Important Change: This resource will be chargeable on a per-school basis from 14th January 2013. Click here for more information
Welcome to Museum Box, This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others. More...
Our inspiration
Thomas Clarkson
The project was inspired by the anti-slavery campaigner - Thomas Clarkson, who did exactly as described above.
Thomas Clarkson's Box
He carried around a box of items (ranging from African produce to diagrams of transportation ships) to illustrate his arguments during his campaign.
Create your own
Museum Box
Click START above to begin creating your own Museum Box. You can add text, images, video and sound to the side of the cubes. To save your box you will need to register.
Teachers:
- Lesson guidance and instructions for use are available in the Teachers Area
- You can Register your school here.