During August, we’ve welcomed 13 young people to the Museum for a Bronze Arts Awards accredited Summer School, looking at how museums tell stories. We worked with curators Quintin Colville, Richard Dunn and Heloise Finch-Boyer, Archive Learning Officer Tracey Weller and writers Izara B and Paul Sherreard to explore the Museum’s collection and make creative responses. And, of course, the Youth Advisors were here to welcome them!
Here are some of our highlights…
Day One

Getting to know each other

Getting to know each other

Emily making her book

Mateen making a book

Victoria showing her book covers

A VIP tour of Nelson, Navy, Nation with curator, Quintin

Exploring Nelson, Navy, Nation

Meeting Nelson’s jacket

George reading Nelson’s letters

Yinka Shonibare’s Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle

Making our own mini exhibitions in the Re:Think

Taking over Re:Think!

Nikishia, Jacob and Maymuna
Day Two

Angel looking at a manuscript

Tracey leading an Archive session

Tracey sharing the manuscripts with Summer School students

Tracey showing Saima an original document

Youth Advisors lookign at the manuscripts

Creative writing in Re:Think

Shez and Shajan

Sharing

Shajan, Jacob and Mateen in a creative writing workshop

Youth Advisor, Adrian, reading out his poem

Dayanna and Sophie rehearsing

Saima practicing her piece

Spoken Word workshop, led by Izara B

Spoken Word workshop, led by Izara B

Spoken Word workshop, led by Izara B

Jacob sharing his work with the group
Day Three

Meeting Richard Dunn for a tour of Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for longitude

In the exhibition

Learning about the Act of Longitude, 1714

Who was on the Board of Longitude?

In the coffee house in the exhibition

At the top of Greenwich Park

Meeting Heloise Finch-Boyer to learn about Longitude Punk’d

Exploring Longitude Punk’d

Exploring Longitude Punk’d
Day Four

Playing games on The Great Map

Go!

Great Map quiz

Anisa and Shajan

Sophie’s Art Inspiration book

Shez
Day Five

What’s a good teacher?

Emily getting into the Maritime spirit!

George and Sophie sharing their creative writing skills

Dayanna and Jacob sharing their skills

Workshop in the Re:Think

Mateen and Saima working together

Angel, Victoria and Emily

Meeting Artist in Residence, Maria Amidu

Contributing to Maria’s participation work

Emily teaching Jacob Spoken Word Poetry

Dayanna and Shajan

Sophie teaching George
Celebrating!

Congratulations!

Summer School students meeting the Museum’s Learning team

Portfolio Exhibition

Portfolio Exhibition
Well done to all the students, and the Youth Advisors for supporting. Looking forward to next year’s Summer School!