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Wisbech museum offers family fun and awards this summer




Wisbech children may not be able to go to the town's museum at the moment but that doesn't mean they need to miss out on some summer fun.

This week creative packs inspired by dinosaur models and butterflies in the museum's collection were delivered to Wisbech Child and Family Centres for distribution to 100 young families across town.

The idea is to continue the work that was going on in popular sessions held in the museum before lockdown when young children were able to get close to the collection and make arts and crafts with materials provided on the spot.

One of the demonstration videos for the award. (39020187)
One of the demonstration videos for the award. (39020187)

Funded by the museum's National Lottery Heritage Fund project Sharing Cultures, each creative pack contains art and craft materials and activity ideas to support creativity around the museum's collections at home.

Project officer Louise Haselgrove said: "Before lockdown began we were hosting popular Little Explorers sessions at the museum in partnership with Child and Family Centres.

“As we continue to be unable to meet face-to-face, we have produced these packs in an effort to continue to provide cultural opportunities for young families in our community. We have been able to include a lovely range of materials to inspire creativity at home.”

Wisbech museum is distributing creative packs to 100 families in the town. (39020189)
Wisbech museum is distributing creative packs to 100 families in the town. (39020189)

The packs take inspiration from the museum's butterfly collection and Crystal Palace Dinosaurs teaching models, and include themed colouring sheets produced by Wisbech illustrator Brandon Mattless.

Also throughout lockdown the museum has built on its Facebook following with a brilliant series of make-it-yourself videos called the Animal Craft Safari – the latest of which is a plesiosaur made from a single toilet roll.

In addition to this the museum is inviting young people to take part in its free summer creativity with Arts Award Discover.

Taking part is free and participants receive a certificate from Trinity College London at the end.

Available online, the activities are inspired by Lord Alexander Peckover's trip to Egypt in 1864, and the ancient Egyptian curiosities and artefacts he and his family donated to the museum.

Anyone who enters will be encouraged to explore the different kinds of art they can find in their home, make a piece of art based on one or more of the museum's Egyptian artefacts, and research the story of the man himself and his Egypt expedition.

Funded by the museum's National Lottery Heritage Fund project, Sharing Cultures, a limited number of young participants will also be able to claim a free pack of art materials to support them on their Arts Award journey.

Arts Award Discover digital content together with an online entry form, plus details of how to claim a free pack of materials can all be found at www.wisbechmuseum.org.uk/home-activities



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