History and heritage at the Australian Museum
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Audience
Secondary school -
Learning stage
Stage 5, Stage 6 -
Learning area
First Nations, History -
Type
Museum educator-led
© Australian Museum
About the program
This 2-hour program is designed for Stage 5 History Elective students completing the History, Heritage and Archaeology unit in Years 9 and 10 and Stage 6 Ancient history Students completing Cultural Heritage and the Role of Museums unit in Year 11.
Provide your students with an opportunity to peek behind the curtain of historical construction and curation in Australia's first public museum. Students will learn about some of the Australian Museum's research and work in First Nations' History and participate in an escape room style activity that will have them moving throughout the Museum's oldest gallery and interacting with objects and belongings from a range of cultures.
This program takes place within the Patricia McDonald Education Rooms and the 200 Treasures of the Australian Museum exhibition in the Westpac Long Gallery. The programs and resources have been specially designed or sourced to enable group work, hands-on experiences, exploration and open-ended questioning, which foster collaboration and critical thinking.
Stage 6 Ancient History students will focus on the complexities of cultural property, repatriation, the display of human remains and how the past is represented throughout the Australian Museum.
The program will be facilitated by a Museum educator, and we strongly encourage teacher, parent and guardian participation.
Audience: This program is bookable for Stage 5 and Stage 6 preliminary students.
Cost: $20 (GST included) per student with a minimum cost of $200 per session.
Duration: 120 minutes
Capacity: Up to 30 students per session
Term: Term 1-2, 2025
Dates: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Times: 10am & 12:15pm
A Day at the Museum for disadvantaged schools
If you are classified as a disadvantaged Australian primary and/or secondary school with an ICSEA value of less than 1000, or a special school, as defined by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) you may be eligible for our A Day at the Museum program.
NSW Syllabus (for the Australian curriculum)
Stage 5 Syllabus
History Elective
A student:
- applies an understanding of history, heritage, archaeology and the methods of historical inquiry HTE5-1
- examines the ways in which historical meanings can be constructed through a range of media HTE5-2
- explains different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the past HTE5-7
- selects and analyses a range of historical sources to locate information relevant to an historical inquiry HTE5-8
This program is applicable to any of the following options:
- Historical reconstructions
- History and the media
- Museum and/or archives studies
Stage 6 Syllabus
Ancient History
A student:
- analyses and interprets different types of sources for evidence to support an historical account or argument AH11-6
- discusses and evaluates differing interpretations and representations of the past AH11-7
- communicates historical understanding, using historical knowledge, concepts and terms, in appropriate and well-structured forms AH11-9
- discusses contemporary methods and issues involved in the investigation of ancient history AH11-10
Any changes to numbers or cancellations must be made in writing by emailing group.bookings@australian.museum before the date for Final Confirmation (14 days prior to your visit).
Final booking numbers must be confirmed at least 14 days prior to the scheduled visit.
A tax invoice will be issued prior to your visit based on Final Confirmation details.
A tax invoice based on Final Confirmation details will be issued prior to your visit or session.
Please advise at the time of booking if the tax invoice needs to be issued to a different contact name or email address. NSW Department of Education schools that use the EDConnect payment system should advise this at time of booking and provide a purchase order number if required.
Our payment terms are net 14 days. However, it is the AM’s strong preference that bookings be paid in full prior to the visit.
Adjustments on the day – the AM will adjust the invoice amount and you must pay the difference where:
i) Group numbers increase from Final Confirmation numbers; or
ii) the Group changes to a more expensive booking/ticket.
The adjusted invoice payment terms are net 14 days. To be clear, where numbers are less than Final Confirmation numbers, no deductions or refunds will be given.
For information about your excursion, arrival to the Museum and available facilities, visit our school excursions page.
