Jennie Thornber

Learning Associate: Widening Participation and Strategic Schools, University of Cambridge Museums


Jennie works with children and young people across the University of Cambridge Museums and Botanic Garden, with a focus on widening participation. She is based at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

A former Classics teacher, she was previously the Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Museum of Classical Archaeology, running the museum's education service.

Drink and Draw at the Museum of Classical Archaeology

by | 21.05.18

One gallery. Two expert artists. Heaps of pencils and lashings of white wine. It can only mean Drink and Draw! The Museum of Classical Archaeology has been a haven for artists for aeons, with its gallery jam-packed full of casts of the masterpieces of classical art. But in May 2015 I decided to build on this popularity by tapping into… Read full article

“Visiting museums isn’t half as fun as running them!”: summer work experience at the Museum of Classical Archaeology

by | 05.09.17

Each summer the Museum of Classical Archaeology offers work experience placements to two students in order to give them a taste of work in a small museum (the students also get to spend a week in the Classical Faculty Library in the second week of their placement). This summer we were joined by two eager students: Holly, a Classical Archaeology… Read full article

Wanderings with a Camera with Cambridge Community Arts

by | 11.08.17

Here at the Museum of Classical Archaeology, we’re always excited when artists find new and creative ways to view our old friends, our plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculpture. So when a new relationship with Cambridge Community Arts did just that, we were over the moon. Cambridge Community Arts (CCA) is a local charity which runs a great programme… Read full article