Technology meets the past as museum reveals latest displays

THE latest technology of multi-sensory displays has come together with the past during the refurbishment of Hull's Hands on History Museum, which reopens on Saturday.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Oct 2010, 15:29 BST
Updated 27th Oct 2010, 15:30 BST

The downstairs gallery has been transformed to display best aspect of life during the Victorian era.

The displays and refurbished Victorian school room were paid for with support from Heritage Lottery Fund's "Lessons Learnt, Lessons for Life" project.

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Children can get a whiff of yesteryear by pressing their noses against a grille to catch scents that would have been part of everyday life in Victorian times. They can also dress up as chimney sweeps and maids and try out games such as Hopscotch and Snakes and Ladders.

A programme of character-led and "hands-on" educational activities has also been developed by the city museum's education service for school groups.

Heritage Lottery Fund Yorkshire and Humber head Dr Fiona Spiers said: "Children can now experience first hand what it was like to live, work and play in the Victorian era."

The schoolroom is part of a wider project looking at well- known heritage buildings in Hull's Old Town such as the Holy Trinity Church and Edwardian Courts and their influential roles in the 19th century, she added.

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