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

The Fitzwilliam Museum
17 Nov 2026
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Enjoy a variety of hands-on creative activities.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
28 Nov 2026
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Join us at the Fitz for our monthly Crafternoon

The Fitzwilliam Museum
15 Dec 2026
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Enjoy a variety of hands-on creative activities.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
08 Oct 2026
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Join us after hours for our Late themed around our Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime display, in collaboration with Diasporas Now.

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
10 Oct 2026
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This UK Fungus Day, join us for Fungi Field Day at the Botanic Garden to celebrate fungi and their relationships with plants. 

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
27 Nov 2026
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Join us for 2026's Cambridge Botanic Lights trail around Cambridge University Botanic Garden!

Kettle's Yard
12 Sep 2026
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Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
10 Oct 2026
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Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
24 Oct 2026
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Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
07 Nov 2026
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Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
21 Nov 2026
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Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
05 Dec 2026
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Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
08 Oct 2026
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Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle’s Yard house with Quartetto Noûs.

Kettle's Yard
07 Oct 2026
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Join us for a short 20-minute spotlight talk in the Kettle’s Yard house, taking a closer look at the connections between women in the Atlas Mountains and one of the textiles in the collection, on display in the dining room.

 

Kettle's Yard
08 Oct 2026
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Join us for a short 20-minute spotlight talk in the Kettle’s Yard house, taking a closer look at the rugs on display in relation to Jim and Helen Ede’s former residence in Tangiers.

Kettle's Yard
09 Oct 2026
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Join us for a short 20-minute spotlight talk in the Kettle’s Yard house, taking a closer look at Helen Ede’s creative practices.

Kettle's Yard
15 Oct 2026
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Join us for a Chamber Music concert with pianist Susan Tomes in the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
22 Oct 2026
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Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle’s Yard house with the Brodsky Quartet.

Museum of Zoology
02 Oct 2026
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Calling all 2-5 year olds! Join us at the Museum for stories and play. 

Museum of Zoology
13 Nov 2026
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Calling all 2-5 year olds! Join us for stories and play!

Museum of Zoology
11 Dec 2026
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Calling all 2-5 year olds! Join us for stories and play!

The Polar Museum
26 Sep 2026
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Join us at the Polar Museum for a recently updated Bridging Binaries tour, led by the researcher whose archival investigations have expanded the stories this tour tells.

The Polar Museum
16 Oct 2026
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Join us for a free talk from Naja Hendriksen, a Greenlandic educator, public speaker and entrepreneur. 

Museum of Classical Archaeology
10 Oct 2026
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Same-sex desire does not need modern labels and categories in order to exist across time.

Museum of Classical Archaeology
23 Oct 2026
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Same-sex desire does not need modern labels and categories in order to exist across time.

Museum of Classical Archaeology
07 Nov 2026
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Same-sex desire does not need modern labels and categories in order to exist across time.

Museum of Classical Archaeology
20 Nov 2026
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Same-sex desire does not need modern labels and categories in order to exist across time.

Museum of Classical Archaeology
11 Dec 2026
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Same-sex desire does not need modern labels and categories in order to exist across time.

Museum of Classical Archaeology
28 Oct 2026
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Whirl back in time to ancient Greece this half term!

Museum of Classical Archaeology
16 Nov 2026
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Enjoy a unique choral performance in our atmospheric Cast Gallery.

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
24 Oct 2026
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Join us for some spooky skeletal science! 

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
26 Oct 2026
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Join us for some spooky skeletal science!