School visits
Contact UsInformation and resources to help you plan your school excursion
The Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne is excited to welcome you and your students to a space that offers hands-on educational experiences that align with current curricula and are closely connected to our program of thematic exhibitions.
Teacher Responsibilities
As with all school excursions, the duty of care and responsibility for supervision and behaviour management of students travelling to, during and travelling back to school from a Potter Museum of Art excursion rests with the accompanying staff members from your school. Please read the Cultural Safety expectations. On the day of the program, the visiting teacher will also be asked to sign the Attending Teacher Cultural Safety document.
We also ask that you inform parents/carers and students about the Potter Museum of Art exhibition content and learning program in accordance with the information provided on this webpage and accompanying resources.
Supervision
We ask that the number of supervising staff from your school meet the Department of Education and Training Supervision requirements for day excursions of 1 to 20 staff-student ratio with a minimum of 2 staff.
Resources and Planning
Plan your visit
Logistical information to plan your school visit, including meeting points, drop off zones and accessibility information.
Learning Resources
Engage with the exhibition through high-quality, indigenous-led curriculum resources created by Ngarrngga.
Teacher Professional Development
Learn how to engage students more deeply with the themes of the exhibition through these professional development opportunities for educators.
Risk Assessments
These risk assessments allow teachers to familiarise themselves with the Potter's exhibitions and learning programs to inform their own school’s risk assessment, excursion approval and parent/carer consent processes. Please note, multiple risk assessments apply for each program, so click all relevant links.
Potter Museum of Art Self Guided VCE Visits
We have limited availability for Self-guided exhibition visits for Year 11 and 12 VCE Art Making and Exhibiting. Teachers may use the year level specific tour risk assessments and Ngarrrngga resources to guide their students through the exhibition. Teachers are advised to focus on the artworks prescribed in the Year 11/12 ‘Truth-telling through Curating’ tour resource. Please note these visits still incur an Educational Booking fee, contact school-bookings@unimelb.edu.au directly if you’re interested.
Additional University information
University Child Safe Standards
University Public Liability Insurance Certificate
For further information, contact us on 03 8344 1420 or school-bookings@unimelb.edu.au