Learning resources

Explore a selection of resources designed to support young people’s learning needs in the classroom, at home or during a visit to the Museum.
How to Draw: Desert edition
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How to Draw: Desert edition

Use our step-by-step instructions to try your hand at desert-themed drawings.

How To Draw: Transport
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How to Draw: Transport edition

Use our step-by-step instructions to have a go at drawing Army transport.

How to Draw: Victorian edition
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How to Draw: Victorian edition

Use our step-by step instructions to have a go at drawing items related to Florence Nightingale.

How to Draw: Second World War edition
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How to Draw: Second World War edition

Use our step-by-step instructions to have a go at drawing items from the Second World War.

Morse Code Challenge
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Morse Code Challenge

Can you crack the code? Try our Morse code challenge at home!

Take a view on society's relationship with the Army
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Take a view on society’s relationship with the Army

Explore society's opinions of the Army, its operations and the soldiers who serve in it; and consider how and why society's attitudes fluctuate.

Take a view on soldiers
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Take a view on soldiers

Explore the real people serving as soldiers, their reasons for joining, and the lasting impact their roles can have on their lives.

Take a view on the Army's role
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Take a view on the Army’s role

Explore what the Army does and why, from fighting in sometimes contentious conflicts to the specialist support and skills it can provide.

The story of conscription
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The story of conscription

Explore the story of conscription from its origins before the First World War, through National Service and beyond.

Easter Rising 1916
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Easter Rising 1916

Watch experts from museums in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland sharing their thoughts on objects from our Easter Rising collection.

Commonwealth soldiers in Palestine
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Commonwealth soldiers in Palestine

Discover the diverse range of soldiers who contributed to Britain's First World War effort in Palestine.

Commonwealth soldiers in East Africa
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Commonwealth soldiers in East Africa

Discover the diverse range of soldiers who contributed to Britain's First World War effort in East Africa.