Our interactive and bespoke Museum Visits offer an exciting range of curriculum-linked programmes putting hands-on learning at the heart of your students' experience. Your class will spend time engaging directly with our world-class collection of classic, historic British vehicles, taking part in practical workshops and investigations which enhance their classroom learning.
Each session can run with a minimum of 8 children and a maximum of 90.
"Excellent from beginning to end. Staff were outstanding, kept the children hugely engaged and entertained. We will certainly be back!"
- Beachborough School
Interactive Museum Sessions - From £8 per Student
About
Interactive Museum Sessions combine a Museum tour with collection-centred facilitated activities and are led by members of the Learning Team.
Journeys Through Time - £8 per student
Interactive Museum Session
KS1, KS2
History: Changes in living memory, identify similarities and differences, chronological frameworks
Science: Materials and their uses
PSHE/RSHE: Understanding how technological change shapes communities and exploring roles in society.
English: Speaking and listening through role‑play
Bring history to life as pupils step into the world of early motoring through immersive role‑play and real historic vehicles.
Pupils will step into the world of early motoring through lively costumed role‑play and a hands-on investigation along the Museum’s Time Road. They will explore the earliest vehicles, including a replica of the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen and a 1920s London bus, and discover how the development of the motor car has transformed everyday life over the last century.
History of Transport - £8 per student
Interactive Museum Session
KS1
History: Changes in living memory, local history study, similarities and differences
English: Speaking and listening through role‑play
Ever wished you could step back in time and speak to people from the past?
Join motoring mavericks, Herbert Austin and Bertha Benz to discover the history of the motor car, particularly in the West Midlands, where cars have been built for over 100 years. Find out how Bertha was instrumental in the development of the world’s first car and join Lord Austin’s workforce to learn about a day in the life of a car factory worker in 1930s Longbridge and how his Austin Seven changed motoring history.
Hands on Workshops - From £8 per Student
About
Themed workshops led by members of our Learning Team that encourage pupils to take part in active learning in the Museum.
Materials & Movement - £8 per student
Hands-On Workshop
EYFS, KS1
Science: Materials and their properties, performing simple tests
Design and Technology: Materials and components
PSHE/RSHE: Teamwork and collaboration, resilience and problem solving
STEM
Discover what makes a car strong and fast and then put your design skills to the test!
Discover the materials that are used to make cars and the principles that make a good car design.
Pupils will learn about different materials and movement through interactive role play and a hands-on tour of the Museum before using what they have learnt to build their own cars from LEGO™ bricks to test on our ramp.
Engineering Apprentices - £9.50 per student
Hands-On Workshop - Updated for 2026/7!
KS2
Science: Forces, materials and their properties
Design and Technology: Mechanical systems, materials and components
PSHE/RSHE: Teamwork and collaboration, resilience and problem solving, communicating effectively
STEM
Box! Box! Box! Take to the track with our 1:10 scale, custom remote-control hot hatches.
Inspired by the world of motorsport, this fast-paced workshop puts students in role of a motorsport pit crew to investigate pit stops and tyre technology, and how these help a team conquer the chequered flag.
Testing their teamwork and communication, students will be challenged to use tools to remove and replace tyres on their cars before taking them on track to hone their driving skills. This is supported by an interactive tour of the Museum where students will investigate innovations in motorsport from the beginning, including the Monte Carlo Rally, Formula One, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Why not add on the Wheel Change Challenge for just £1 per student extra!
Discovering Forces - £8 per student
Hands-On Workshop - Updated for 2026/7!
KS2
Science: Forces, light, comparative and fair tests
Design and Technology: Design, make, evaluate using technical knowledge
STEM
Students - put yourselves in the shoes of engineers to design, make and evaluate your own LEGO™ vehicle to investigate Forces!
On a hands-on tour of the collection, children will explore how cars have developed, and the materials which have improved cars’ speed, safety and style. Using mirrors and torches, students will investigate the science of light and how wing mirrors, reflectors and cat’s eyes help to keep us safe on the road.
Back in the Learning Hub, students will work as a design team to identify the effects of air resistance and friction acting on moving surfaces, and build a vehicle to run down the different terrains on our test ramp. Children will be encouraged to make predictions and suggest improvements to their creations so they travel as far as possible!
The Art Bus - £9.50 per student
Hands-On Workshop
EYFS, KS1
Maths: Naming shapes in the environment, basic 2D and 3D shapes and their properties, making patterns
Expressive Arts & Design: Fine motor skills, imagination and creativity, hand-eye coordination
History: Changes in living memory, identify similarities and differences, chronological frameworks
STEM
All aboard the Art Bus!
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