The Artemis Collection
The Artemis collections are housed in premises in Holbeck and consist of around 10,000 artefacts and original works of art to support and enhance classroom teaching and learning. The collections are continuously being enhanced with additional material to reflect schools requirements and teachers requests, and to ensure that the items on loan are of a quality suitable for school use.
The collections are wide-ranging and cover most areas of the National Curriculum and support QCA schemes of work and National Strategies. Most of the artefacts are original, but good quality replicas and models are also included. Many of the artefacts are housed in custom made cases to enable them to be safely displayed in school.
Areas covered by the collections include:
- natural history
- ethnography items from around the world
- a huge range of history topics
- geology
- sculpture
- textiles
- ceramics and crafts
- pictures, drawings and prints in a variety of media
Schools in the Leeds Education Authority may borrow items from tthe Artemis collections free of charge. Please refer to our Loans Service page for details.
What are the benefits of using artefacts in the classroom?
At Artemis we believe there are many advantages to using artefacts and artwork as aids to teaching and learning. Objects are primary sources of information which directly engage the senses. They motivate investigation, analysis, discussion, research, recording and the retrieval of information, often cutting across curricular boundaries. Above all, they provide a creative stimulus for pupils of any age and any ability, bringing a sense of excitement to the classroom
