Beyond the frame: Incorporating Art History into the Curriculum (Teaching Ancient Egypt)
- Region: Online
- Type: Workshop
- Cost: Free
Magic Lantern and The Association for Art History present this free online CPD workshop for Primary School Teachers.
Thursday, 20 November 2025, 4:00-5.00pm
Online via Zoom
Attendance free with advance booking
This session will be led by Magic Lantern’s award-winning children’s author and Egyptologist Hugo Cook. Looking at key art works from Ancient Egypt this session will
- Enrich your knowledge and understanding of Ancient Egyptian art and civilisation
- Help raise your confidence in introducing art, both ancient and modern, to children
- Demonstrate how to use art works to provide opportunities to consolidate taught history skills such as investigation, interpretation and communication
- Explore how art can help develop children’s powers of imagination, inventiveness and critical awareness
This workshop will include:
- Practical case studies of artworks from UK galleries and museums
- A range of interactive strategies to engage children with art and fire up their imagination and support learning
About Magic Lantern
Magic Lantern is an award-winning educational charity that brings art history to primary schools. Our interactive and inclusive classroom-based workshops complement the entire school curriculum, give children the opportunity to explore, discuss and bring to life famous artworks and help them develop a range of skills. We can help schools prepare for gallery visits and art weeks and we are an official Artsmark Partner.
Hugo Cook is a Magic Lantern workshop leader. His book ‘Tales of Ancient Egypt: Myths & Adventures from the Land of the Pyramids’ won an International Literacy Association Book Award in the Non-Fiction for Intermediate Age category.
Further information here.
Email: info@magiclanternart.org.uk