Livestreaming Cambridge’s stinkiest plant
Titus is the Botanic Garden’s titan arum plant, sometimes known as the corpse flower. It flowers only once a decade, and the resulting smell has been described as ‘dead badger’; ‘cheesy death’; ‘residue from microwaved kipper’ and ‘the time the freezer died at the Museum of Zoology’. Naturally, Team UCM was there to stream last month’s flowering experience live from…
Front of House Q&A: Alina Kozlovski
Alina Kozlovski is a member of the team of graduate student invigilators who help staff the front desk at the Museum of Classical Archaeology. When she’s not in the Museum, Alina is working on a PhD in Roman archaeology. She answered this Q&A from an archaeological dig in Marzuolo, Italy (“Who knew wattle and daub was so interesting?!”). How long…
Young people help develop a new Fitzwilliam summer art guide
Working with young people, the Fitzwilliam Museum has created a set of self-led teen specific art guides which will launch this summer. Long summer holidays can offer young people the chance to get out and see new things or revisit those favourite places. The Fitzwilliam Museum is launching a new set of 4 art guides for young people to visit…
