Miranda Stearn

Head of learning, The Fitzwilliam Museum


Miranda is leads the Learning Department at the Fitzwilliam Museum, supporting a team dedicated to delivering a creative, inclusive and impactful learning service and enabling more people to be engaged and excited throughout their lives by the Fitzwilliam and other University of Cambridge Museum collections.

Brighton 2019

by , , , and | 01.11.19

The Museums Association Conference is one of the largest gatherings of museum folk in the calendar. The University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) organised or contributed to three sessions for the 2019 conference in Brighton. Here are some of our highlights from an action-packed two days. “I saw a group of people who just wanted to show their collections were open… Read full article

Talking about Culture, Health and Wellbeing

by and | 30.08.17

The Fitzwilliam Museum’s Miranda Stearn, Head of Learning, and Ruth Clarke, Learning Associate, Inclusion, attended the Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Conference in Bristol. Here they reflect on conference highlights, memorable moments and unexpected situations. Billed as a ‘showcase of inspirational practice and policy’, this conference was a great opportunity for the Fitzwilliam to reflect on, and help develop, the… Read full article

Reflecting on our experience of the Audience Diversity Academy

by and | 01.03.17

As their time as AMA Audience Diversity Academy fellows draws to a close, Kate Carreno, Assistant Director Central Services, and Miranda Stearn, Head of Learning at the Fitzwilliam Museum, reflect on their experience. As we approach the official end of the ADA Fellowship, we’ve been thinking about what the impact of our involvement has been, for our organisation and for… Read full article