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School children are able to
benefit from the fantastic ‘Learning
Zone’ at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
The Learning Zone was officially opened by Baroness Morris of Yardley on
23rd April 2007.
The Learning Zone is located
close to the Great Charles
Street entrance and has been
designed to both meet the
needs of school groups and
to also be enjoyed by general
visitors and lifelong learners.
A lift has been installed in the Learning Zone which now connects
the lunch area to floors 1, 2 and 3.
The Learning Zone displays
work made by school children
together with a range of
fascinating artefacts from
the museum’s collections.
These range from a penny
farthing to an ancient South
American stone chair; a Venetian
stone plaque with a lion’s
head to Victorian stoves;
a head of the Ancient Egyptian
god, Osiris, to a Buddha
head; and from Pre-Columbian
pottery to Caribbean drums.
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In addition
to a large reception
and lunch area, the Zone
comprises of two state-of-the-art
learning spaces, cloakrooms
plus additional office and
storage space. These facilities
have enabled the museum to
expand its overall capacity.
Whilst equipped primarily
for schools’ use, the
main space is also ideal
for family activities, talks,
performances and other events.
The Learning Zone also features
a permanent 'Visual Dialogues'
interactive looking at issues
of cultural identity, developed
in 2006 by ‘Cultural
Fusion’ - a group of
A-level students from Small
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