They visited the Australian National Maritime Museum and the Nicholson Museum at the University of Sydney. Students received guided tours of both museums in addition to enjoying the opportunity to handle artefacts that were thousands of years old.
The Australian National Maritime Museum has had its exhibit on Pompeii and Herculaneum on offer for the last few months. This was a particular highlight for our students who asked many fantastic questions and came away from the day with a much fuller and clearer understanding of how we as historians understand and engage with the past. At the Nicholson Museum, we learnt about the origins of ‘pass the parcel’ – Egyptian Mummy unwrapping parties and enjoyed the Lego model of Pompeii.