Orleans House Gallery
Twickenham
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Orleans House Gallery
Orleans House Gallery
Riverside
Twickenham
TW1 3DJ
Telephone:
+44 (0)208 831 6000
Fax:
+44 (0)208 744 0501
Website:
http://www.richmond.gov.uk/orleans_house_gallery.htm
Email:
m.stearn@richmond.gov.uk
Contact: Miranda Stearn
Description
Orleans House Gallery offers innovation arts and heritage education provision in an inspiring riverside setting. The heritage education programme takes themes relating to the local heritage landscape as the starting point for workshops that allows pupils to explore the theme in a creative, meaningful, enjoyable way, while at the same time gaining skills, knowledge and experience that contribute directly to National Curriculum programmes of study for their age group. This is what we mean by a cross-curricula programme; one which looks beyond the curriculum at the same time as responding to it to arrive at a richer exploration of issues and ideas relating to our local heritage.
Additional information
- Riverside
- Yes
- Location details
- Road access only by Orleans Road.
- Description of site
- Richmond's principle art gallery and home of the Borough art collection, occupying beautiful 18th and 19th century buildings in parkland by the Thames at Twickenham.
- Thames resources
- Richmond upon Thames Borough Art Collection including topographical views of the Thames from Barnes to Hampton dating from 18th - 20th centuries
- Weblink to programme
- http://www.richmond.gov.uk/orleans_house_gallery.htm
- Other websites
- http://www.richmond.gov.uk/heritage_education_programme.htm
- Opening hour notes
- Summer (April-Sept): Tues-Sat 1:00-5:30pm; Sundays and Bank Holidays 2:00-5:30pm Winter (Oct-March): as above, closing at 4:30pm
- Special hours
- Bookable school visits available 9:00am - 5:pm Mondays - Fridays
- Family admission
- Free
- School admission
- Self-guided visit - free. Professionally led workshop - £2 per child (minimum charge of £45 per group)
- Shop
- Yes
- Cafe/Lunch facilities
- No café, space for school groups to eat packed lunches can be arranged in advance
- Parking
- Free parking for cars and minibuses.No access or parking for full size coaches - these can drop off at main road (10 mins walk away)
- Toilet
- Yes
- Access by public transport
- Buses from Richmond train station: 33, 490, H22, R68, R70. Alight at Marble Hill or Lebanon Park.Nearest underground: RichmondNearest train: Twickenham or St Margaret's
- Special needs facilities
- Our education centre and main gallery space are fully accessible, as are our toilet facilities.Our workshops for schools can be adapted to suit the needs of groups with a range of special needs.
- Special educational facilities including for weather conditions
- State of the art Coach House Education Centre
- Key Stage 1 - Themes
- 1) Our Landscape 2) Literacy in the Landscape 3) Neighbourhood watch 4) Homes and Habitats
- Key Stage 1 - Description
- 1) Geography, Citizenship; Workshops use discussion, art and a riverside walk to explore the Arcadian Thames landscape through its history, today and in the future,. There is an opportunity to interview someone who looks after the local landscape. 2) English; Workshops explore the inspiration of the river landscape through writing, reading, speaking and past writing inspired by the Richmond river landscape. The writers and writing tasks will be age-appropriate and may involve persuasive writing, poetry and song lyrics. The activities can be tailored to focus upon poetry or persuasive writing as desired and include a river walk.3) History, Geography; This visit introduces three riverside houses, why they were built, and how their uses have changed over time. Pupils visit Marble Hill House, look across at Ham House and visit Orleans House Gallery. They use map work and historic images and group work to create art on the theme of 'what if?' imagining the river without the historic houses. 4) Geography, History; Workshops explore the co-existence of man and wildlife along our stretch of the Thames. Using maps and aerial photographs to identify green areas, discuss previous uses and the importance of preserving green spaces. Exploring a habitat in the grounds of Orleans House or Marble Hill, using a checklist to record wildlife and human activity. This information creates a display about 'residents' of these historic properties.
- Key Stage 2 - Themes
- As above - workshops adaptable across KS1 & 2
- Key Stage 3 - Themes
- Our Landscape, Literacy in the Landscape and Neighbourhood Watch as above.
- Key Stage 4 - Themes
- Literacy in the Landscape and Our Landscape as above
- Pre visit services for teachers
- Teachers are welcome to arrange pre-visit meetings with the Heritage Education Co-ordinator.
- Inset courses
- 1) The Heritage Landscape as a cross curricular resource 2) Literacy in the Landscape
- Family and Children programmes - Themes
- 1) Out of school activities for families and children
- Family and Children programmes - Description
- Family Days
- Annual events or regular events
- Annual activities for children and families at London's Arcadia event stands at local fairs
- Education staff available
- Heritage Education Officer, supported by freelance environmental educators, artist educators, and volunteers
- Key features
- All school workshops use creative activities to engage participants and explore themes through creative arts.
- Notes
- Orleans House Gallery offers a wide range of arts and heritage education provision in addition to these river-focussed provision which forms a small part of our offer.
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