Venue: Horiman Museum, 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ

Myths and Monsters
Until Sun 5 Sept 2010
Cyclops, unicorn, yeti, dragon, the chimera… are these creatures real or imagined? Take a journey into the strange world of Myths and Monsters and unravel the truth behind universal legends and myths. Discover the origin of the Cyclops, the links between dragons and the dinosaurs, and possible evidence for the existence of the yeti.

Featuring a captivating mix of animatronics, specimens and photography, this celebrated blockbuster show explores some of our best known ancient myths and the possible scientific explanations behind them.
Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Adults £5, Concs £3, Children £2.50, Children under 3 FREE
Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) £13
Schools (pre-booked) £2 per person
Schools (not pre-booked) £2.50 per person
Family season ticket £26
Online booking available
visit www.horniman.ac. uk/mythsandmonsters

Venue: National Gallery, London

Room B (Level 0, Portico or Getty Entrance)
Admission free

Children from across England will have their work showcased at the National Gallery this spring in Take One Picture.

Each year the Take One Picture scheme invites UK primary schools to use a painting from the National Gallery Collection as a stimulus for learning across the curriculum. For
2008?9 the focus painting was Pierre-Auguste Renoir?s Umbrellas (about 1881?6) and over 200 schools submitted work for selection. The exhibition and accompanying film showcase some of the most imaginative work produced by schools taking part in the scheme, and demonstrate how school children have responded creatively to the featured National Gallery painting.

Highlights of this year's exhibition include: a three-dimensional woven willow sculpture, fashionable corset prints, animations, computer-generated designs, a multi-sensory peep box and a drama production - all inspired by Renoir?s painting.

Various reports have suggested that cultural learning should be an entitlement for all, and has confirmed that the making of meaningful cross-curricular links and the implementation of a flexible, personalised and creative curriculum are fundamental to a child?s development. These core values underpin the Take One Picture programme.

Caroline Marcus, Take One Picture Project Manager, said: Take One Picture encourages teachers to place a painting at the heart of the curriculum and to use it as a springboard to creativity across all areas of learning. Visiting schools participating in Take One Picture has given me a wonderful opportunity to see the excitement and buzz stimulated by this approach as well as many examples of teaching and inspired learning happening in schools around the country.

The schools showing their work at the National Gallery have written the text accompanying the exhibition and will be offered the chance to visit the Gallery for special private views during the summer term.

One head teacher commented, It has reached the parts that the day-to-day curriculum does not reach.

At http://www.takeonepicture.org.uk there are further details about the Take One Picture scheme and professional development courses, free downloadable teaching resources and zoomable images. You can also view the Take One Picture exhibition film and online displays of children?s work in response to other National Gallery paintings.