Discover: Viking North 

Voyage into the past in our Discover: Viking North workshop! Explore the museum and handle real objects from our collections to uncover the lives of Viking warriors, traders and craftsmen in the north of England. Afterwards, try your hand at a popular Viking board game or create your own piece of Scandinavian jewellery.

Workshop times 

10am-12pm or 12.30-2.30pm.

Age group 

Key Stage Two. 

Numbers  

Maximum group size of 34 pupils per workshop. We can accommodate up to two groups from your school on a single day, with a maximum of 30 pupils per workshop (60 pupils in total).

Session fees 

Session fees £7 per pupil. For groups of 22 or less, there is a flat fee of £154 per workshop. This includes entry to the Yorkshire Museum should you wish to make a self-guided visit before or after your workshop.

What to expect  

In this session, your pupils will:  

 Explore our Viking North exhibition by completing two discovery challenges. These will give pupils an insight into the Danelaw’s connections to the wider Viking world and the lives of Viking warriors, traders and craftsmen in the north of England.  

 Get hands-on with real Viking artefacts using one of our Viking Object Boxes:  

• Life in the Viking Great Army: this box uses a digital model and objects from our collections to give pupils an insight into what it was like to live in the Viking Great Army camp at Aldwark. 

• Life in the Danelaw: this box contains objects from our collections which provide evidence for the livelihood and beliefs of the people who lived in the Viking north.  

Learn through play by completing one of the following activities: 

• Hnefetafl: pupils will get an insight into popular pastimes by learning how to play a Viking board game.  

• Jellinge style jewellery: pupils will use clay to make their own piece of Scandinavian jewellery based on examples on display at the Yorkshire Museum.  

Your preferred object box and play-based activity can be selected during the booking process.  

Our Discover: Viking North workshop is led by an expert member of our Learning Team.  

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Booking a visit  

If you would like to book a Discover: Viking North workshop, then please complete a copy of our online booking form.

Please be aware that completing the form does not represent a confirmed booking. A member of our team will be in touch within two working days with further information.

Alternatively, if you would like to speak to a member of our team directly, please contact us at schools@ymt.org.uk or call 01904 650348.

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Cancellation policy  

If you need to cancel your workshop booking, then please give us as much notice as possible so that we can offer your slot to another group.  

If a booking is cancelled less than one week before your visit date, then your school will be charged a cancellation fee amounting to 50% of the visit fee. 

If a booking is cancelled less than 24 hours before your visit date, then you school will be charged a cancellation fee amounting to 100% of the visit fee.  

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Preparing for your visit 

To ensure you are fully prepared for your visit, please download and read the following documents: 

• Discover: Viking North – Teachers’ Workshop Pack
• Yorkshire Museum: School Visit Pack 
• Yorkshire Museum: School Visit Map

You will be sent a copy of our Discover: Viking North Workshop Risk Assessment, in advance of your visit.  

Pre-visit and post-visit resources

The following resources may be of use when preparing for your Discover: Viking North workshop at the Yorkshire Museum, or for reinforcing your pupils’ learning afterwards.

• Viking North – Teachers’ Exhibition Pack
• Viking North – Star Object PowerPoint

Our collection of 3D object scans features objects that are on display in the Yorkshire Museum as part of our Viking North exhibition.

These can be used in the classroom to introduce pupils to key themes and ideas ahead of a visit to the Yorkshire Museum, or to reinforce their learning afterwards.

• Discover Viking North Collection