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Our loans are an excellent way to bring your lessons to life. We have a range of themed boxes to use within a variety of curriculum areas including Science, Art, Language, Geography and History.
Each set is a box of six or more specimens, a fact file about the specimens and instructions on how to handle them. A box can be used for multiple classes and may be loaned for one half-term (up to six weeks) at a time. It can be collected at and returned to the Museum at a mutually agreed date and time.
The Museum is a charity and its role is now more important than ever, to help support the Museum there is a recommended donation of £30 charge for a loan box.
Occasionally some of the specimens are damaged or are needed elsewhere. The Museum reserves the right to replace the specimens when necessary.
How to book a box
For more information about our loans or to book a loan, please contact our Learning and Events team at 020 7942 6177 or by email.
Before requesting a loan please read our terms and conditions and handling instructions (PDF 123kB).
To book a loan we will need to know the:
- school name and teacher responsible
- contact details, including email, telephone number and address where the specimens are to be stored
- dates the loan is required
- number of students using the loan
- age of the students
- subject area
Choose from 16 different boxes
The pictures and list are an example of what specimens you will receive.
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School visits to Tring
Inspire your students to ponder their place within the natural world and explore the variety of life. We offer workshops and self-guided visits.