Schools
Inspire and empower through design!
Design is everywhere and affects all aspects of our everyday lives. Exploring design helps us understand the world around us. It encourages us to be curious and ask questions.
Our Schools Programme has been designed to support pupils and educational staff from the early years to the end of secondary school and beyond. The programme focusses on the practical application of design skills, creative problem-solving and critical enquiry, it gives pupils the opportunity to explore real-life design in an inspirational setting.
Tours
Our schools tours are free and are led by creative practitioners. They last approximately one hour and must be booked at least six weeks in advance.
Discovering Design: The Scottish Design Galleries
An introduction to the Scottish Design Galleries, this tour tells the story of Scotland’s design heritage and explores the impact Scots have had, and continue to have, on the world around us through their creativity and innovation. Discovering Design will include a variety of design disciplines across our collection from fashion and textiles, to architecture and engineering to digital and STEM.
Discovering V&A Dundee: The building & the architect
Inside and outside, upstairs and down, take a tour of our magnificent building keeping an eye out for some unusual architectural features. Find out how the architect, Kengo Kuma, came to design such a unique building and how an architect thinks and works through the design process, from an idea sketched on a scrap of paper to a finished building.
Discovering our temporary exhibitions
Discover our latest temporary exhibitions, these can be found on our what's on guide. We offer a range of exciting practical design workshops to complement our permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions.
Travel Subsidy Fund
V&A Dundee has a travel fund to help school groups cover the costs of transport to and from the museum. Subject to availability
Workshops
Our practical workshops use objects from the exhibitions as inspiration, pupils are encouraged to be curious and creative in order to solve a design problem. In a practical, hands-on activity in our fully equipped learning studio, they will be guided through the design process.
They are open to nursery, primary and secondary schools and are tailored to meet the needs of your group. Each will last two hours and are subject to availability.
These must be booked at least six weeks in advance.
Workshop Topics:
• What is Design? An introduction to design process.
• Skills for the Future: Themed to - Fashion/Textiles, Jewellery or Architecture.
• User Centred Design: Games or Comic Design
Additional information
Our aim is to be fully inclusive and responsive to your needs.
Our facilities
To find out more about our facilities, including coach parking and our picnic room, take a look at our visitor information.
Risk Assessment
Please specify any access needs and discuss health and safety requirements when booking.
