Arts Pioneers is a monthly art club based at the Fitzwilliam Museum for young people aged 11-19 of mixed abilities. We offer a friendly, supportive and flexible environment to enable young people to work with professional artists and develop their art skills and express their creativity. Assisted by support workers and museum educators, the group explore the over half a million art works and objects, participating in lots of different fun art activities.  

Members of the group work towards an Arts Award, a nationally recognised qualification that supports young people to develop their creative practice and leadership skills. More information about Arts Award

If your child is interested in attending please contact your Social Worker or Disabled Children’s Early Help Co-ordinator, to see whether you can use your personalised budget to join the group. More information about short breaks funding. If you are not in receipt of funding, there is a self-referral form.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the group please speak to Marie mfk25@cam.ac.uk or 01223 332898/ 07707282822. We offer free taster sessions which Marie can organise for you. 

 

What's On

The Fitzwilliam Museum
31 Oct 2024
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How can sport improve our mental health?

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
21 Sep 2024

Discover the blue plaque repeatedly graffitied to acknowledge Rosalind Franklin’s contribution to the history of DNA.

Museum of Zoology
20 Sep 2024
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Calling all 2- 5 year olds! Discover animals living in the coral seas

Museum of Zoology
11 Oct 2024
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Calling all 2-5 year olds! Discover all sizes of animals at the Museum of Zoology

Museum of Zoology
19 Oct 2024
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Join our expert volunteer guides as they tell the stories that museums usually kept hidden!

Museum of Zoology
29 Oct 2024
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Half Term spookiness at the Museum of Zoology!

Museum of Zoology
28 Oct 2024
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Enjoy a relaxed morning exclusively aimed at children with sensory sensitivities along with their families, siblings and carers.

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
28 Oct 2024
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Join our Creative Club! Designed for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
07 Oct 2024
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Come and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love.

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
14 Oct 2024
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Come and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love.

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
21 Oct 2024
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Come and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love.

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
28 Oct 2024
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Come and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love.

Kettle's Yard
21 Oct 2024
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Join us to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa (Revelations). Explore the exhibition after hours and enjoy a drink with friends at our pay bar.

Kettle's Yard
28 Oct 2024
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Are you a student at Anglia Ruskin or Cambridge University? Come along to Kettle’s Yard to borrow pictures from our Art for Students collection. No booking required.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
02 Oct 2024
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Join the Fitzwilliam Museum for a relaxed morning for all the family.

Museum of Classical Archaeology
26 Oct 2024
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From queens, emperors and divine beings, to scientists, artists and global communities, explore the spectrum of identities that exist across time, place and culture in Cambridge collections.

Museum of Classical Archaeology
08 Nov 2024
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From queens, emperors and divine beings, to scientists, artists and global communities, explore the spectrum of identities that exist across time, place and culture in Cambridge collections.

Museum of Classical Archaeology
30 Nov 2024
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From queens, emperors and divine beings, to scientists, artists and global communities, explore the spectrum of identities that exist across time, place and culture in Cambridge collections.

Museum of Classical Archaeology
06 Dec 2024
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From queens, emperors and divine beings, to scientists, artists and global communities, explore the spectrum of identities that exist across time, place and culture in Cambridge collections.

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
31 Oct 2024
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Investigate spectacular minerals and use them as inspiration to craft beautiful Hallowe'en window decorations to take home.

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
29 Oct 2024
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Investigate spectacular minerals and use them as inspiration to craft beautiful Hallowe'en window decorations to take home.

Museum of Zoology
13 Nov 2024
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Join us for an evening of sustainable fashion!

Museum of Zoology
01 Oct 2024

Year 12 students explore our power over the natural world in this free exhibition

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
29 Oct 2024
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Join us for a free drop-in session and explore our new handling boxes, designed with multi-sensory elements to enhance museum experience for younger visitors.

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
30 Oct 2024
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Join us for a free drop-in session and explore our new handling boxes, designed with multi-sensory elements to enhance museum experience for younger visitors.

Museum of Zoology
08 Nov 2024
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Join us for a FREE guided tour of the Museum

Museum of Zoology
11 Oct 2024
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Join us for a FREE guided tour of the Museum

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
16 Nov 2024
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Join us on November 16 for engaging talks and family workshops centered around maps and the intriguing history of a device we often take for granted.

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
14 Nov 2024
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Join a free bespoke Museum tour and object handling session for blind and partially sighted adults at the Whipple Museum.

Museum of Classical Archaeology
12 Dec 2024
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Join a free bespoke tour of the Museum of Classical Archaeology for blind and partially sighted adults.

Kettle's Yard
26 Feb 2025
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Paint What Matters! is a unique exhibition at Kettle’s Yard celebrating the talent and creativity of children and young people in Cambridge. The exhibition will share the work of up to 1,000 young artists aged 4-21 years across our two galleries.

Kettle's Yard
29 Oct 2024
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Join artist Emily Stapleton-Jefferies as together we will explore drawing, print-making and clay sculpture to create our own artworks in 2D and 3D.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
21 Nov 2024
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Glenn Ligon’s contemporary artistic interventions throughout the Museum challenge us to look at our mostly historic collection of artworks and objects through a different lens. 

The Fitzwilliam Museum
28 Nov 2024
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Join us for a conversation to discuss the themes of the current exhibition 'Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place' with Habda Rashid, Senior Curator Modern & Contemporary Art, and Ekow Eshun, writer, curator, journalist and broadcaster.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
07 Dec 2024
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Discover some of the many highlights of ‘Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place’

The Fitzwilliam Museum
16 Nov 2024
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What if artwork labels were more than just informative? What if they were emotional, imaginative or even fictional?

The Fitzwilliam Museum
30 Nov 2024
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Get poetic in response to the text-based works of American contemporary artist Glenn Ligon and the writers and poets who have inspired him, such as American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin and Greek poet, Constantine P. Cavafy.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
13 Feb 2025
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Join us after hours at the Museum for a lively evening of art, music, fashion and conversation inspired by ‘Glenn Ligon: All Over The Place’. 

Kettle's Yard
06 Nov 2024
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Join artist Adham Faramawy for the launch of their new film ‘The Cyclamen and the Cedar’.

Kettle's Yard
08 Nov 2024
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At this one-day symposium at Kettle’s Yard, we explore the work of studio potter Hans Coper in its broadest contexts.