In recent weeks the academy has been working with Dorman Museum to produce a digital package that can bring the museum experience to the classroom during these restricted times.

In recent weeks Macmillan Academy's Art and Design Department and the Studio team have been working with Dorman Museum to produce a digital package that can bring the museum experience to the classroom during these restricted times.



This first Dorman Goes Digital lesson is a fantastic resource that will in turn see our students develop some fantastic art in response to the digital session.

In this first session we meet with Sue Sedgwick, the Education Officer at the Dorman Museum, as she explains a little bit about the history of our town’s museum.

In this section we take time to visit the Nelson Gallery and are shown one of the extensive collections held by the museum. As you view this section, take time to consider how this could inspire your future work. We will also be putting online a gallery of pictures you can refer to after watching the films.



Take a look at this next film - Christopher Dresser is revered as the 'Father of Industrial Design' and his connections with Middlesbrough are an important part of the town's heritage. Linthorpe Pottery was the idea of Christopher Dresser and the Dorman museum holds the largest public collection of Linthorpe Pottery. In this film we explore some of his inspirations and how they can be seen in his works.



Bringing Dorman to the Classroom has been produced by Macmillan Academy and is a free resource we hope can be used to both share the amazing collection at the Dorman Museum, whilst also inspiring students to take both influence and inspiration from the shared collections as they develop their art skills.



Check out images from the display below: