Talking about Culture, Health and Wellbeing
The Fitzwilliam Museum’s Miranda Stearn, Head of Learning, and Ruth Clarke, Learning Associate, Inclusion, attended the Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Conference in Bristol. Here they reflect on conference highlights, memorable moments and unexpected situations. Billed as a ‘showcase of inspirational practice and policy’, this conference was a great opportunity for the Fitzwilliam to reflect on, and help develop, the…
Wanderings with a Camera with Cambridge Community Arts
Here at the Museum of Classical Archaeology, we’re always excited when artists find new and creative ways to view our old friends, our plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculpture. So when a new relationship with Cambridge Community Arts did just that, we were over the moon. Cambridge Community Arts (CCA) is a local charity which runs a great programme…
Dancing in the Museum
Sheltered housing residents come to the Fitzwilliam to test a unique pilot project Facilitators: Ruth Clarke, Fitzwilliam Museum Inclusion Associate and Filipa Pereira-Stubbs, independent dance artist reflect on the experience. I’m safe… comfortable and relaxed… I’ve got a license to move The idea to dance in the museum grew from a simple idea: the conviction that people should be able…
