Tim Lister


I grew up surrounded by antiques and this put me off museums like the Fitz for 60 years. When I retired I came to the Museum with Susan and the Pre-school children a couple of times, and actually enjoyed the sessions. I joined the Connections group with Susan because I decided I would like to make difference, and I want to encourage a wider group who haven't been for a long time - if at all - to come and visit.
Paper model of a museum standing on a table featuring comments written by participants

Breaking the Silo: Delivering a Participant Led Workshop

by , , and | 19.12.23

Connections Through Collections is a participatory action research project that has worked with ten local Cambridgeshire residents to interrogate how the Fitzwilliam Museum works. Later this year, we will launch a co-curated display in the Museum. In September, we joined our project colleagues at the Group for Education in Museums (GEM) conference to deliver a collaborative workshop, based on our… Read full article