M Useum On The Mound PreVisit Information For Schools

m useum on the mound pre-visit information for schools tel: 0131 243 5464 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.museumonthem

M useum on the Mound
Pre-Visit Information for Schools
Tel: 0131 243 5464 E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.museumonthemound.com
It is essential that the group leader and all accompanying adults read
this information before the visit.
Timing
Timing is critical. It is important to arrive promptly as it is very
difficult to make up time once the activities have started. If you
need to change the time of your visit, please give us as much notice
as possible. On the day, if you are running more than ten minutes late,
please contact the Museum on 0131 243 5445/5464.
Supervision
We need a minimum of three responsible adults (including the group
leader) to assist us in managing the children. These adults are
responsible for supervising the children at all times including
breaks.
Before your visit
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Please give us advance notice of any children with special needs –
some staff are more experienced in this area, and we can adjust
our rotas accordingly.
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Tell the children and accompanying adults to bring a drink and a
snack for break time - there is nowhere on site to buy
refreshments.
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Let us know in advance if you would like to have access to the
Museum shop or to eat your packed lunch on the premises.
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Pre-divide the class into the agreed number of groups.
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Impress upon the children that they will be handling some very old
and fragile objects – they will need to treat them with particular
care.
Arrival at the Museum
The Museum does not open to the public until 10.00 am, so the entrance
gate remains locked until then. If you are booked in before 10.00, or
at any time on Mondays (when we are closed to the public) please
telephone on approaching the Mound - 0131 243 5445/5464. We will then
unlock the gate for your arrival.
During your visit
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All coats and bags must be left in the cloakroom.
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Children must be accompanied by a representative from the school
at all times.
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No food or drink is allowed in the display areas.
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Please do not touch the objects or paintings on open display –
dirt, salt, sugar and grease on our fingers can damage them.
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Writing and drawing should only be done with the pencils and
crayons provided.
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Please consider other visitors to the Museum – no running or
shouting!
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People will be working elsewhere in the building, so please keep
your voices down even when there are no other visitors in the
Museum.
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Photography is permitted, but please do not use a flash in the
galleries.
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We hope that the adults will enjoy the sessions, but please save
any questions or comments for the end of the activity, so that the
flow is not disrupted.
Facilities
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Access - the Museum is reached via a paved walkway through the
garden, and is fully accessible to wheelchair users. The reception
space, shop and multi-purpose room have been fitted with an
induction loop.
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Cloakroom – a lockable cloakroom is provided for coats and bags.
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Toilets – these are located beyond the gallery space and include
one accessible toilet.
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Lunch – if the weather is dry, packed lunches can be eaten in the
garden. Alternatively, our multi-purpose room can be used, but
children will have to sit on the carpet.
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Shop – the Museum also has a gift shop, all profits from which go
to charity. If you would like your class to use the shop, we have
many 'pocket-money' items under £2.00; pens, pencils, rulers, key
rings, postcards and replica coins.
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Please Note – there is nowhere to buy tea, coffee or other
refreshments.
Transport and parking
The Museum on the Mound is located in Edinburgh, between Princes
Street and the Royal Mile. Directions, travel information and a map
can be viewed at the "Find Us" section on our website:
www.museumonthemound.com/visit/find/
You can also download a street map from Google:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Museum+on+the+Mound,+The+Mound,+Edinburgh&hl=en&sll=47.73855,12.508828&sspn=38.383379,62.929688&oq=museum+on+the+mound&hq=Museum+on+the+Mound,+The+Mound,&hnear=Edinburgh,+City+of+Edinburgh,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=16
If you wish to use Sat Nav, please key in the postcode EH1 1YZ.
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Car – limited metered parking is available in Market Street and
St. Giles Street. These spaces are free to disabled badge holders.
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Coach – groups can usually be dropped off/picked up in St. Giles
Street, a short walk from the Museum entrance.
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Bus – the Museum is a 10 minute walk from the main bus station in
St. Andrew's Square, and a 5 minute walk from Princes Street.
Several local buses stop on the Mound itself.
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Train – the Museum is a 5 minute walk from Waverley Station –
follow the ramp up onto Waverley Bridge, then walk up Market
Street.
Health & safety
Risk assessments are available on our website -www.museumonthemound.com/schools/
If you have any other questions, please email Nicola Miller, Museum
Manager, at [email protected]
Evaluation
We are constantly trying to improve our schools' programme, and would
appreciate your feedback. We would be very grateful if, after your
visit, you would complete and return the form included with your
letter of confirmation.
Classroom resources
Beads, Bawbees and Banknotes is an interdisciplinary resource about
MONEY! For more information, please visit
www.museumonthemound.com/schools/resources/