Teachers' resources

Look closely, discuss ideas and draw creatively in the galleries. Kits include activity cards, clipboards, drawing materials, looking tools and handling objects.

Discover what you can see, hear and smell in our garden and look closely for shapes, colours and patterns in nature.

Guide your group on a journey through the galleries with our sensory snake. Explore the sense of touch with textured fabrics and objects to feel in his tummy.

Borrow our sensory resource to support SEND students through playful tools and tactile activities that create multi-sensory experiences in the galleries.

Download our notes on our exhibition Elizabeth Fritsch: Otherworldly Vessels  to discover Fritsch’s unique ceramic pots and the processes, patterns and presentation of them.

Download our resource for our exhibition Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures to discover her unconventional use of materials and playful approach to creating art.

Please note we have content guidance for this exhibition. 

Discover the innovative and unconventional work of artist Helen Chadwick in this major retrospective. Explore how Chadwick used materials in unexpected ways, incorporating meat, flowers, chocolate and compost into her sculpture and photography.

Explore the paintings of artist Caroline Walker which capture everyday lives of women and the themes of motherhood and early-years care.

Discover over 100 works by one of Britain’s most important ceramicists, Elizabeth Fritsch. Explore the unique forms and colourful geometric surface patterns within her pots, which often create optical illusions.

Be inspired by Barbara Hepworth’s studio environment, her tools and materials, and a unique collection of the artist’s large-scale prototypes for her sculptures.

Spend time with key works from Wakefield’s Art Collection, including new works that have entered the collection in the last 18 months that continue to help the collection nurture an understanding of contemporary art and its relationship to modern life.

Discover how artists across generations have been inspired by music and sound, engaging with themes of rhythm, harmony, and resonance. Centred on Barbara Hepworth’s stringed sculptures, the exhibition explores the relationship between sound and form.

Our garden offers a great space to continue your group’s learning throughout the seasons, exploring the planting, nature and sculptures outside

Useful info to plan your visit including risk assessments and guidelines

More info about teacher-led visits to the gallery

Find out about our workshops that you can book as part of your visit