Learn more about Greek Pottery using vase templates and sherds from the Museum's collection to design your own vase.
Choose one of three pottery shapes then draw and decorate your own vase inspired by Greek pottery.
Download a Greek Pottery guide to use as inspiration for your pot decoration
You can still enjoy learning with the Museum of Classical Archaeology, even if you are not able to visit in person.
With this selection of downloadable learning resources, you can learn about the Ancient Greeks wherever you are.
Do you want to know how archaeologists know what they know? This activity will help you think more carefully and learn important observational skills.
Make your own mask with snakes instead of hair.
Based on the story and our own sculpture of Medusa, follow this simple step by step tutorial to make your own fun mask. If you need an idea for an arts and crafts afternoon, this is perfect.
In the Museum of Classical Archaeology, the statues are plaster copies of other statues. The process of making them is called plaster casting. In this activity, learn how make your own moulds and casts using salt dough, plasticine and household objects.
Follow the instructions to write a Greek myth with heroes, villains, gods and monsters.
Choose between four story types: a quest, homecoming, foundation and monster, illustrated with examples from Greek myth and statues from the Museum's cast gallery throughout.
Virtual Schools Service Available
Our Education Coordinator, Justyna, is available to live-stream into your classroom from the gallery to deliver the session. Justyna is available Wednesday - Friday.
For KS2 You can choose from two topics:
Join artist Kaitlin Ferguson as she looks at a Bronze age beaker from the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Learn how to use model magic and foam shapes to create your own designs.
Find out more about how Bronze Age items were made in this short film
How do historical conditions influence our health? How does health change history? The After the Plague Project investigates these questions by exploring health in medieval England (400-1500).
The most significant event during this period is the infamous Black Death (the plague epidemic of 1347-51), which killed 30% to 60% of Europe’s population. This project focusses on one medieval archaeological site in Cambridge, and the people who were buried there.
Oil lamps were the ancient Roman equivalent to light bulbs. These lamps were made from different materials including metal, glass, stone, clay and shell. Clay ones were very popular and often decorated with interesting designs.
Get inspired by the decorative lamps used by the Romans and create a design for your own lamp.
