Arts Pioneers is a monthly art club based at the Fitzwilliam Museum for young people aged 11-19 of mixed abilities. We offer a friendly, supportive and flexible environment to enable young people to work with professional artists and develop their art skills and express their creativity. Assisted by support workers and museum educators, the group explore the over half a million art works and objects, participating in lots of different fun art activities.  

Members of the group work towards an Arts Award, a nationally recognised qualification that supports young people to develop their creative practice and leadership skills. More information about Arts Award

If your child is interested in attending please contact your Social Worker or Disabled Children’s Early Help Co-ordinator, to see whether you can use your personalised budget to join the group. More information about short breaks funding. If you are not in receipt of funding, there is a self-referral form.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the group please speak to Marie mfk25@cam.ac.uk or 01223 332898/ 07707282822. We offer free taster sessions which Marie can organise for you. 

 

What's On

St Neots Museum
05 Aug 2026
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Using tie-dye to decorate a bandana scarf at St Neots Museum.

St Neots Museum
07 Aug 2026
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Using tie-dye to decorate a bandana scarf at St Neots Museum.

Centre for Computing History
31 Jul 2026
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During this special museum tour at the Centre for Computing History, in-house gaming experts will guide you through the history of video games from the seventies to the modern day.

Centre for Computing History
14 Aug 2026
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During this special museum tour at the Centre for Computing History, in-house gaming experts will guide you through the history of video games from the seventies to the modern day.

Centre for Computing History
29 Jul 2026
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Can you help make music with carrots, or a game controller with playdoh... How about switching on an LED with a banana? Find out at the Centre for Computing History.

Great St Mary's Church
27 Jul 2026
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A chance to learn more about the life cycle of various insects and animals, and create art inspired by nature at Great St. Mary's Church.

Great St Mary's Church
03 Aug 2026
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A chance to learn more about the life cycle of various insects and animals, and create art inspired by nature at Great St. Mary's Church.

Centre for Computing History
14 Aug 2026
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Fancy yourself a bit of a racer? Got the drift boost down to a fine art? Not scared of a little snaking? Then come test your mettle on Mario Kart 8 on the WiiU at the Centre for Computing History.

Centre for Computing History
07 Aug 2026
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David Gilday shares his passion for Rubik's Cube puzzles and his LEGO MINDSTORMS robots that solve them at the Centre for Computing History.

Centre for Computing History
03 Aug 2026
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Meet the mind behind the Centre for Computing History's biggest exhibit! James Newman, builder of the Megaprocessor, is coming to the Centre to answer questions about his remarkable creation.

Centre for Computing History
20 Aug 2026
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Meet the mind behind the Centre for Computing History's biggest exhibit! James Newman, builder of the Megaprocessor, is coming to the Centre to answer questions about his remarkable creation.

St Neots Museum
12 Aug 2026
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Decorate a canvas bag with your own printed design at St Neots Museum.

St Neots Museum
14 Aug 2026
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Decorate a canvas bag with your own printed design at St Neots Museum.

St Neots Museum
19 Aug 2026
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Use clay to make a textured name sign or tile at St Neots Museum.

St Neots Museum
21 Aug 2026
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Use clay to make a textured name sign or tile at St Neots Museum.

St Neots Museum
26 Aug 2026
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Get experimental with paint to make one-off paintings at St Neots Museum.

St Neots Museum
28 Aug 2026
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Get experimental with paint to make one-off paintings at St Neots Museum.

Centre for Computing History
05 Aug 2026
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Calling young music makers! Learn how to use Sonic Pi on the Raspberry Pi to create some amazing tunes at the Centre for Computing History.

Centre for Computing History
06 Aug 2026
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How steady are your nerves? Find out by building a game, including doing some soldering at the Centre for Computing History.

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
23 Jul 2026
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Free archaeology themed children's crafts and archaeological activities - including a mock archaeology dig at the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey.

Centre for Computing History
20 Aug 2026
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Calling all budding musicians! Shake up your music practice sessions with a digital metronome that you built yourself at the Centre for Computing History.

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
20 Aug 2026
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Step back in time to explore the lives of the Victorians. Experience Victorian washday using a dolly tub and mangle and create Victorian inspired crafts at the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey.

Centre for Computing History
26 Aug 2026
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Help Bee-Bot plan a trip to the beach at the Centre for Computing History.

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
13 Aug 2026
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Have you got what it takes to be a Tudor? Make Tudor tiles like those uncovered in the Refectory and have a go at some Tudor themed crafts at the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey.

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
30 Jul 2026
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Re-assemble Roman pottery and create your own mosaic design to explore what life may have been like for some of the first settlers on the site of Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum.

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
27 Aug 2026
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Have a go at playing with toys and games from different historical time periods at the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey.

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
06 Aug 2026
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Take part in free medieval themed activities - including free crafts! All at the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey.

Centre for Computing History
27 Aug 2026
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Learn how to code the ‘broken’ Internet T-Rex game using Scratch at the Centre for Computing History.

Centre for Computing History
12 Aug 2026
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How good are your observational skills? Put it to test with this digital memory chaser at the Cambridge Centre for Computing History.

Kettle's Yard
06 Aug 2026
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Join artist Anna Brownsted in this workshop for 7-11 year olds. Explore the shapes of sculptures at Kettle’s Yard and create your own sculptures using modroc plaster in response to what you have discovered.

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
26 Jul 2026
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Join a thought-provoking tour exploring African objects and histories within the University, led by Uncomfortable Cambridge.

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
30 Aug 2026
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Join a thought-provoking tour exploring African objects and histories within the University, led by Uncomfortable Cambridge.

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
13 Sep 2026
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Join a thought-provoking tour exploring African objects and histories within the University, led by Uncomfortable Cambridge.

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
20 Sep 2026
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Join a thought-provoking tour exploring African objects and histories within the University, led by Uncomfortable Cambridge.