.vam.ac.uk

Houses 145 galleries, including the national collection of sculpture, furniture, fashion and textiles, paintings, silver, glass, ceramics, jewellery, books, prints and photographs

For specific units:

• 1B Investigating materials
• 2A Picture this!
• 2B Mother Nature, designer
• 3B Investigating pattern
• 4A Viewpoints
• 4B Take a seat
• 5B Containers
• 6B What a performance

Yorkshire Sculpture Park
West Bretton, Wakefield WF4 4LG
Tel: 01924 830642

Yorkshire Sculpture Park education pack available, including further information on access sculpture trail. Also available: guided tours, in-service courses for teachers, workshop/study days, assistance in planning a visit

For specific units:

• 1C What is sculpture?
• 2C Can buildings speak?
• 3C Can we change places?

www.artsednet.getty.edu/
An online service developed by the J Paul Getty Trust. It focuses on helping arts educators, general classroom teachers, museum educators, and university staff involved in art education

www.arteducation.co.uk
Over 600 pages of art lessons, art projects and ideas about teaching art. Written by leading art educators in the UK with primary and secondary teachers in mind

www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/@rtroom_home.html
A resource for key stage 2 and 3 art and design projects

www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/resource/esr/
Art pages with links to galleries, web resources, UK art departments online

www.sunsite.unc.edu/wm/
Information about art and artists all over the world. This French site is useful for teachers at key stages 1 and 2 studying particular artists or themes. It is in English

www.24hourmuseum.org.uk
Provides public access to non-profit-making museums, galleries and heritage attractions in the UK. Funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

www.africacentre.org.uk
Provides a platform in Britain for African art and culture, and for news and views about political, economic and social developments in Africa

www.commonwealth.org.uk
Includes a resource for teachers of key stages 2 and 3, providing curriculum-focused information for each Commonwealth country