Macy Gaines

Inclusion Assistant, University of Cambridge Museums


Macy works across the eight University of Cambridge Museums for the UCM Team, based at the Fitzwilliam Museum. As Inclusion Assistant she works across the team to support the various streams of inclusion work and activities the UCM Team offers to the local community.

Two women sit in front of a table at the Sedgwick Museum. The table is covered in the museum logo with a dinosaur skeleton and with sensory toys.

Reflecting on my Inclusion Apprenticeship Journey

by | 16.10.25

As her apprenticeship comes to an end, Macy Gaines, Inclusion Assistant Apprentice with the University of Cambridge Museums, shares her experiences and learnings from the last year. When I wrote my first blog post a few weeks into my apprenticeship, I had only just begun to discover what it meant to be an Inclusion Assistant Apprentice at University of Cambridge… Read full article

A table with a red tablecloth set up for the Cambridge City Council holiday lunch activity session. There is a line of museum leaflets and two flyers on stands about the Whipple Museum.

A month as Inclusion Assistant

by | 17.05.24

I joined the University of Cambridge Museums team in early April as Inclusion Assistant Apprentice. Here’s everything I have been up to in my first few weeks. My first few weeks as Inclusion Assistant for the University of Cambridge Museums have been a whirlwind – in the best possible way! From jumping headfirst into community events to seeing a real… Read full article