Workshops in the Museum

The museum forms a great place for workshops and film shows. This student fills up a chart on Early farmers against the backdrop of museum displays

Community  Heritage Education Programs

Here's a group of kids living a 'Neolithic' way of life, as part of our workshop on Early Agriculture.

We conduct workshops on archaeology, anthropology, ecology, past and present environments for children of all age groups.

Puppets, drama, street theatre, art and craft activities, films and CD's, poetry, stories and field trips to get our points across in a fun way. We also call in experts to talk on areas of their specialization.

Museum outreach programs

Workshops in the field ...at Attirampakkam

and on art and architecture....

and medicinal plants

A workshop on the Stone Age

Learning how archaeologists excavate

Programs with other organisations

with Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahlaya,

Bhopal (Museum of Man)

Workshop on Sacred Groves of India in collaboration with the Children's Garden School Society, Chennai.

Other workshop themes include: excavation methods, how archaeologists study the past, past cultures in India, ancient Indian coins, ancient scripts of India, palm leaf manuscripts, rock art, palaeo-environments, geology,medicinal plants, art and architecture, sculpture, pollution watch, garbage and you, rivers and India, and much much more..

Watch this space for further updates.

Street theatre is a fun way to get your point across

     Are you interested in planning a workshop for children on archaeology and cultural heritage?

Contact us for further details

Email: spappu@vsnl.com

Please do give us the following details:

1. Name of your organisation/school, and address

2. Do you want the workshop to be conducted in our museum?

3. How many children/teachers will be involved?

4. The time period of the workshop?

5. Age groups of children involved

6. What topic interests you the most?

Do You know what an antiquity is?

Can you identify stone tools? potsherds? ancient implements?

Can you tell a true artefact from a fake one?

Have you got any antiquities in your house?

IF THE ANSWER IS NO....CONTACT US

If you wish to help a class of underpriviledged children learn more...do contact us