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Horniman Museum and Gardens’ Sensory Session: a Musical Adventure (SEND) Workshop

Suitable for ages under 16
At Venue
In this fun hands-on workshop students will play instruments and explore museum objects from Horniman Museum and Gardens.
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Key Info

Go on a multi-sensory, musical adventure and help a curator from the Museum to travel the world looking for instruments for the Horniman.

Use your imagination to join in with an interactive story, travelling to Nigeria, singing a Yoruba song of welcome, and then onto Brazil in search of musical instruments to bring back. Have a go at playing the instruments you have chosen!

Sessions will encourage students to:
Sit on the carpet, if appropriate (cushions available)
Listen to and engage with a sensory story
Experience and/or respond to a range of stimuli
Touch and explore museum objects
Take turns and share
Make independent and supported choices
Try something new

Curriculum Links
Subjects
Citizenship, Music
Age suitability
Ages
Suitable for ages under 16
Key Stages
EYFS, KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4
Curriculum Levels
Early Level, First Level, Second Level, Third/Fourth Level
Things to know
Type
At Venue
Location
Horniman Museum and Gardens, London
Duration
30 minutes
Max. students
12
Dates
Ongoing
Price
£75 plus VAT for non-fee paying schools, and a higher rate for fee-paying schools
SEND
Yes - suitable for students with SEND

About Horniman Museum and Gardens

Thousands of school, HE and home educated learners visit the Horniman each year, to explore and learn from their incredible collections and beautiful gardens.

A visit to the Horniman is a wonderful way to enrich your learners’ education, and to apply classroom learning in a new environment.

You can explore our free Galleries, Gardens and Animal Walk with your classes, or book to visit our Aquarium, Temporary Exhibition and Butterfly House at a reduced educational rate.

Please note that our Natural History Gallery is now closed for redevelopment, and will reopen in 2026. The rest of the Museum and Gardens is open as usual.

Enhance your group’s learning by booking one of our popular, curriculum-linked object handling workshops, or book an outdoor workshop exploring our beautiful Gardens and pond.

University and PGCE students, and teachers can discover more about our learning programmes, object-based learning, and how to enhance learning through Museum visits with our Learning at the Horniman sessions.

Not able to visit us? Our Learning Officers can bring our workshops and amazing objects live into your classroom with our virtual sessions and events.

Fancy a chat?
We’re here to help!

Send us an email or give us a call if you have any questions or would like more information.

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hello@theschooltrip.co.uk

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020 8064 0974

Prices are correct at the time of publication. All costs, unless otherwise specified, include VAT.