Relax, Look and Imagine: Objects in Focus
Relax, look and imagine is the invitation made in seven films launched this week that explore artworks from the Fitzwilliam Museum‘s collection. The films take us on a journey in which we soften and settle, step into an artwork, drink in the detail, the artistry and its qualities and take the time to feel how it resonates with us. Drawing…
Life Changing Work Experience
Nellie-Mae Morgan has just received an unconditional offer to University. This is how she thinks UCM has helped. I first became involved with the University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) in 2017 when I attended a Work Experience Taster Day, which I found out about at a careers fair at my college, Cambourne Village College. The day consisted of bring 30…
Shakespeare Arts Award Project with Soham Village College
In October, eleven Year 8 students from Soham Village College arrived at the Fitzwilliam Museum, ready to embark upon a new project. Over the next eight weeks they would work with staff across the University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) to explore the context of their English set-text, Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, while completing their Bronze Arts Award. As one of…
