Standard session
- 1.5 hour session at £4.00 + VAT per pupil costs £100.00 + VAT for 25 pupils (minimum) / £140.00 + vat for 35 pupils (maximum)
Make and Take session
- 2 hour session at £5.00 + VAT per pupil costs £125.00 + VAT for 25 pupils (minimum)/ £175.00 + vat for 35 pupils (maximum)
Outreach sessions
- Outreach is available for some sessions at £6.00 + VAT per pupil. Please enquire.
Download a guide to Derby Museums KS1/KS2 schools sessions.
More information and how to book
For further information and bookings call Deana or Sam on 01332 641901.
You can sign up to our schools email list to be sent regular news and offers on upcoming and new sessions, by contacting us on info@derbymuseums.org.
Visit Information
Teachers are welcome to visit the Museum prior to the school visit and are welcome to book a pre visit planning meeting.
After booking teachers are sent a Preparing for your visit pack
For classes of 30 children, we recommend 5 accompanying adults
A copy of Derby Museum’s risk assessment will be sent with your booking confirmation and can also be found on our website. This is a guide only and is not intended to replace your own risk assessment or any paperwork you are required to complete for your school. Please share copies of the risk assessment with your accompanying teachers and helpers.
Coaches can drop off outside the Museum and Art Gallery on Cheapside and outside Pickford’s House on Friar Gate. Mini buses and cars can park free of charge in Pickford’s House car park, accessed from Agard St.
Free lunch room facilities available on request but must be pre-booked.
Take a Virtual Tour of the Museum and Art Gallery here.
Take a Virtual Tour of Pickford’s House here.
Visiting groups are very welcome to visit our shop. You can also pre-order reasonably priced, themed goody-bags – please ask for more information when you book.
Photography is encouraged – if you have great images from your visit, we’d love to see them – please share them with us via the Derby Museums Facebook page, Derby Museums Twitter and Derby Silk Mill Twitter.
Access
The Museum & Art Gallery and The Silk Mill are both fully accessible.
At Pickford’s House, wheelchair access is limited to the ground floor, lower ground floor and garden. Toilets at this site are only accessible via stairs to the first floor.
Museum and Art Gallery Access Statement
The Silk Mill Access Statement
Pickford’s House Access Statement