A baby sitting on the mosaic floor of the Museum wearing a mosaic hat.

The Family Welcome: A Museum Research Project

To understand how to provide a great family welcome at the Fitzwilliam Museum, we went straight to the experts: babies, young children and their parents. Using a range of creative research tools, both inside the museum and during outreach sessions in the local community, we worked together to explore what it means to feel welcome. The Family Welcome Project The… Read full article

Someone holds open a Museum Walk leaflet in front of a turquoise hawk sculpture.

Celebrating 12 years of Portals to the World

Our programme for people with dementia and their companions celebrates its 12th anniversary in 2024. In this blog we reflect on the programme and ask people what motivates them to take part. Established in 2012, Portals to the World is a partnership initiative delivered by the University of Cambridge Museums with local community organisation, Dementia Compass. We provide two sessions… Read full article

University of Cambridge Museums Activity Update, January – March 2024

The beginning of the year got off to a flying start for our Collections in Action programme.  Working with local partners, creative practitioners, schools and audiences, our museums have delivered a whole range of events and activities under our themes of Social Justice, Our Planet, Creating Opportunities, Health and Wellbeing. Behind the scenes we’ve also been hard at work planning… Read full article