Learning resources

For each Potter Museum of Art exhibition, the Learning Experiences Team creates an accompanying resource to support teachers in tailoring and extending the student experience before, during and after a visit.

For a maximised learning experience at the Potter, teachers must properly prepare themselves and students to engage meaningfully and in culturally safe, responsive ways with Ngarn Wa’ngal: Art of the gum tree.

As this may be the first museum or gallery learning experience for some educators and students, it is especially helpful to explore expectations and discuss what to anticipate beforehand.

Caring for Collections is an extensive resource outlining how the University of Melbourne’s Museums and Collections department cares for works of art. Students will gain insight into the key departments, staff roles, and procedures that ensure the incredibly varied works of art from the collections in our care, as well as new acquisitions and loans, are safely managed at all stages of exhibition-making. A variety of artworks from recent exhibitions are used as case studies to contextualise processes of museum-grade storage, conservation and display methods.