Aardman Academy Stop-Motion Workshop

Discovery Museum and The National Archives are working with Aardman Academy on a day-long workshop for families to explore creating stop-motion animation inspired by some of the documents held in the collections at Tyne & Wear Archives and The National Archives.The Aardman Academy is the in-house training department of Aardman Animations, studios and home of world famous Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and more.The sessions are designed for 11-14 year olds and they must be accompanied by one adult who is prepared to get stuck into the animation process too! An additional space per family group will also be available, either for an extra adult or a sibling.This project is being offered to families in the North East of England as part of a partnership between The National Archives and North East Museums.

This partnership is supported by The National Archives Trust and is made possible through the generosity of Joanna & Graham Barker, the Barbour Foundation, Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW @ Annenberg, the Bisset Trust, the Schroder Charity Trust and the Hadrian Trust.