Birchfields Primary school write a label for a very special museum object…
Posted on: July 10, 2012
On Friday 6th July a wonderful group of very talented Year 5 pupils from Birchfields Primary School were invited to have a go at quite a challenging lable writing task. We asked the group ‘Can you choose one Egyptian Shabti from our wonderful and varied collection here at the Manchester Museum and write a 75 word label for it?’
The answer, quite unanimously, was yes they certainly could!
It was a very busy day, with lots of decision making and editing throughout their work; the group were very hard working! The class worked in small groups working their way through the selection process and then choosing the best descriptions from within their groups. Our curator of Egyptology, Campbell Price, was on hand to offer further insight into what the Shabtis were and explain a little bit about where this label will be displayed in the Museum.
We were all really impressed with the level of descriptive language used. The group produced really thought provoking descriptions that made us here at the Museum think differently about the objects too; they really were offering us fresh insights into these wonderful objects from ancient Egypt.
Why not come and see their label displayed in the new ‘Ancient Worlds‘ galleries opening in October this year!
3 Responses to "Birchfields Primary school write a label for a very special museum object…"
July 15, 2012 at 12:24 am
Fantastic to get kids interested, I was 9 when my grandmother sparked my interest, so you have no idea what you have sparked in these kids.
July 14, 2012 at 10:27 pm
Reblogged this on Egypt at the Manchester Museum and commented:
Great session last week with Birchfields Primary students, who made a selection of a ‘star’ shabti for our new display in Ancient Worlds…