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VCE Education Experiences

Explore Hellenic Museum workshops and tours for students in VCE.

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Vital Vases: The Archaeology of Ancient Greek Ceramics

Students handle vases to discover what ceramics reveal about ancient Greek life, explore pottery styles and decode vase paintings.

Ancient Etymology: how Greek is your English?

Students explore Hellenic Museum collections to identify and reflect on the influence of ancient Greek upon the English language and its analysis.

Historia: Discover the Methods of Historians Through Time

Students investigate the origin of history as a field, how historical thinking has developed over time, and interrogate the historical and archaeological record.

Discovering Daily Life in Ancient Greece

Students explore key features of life in ancient Greece such as mythology, the poleis, governance, civics, warfare, intercultural connections, trade, sickness and death.

Oedipus the King

Students interact with artefacts and exhibitions to enhance their understanding of Sophocles’ 5th century tragedy, Oedipus the King.

Ancient Cultures: Greece and Rome

Students explore the cultural, political and economic intersection between Greece and Rome. Engaging with artefacts, students investigate the inheritance, power and limitations of the Western world.

The Peloponnesian War

In this workshop students will evaluate primary source texts and authentic artefacts to gain a deeper understanding of the historical, social and geographical context of the Peloponnesian War.

Ancient Board Games: In the Minds of the Ancients

Students play ancient Greek, Egyptian and Chinese board games to discover what they reveal about ancient societies’ values, rituals and practices.

Medea

Students interact with artefacts and exhibitions to enhance their understanding of Euripides’ 5th century tragedy, Medea.

Ancient Cultures: Egypt and Greece

From sarcophagi to pottery, students engage with museum artefacts to explore ancient Egypt’s military, bureaucratic and cultural power and its influence on ancient Greece.

A Woman's World: Gender, Status and Representation

Students engage with artefacts to explore the status, role, and experiences of women in ancient Greece and their representation in art, literature and history.

Living Latin

Discover how rich and alive the Latin language truly is, with a flexible and engaging workshop spanning spoken language, palaeography and music.

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