Wallace Collection Year 8 Gifted and Talented MFL and Art Trip

In December 30 Year 8 Spanish and Art students visited the Wallace Collection in Marylebone, a beautiful museum housing paintings, sculptures, furniture and armoury all owned by four generations of the Wallace family who bequeathed it to the nation in 1897.

Students had the opportunity to take part in an art workshop run by a professional artist and illustrator, who happened to be a native Spanish speaker and happy to answer our students’ questions in Spanish. They learned about the history of the museum and explored different parts of the building to get inspiration. They produced amazing drawings from different rooms in the house furnished with beautiful Rococo chairs, paintings and sculptures. Students shared their work and discussed what they thought of the beautiful surroundings.

After lunch we split into teams to compete in a Spanish Treasure hunt around the museum. There were three groups who had to find the answers to the clues written in Spanish, which were dotted all around the museum. There was fierce competition to be the fastest group and all students thoroughly enjoyed the day, practicing lots of Spanish and producing some excellent sketches.

Overall, it was a very successful trip and the students came back to school thoroughly inspired.