A visit from the Reeshe Persian School
The Reeshe (meaning ‘roots’ in Farsi) Persian School supports children to learn all about Persian language, culture, and heritage. Recently they visited the Fitzwilliam Museum to explore some very special Persian objects. Like many Museum activities, the visit was the result of teamwork. Here those involved share their input: Suzanne Reynolds and Monika Stokowiec work in the Department…
Meet Cambridge University Botanic Garden’s new Artist-in-Residence, Nabil Ali
Over the next 14 months, Nabil Ali will be working on an exciting project in the Botanic Garden called ‘DYE – nature, myth and climate’ . He will be working with a range of partners and sharing his work with artists, researchers and our visitors. We caught up with him to find out more… Artist-in-residence, Nabil Ali Welcome to Cambridge…
Power walking in the museums with our communities
What happens when you have stories, a responsibility and eagerness to share them and an interest in building relationships? Three crucial questions that we found ourselves grappling with at the University of Cambridge Museums (UCM) as we embarked on a year-long programme, Power & Memory, exploring the legacies of empire. An answer for now is the Power Walk series, an…