11 - 13 yrs
Find your Fitzwilliam favourites or discover something new to inspire your very own artwork. There is no set theme but lots of lovely art materials – join us and get creative in the Studio with artist Iona McCuaig.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. To register your interest please tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
13 - 18 yrs
Ignite your imagination with a tour of the Museum then join artist Iona McCuaig in the Studio to find your own creative self using a range of materials. Your studio, your art, your time to experiment and explore.
£5 • Pay £2 more to also book for Mindfulness and art
11 - 13 yrs
Follow in the footsteps of famous artists as we travel through the Museum’s galleries. Make your own journal to capture the observations from your artistic journey with artist Caroline Wendling.
£5 • Pay £2 more to also book for Mindfulness and art.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. To register your interest please tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
13 - 18 yrs
Become Journey men and women (art apprentice graduates of the medieval period!) and search for your next inspiration by travelling the world through the collections of the Museum. Your artistic journey will be led by artist Caroline Wendling, who will support you in recording your findings and discoveries and creating new artworks.
£5 • Pay £2 more to also book for Mindfulness and art.
Explore the Jennifer Lee and Artist: Unknown exhibitions.
These self-led drawing activities are designed to develop your drawing skills to discover new perspectives. Pop in for 5 minutes or stay all afternoon! Take you work home or display it for us, and other visitors.
Drawing activities are suitable for all ages and abilities.
10.30 – 12.00 • 5 – 7 yrs
13.00 – 14.30 • 8 – 12 yrs
Visit the Beggarstaffs exhibition and create your own playful poster with artist Lara Jones.
Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult throughout the duration of the workshop.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. To register your interest please tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
A chance to get close to small Tudor and Stuart coins in our Making a Nation exhibition with a special talk by Richard Kelleher, Exhibition Curator and Assistant Keeper of Coins and Medals. Afterwards create your own topical currency, with a twist, back in the Studio.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL. To register your interest tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk. Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
Take inspiration from our Oscar Murillo: Violent Amnesia exhibition and get creative!
FREE, drop-in and have a go
No booking required
Kettle's Yard is open all Easter weekend, Friday – Monday, 11am – 5pm.
Natural history museums are magical places. They inspire awe and wonder in the natural world and help us understand our place within the animal kingdom. But they are places for people, made by people. To what extent do they realistically represent nature?
