Teamwork: the 2017 UCM Forum
In early December, there was a hubbub in the Whale Hall as colleagues and volunteers from across the University of Cambridge Museums and Botanic Garden (UCM) gathered at the Museum of Zoology for the UCM Forum. The annual Forum is a chance for colleagues from across the UCM to meet up, take stock, and find out what’s been happening in…
Introducing our Digital Maker in Residence: Katy Marshall
The University of Cambridge Museums are excited to host Katy Marshall, our first Digital Maker in Residence, from January to March 2018. Digital making involves ‘learning about technology through making with it’, bringing together art and technology while providing tools to allow anyone to become active creators. With this residency, we would like to inspire staff, teachers, parents and young…
RA250 at the Fitz
The Fitzwilliam Museum is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy of Arts, RA250, by inviting seven Royal Academicians with Cambridge connections to choose their favourite object or painting from the Fitz and explain why it is important to them. Visitors to the Museum will be given a souvenir leaflet enabling them to find the works that the seven…
