“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…
“Tip of the iceberg”: Work Experience at the University of Cambridge Museums
29 May saw the start of the University of Cambridge Museums 2018 Work Experience Weeks. This week, we welcomed Ellie from Bishop’s Stortford College, Katie from Freeman College, Freya from Saffron Walden County Hugh School and Sally from Hills Road Sixth Form College. We asked them some questions about their time with the University of Cambridge Museums, what they did…
RA 250 at the Fitz: Eric Parry
Eric Parry is one of seven Royal Academicians, who have connections with Cambridge, taking part in RA250 at the Fitz. We asked each to pick a work in our collection that has inspired them and tell us why. Eric chose The Chariot of Apollo by Odilon Redon (1840-1916), on display in Gallery 5. Here, Parry explains why he chose this…
