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Young people

Museums in Surrey offer many services for young people interested in history and archaeology.

Museum clubs

There are several museum clubs for young people in Surrey museums. Contact your local museum to see if they have a museum club.

Young Archaeologists' Club (YAC)

YAC is a national network of clubs for young people interested in archaeology, organised by the Council of British Archaeology (CBA). Meetings are monthly for young people ages 8 -16 years. Several museums in Surrey have YAC clubs. You can search for your local club on the national YAC website.

Holiday activities

Many Surrey museums run school holiday activities. Contact your local museum for more details.

What Eye See

The What Eye See project was a collaboration between Surrey Museums, the Waverley Youth Project and professional photographer Moira Blackwell. The project taught young people how to use a camera and to take photographs. The young people took photographs of their environment, using their new skills, for an exhibition.

What Eye See Too

What Eye See Too was a continuation of the original What Eye See project. Four different groups of young people worked with professional photogrpaher Anne-Katrin Purkiss to produce photographs of the area they live in.

Their work was exhibited in photographic exhibitions in museums, galleries and at public events across Surrey and West Sussex.

Virtual Gallery - work from the What Eye See Too project can be seen here.