Look/Make/Talk: Welcoming schools to Kettle’s Yard
We are delighted to have finished another successful year of Look/Make/Talk at Kettle’s Yard, a Clore Duffield Foundation funded programme which offers eligible primary schools across Cambridgeshire a FREE facilitated visit, workshop and transport. The funding was developed in response to the cost-of-living crisis and significant impacts felt in schools and communities following the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in additional…
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…
Establishing paid Museum Internships for A Level Leavers
For the third year running, our paid Museum Experience Internships for A Level or equivalent education leavers are helping young people navigate the world of museum careers. Coming to the end of secondary education is a pivotal part in any young person’s life. Looking back, I remember that period between finishing my exams and getting my results as a time…