“I had a great week working there!”: Work Experience at the University of Cambridge Museums
During the final week of University of Cambridge Museums Work Experience, Deniz from Impington Village College, Maicie from Stour Valley Community School, Katie from Comberton Village College and Nellie-Mae from Cambourne Village College all spent time at the Fitzwilliam Museum and another of our University Museums. We asked them some questions about their time with UCM, what they did and…
People watching: the role of a volunteer visitor observer
The Volunteer Visitor Observer role has now been running for almost six months, so we decided that this was a good time to have a chat with some of our volunteers to find out what they have been doing. The role supports a research project at the Fitzwilliam Museum, “Please Do Not Touch”, which aims to understand the effectiveness of the…
“I never knew there were so many jobs in a museum”
During our latest week of Work Experience we were joined by Kirsten from Swavesey Village College, Helena from Stour Valley Community School, Kyla from The King’s School Peterborough and Liam from St Ivo School. We asked them some questions about their time with the University of Cambridge Museums, what they did and what they enjoyed the most. Why did you…









