Reflecting on my Inclusion Apprenticeship Journey
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…
University of Cambridge Museums Activity Update, 1 July – 30 September 2024
Covering the period 1 July – 30 September 2024, this report provides an insight into some of the stories behind our NPO-funded activity delivered under our Collections In Action programme themes: Social Justice, Our Planet, Creating Opportunities, and Health and Wellbeing, as well as our underpinning Programme Enablement activity. Our main themes of Social Justice, Our Planet, Creating Opportunities, Health…
Creating a Happy Place at the Fitzwilliam Museum
What does wellbeing look like in a museum? In spring and summer 2025, the Fitzwilliam Museum invited young adults to help answer this question, co-creating an immersive wellbeing pilot Happy Place designed to spark joy, connection and calm in a challenging world. Happy Place is a collaborative participatory research project exploring how museums can support young adult wellbeing through co-designed…
