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

Kettle's Yard
09 Nov 2024
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Join us for an in conversation between author Anna Cutler and artist Harold Offeh as they discuss the themes of Cutler’s new book ‘Held by a Thread’.

Kettle's Yard
27 Nov 2024
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Join us at Kettle’s Yard for an evening of art, music, talks, making and more.

Kettle's Yard
28 Nov 2024
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Join us to hear a performance by holders of Instrumental Awards for Chamber Music, an intercollegiate scheme which enables students to participate in chamber music at the University of Cambridge.

Museum of Zoology
27 Nov 2024
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Join us online as we chat LIVE with zoology experts! 

Museum of Zoology
30 Nov 2024
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Explore winter wildlife with FREE crafts and activities in the Museum of Zoology

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

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

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

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

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
21 Nov 2024
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Join us after hours to celebrate our new display, Breaking New Ground: Celebrating Past, Present and Future Women Earth Scientists at the University of Cambridge.

 

The Fitzwilliam Museum
06 Nov 2024
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A relaxed morning at the Museum for all the family

The Polar Museum
15 Nov 2024

Through awe-inspiring prints of glass-plate negatives, guest curator Dr Christine Finn showcases the work of Danish photographer, lecturer and author Sophus Tromholt (1851–1896).

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
31 Oct 2024
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Join us for Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)!

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
31 Oct 2024

Our Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar has returned!

The Fitzwilliam Museum
09 Nov 2024
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Play Make Saturday is a free monthly make and play workshop for families

The Fitzwilliam Museum
20 Nov 2024
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Join artist Sally Todd who will lead fun, hands-on, playful activities for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and their grown-ups

The Fitzwilliam Museum
20 Nov 2024
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Join artist Sally Todd who will lead fun, hands-on, playful activities for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and their grown-ups

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
27 Nov 2024

Don't miss out! Exhibition closes Thursday 10 April.

The Fitzwilliam Museum
03 Dec 2024

Experience the monumental still-life paintings by Dutch artist Jan Davidsz de Heem, displayed together for the first time ever.

Kettle's Yard
16 Jan 2025
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Join us for this year’s New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney. The Ligeti Quartet will be the first concert to begin this exciting new series!

Kettle's Yard
27 Mar 2025
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Join us for a performance by the Leonore Piano Trio in the Kettle’s Yard house as part of this year’s New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.

Kettle's Yard
10 Apr 2025
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Join us for a performance by Marie Schreer, violin, Taher Adel, poet, and Aaron Holloway-Nahum, electronics, in the Kettle’s Yard house as part of this year’s New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.

Kettle's Yard
29 May 2025
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Join us for a performance by Joseph Havlat, piano, and Deni Teo, cello, in the Kettle’s Yard house as part of this year’s New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.

Kettle's Yard
29 Jan 2025
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Join us in the Kettle’s Yard house for a discussion on our current exhibition Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa, with exhibition curator Tamar Garb and a panel of guest speakers.

Kettle's Yard
23 Jan 2025
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Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back the Marmen Quartet to the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
30 Jan 2025
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Join us in the Kettle’s Yard house for a Chamber Music concert with the Fidelio Trio.

Kettle's Yard
06 Feb 2025
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Kettle's Yard
13 Feb 2025
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Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome Michael Collins and Michael McHale to the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
27 Feb 2025
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Join us for a Chamber Music Concert with the Astatine Piano Trio in the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
01 May 2025
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Join us in the Kettle’s Yard house for a Chamber Music concert with the Castalian Quartet.

Kettle's Yard
08 May 2025
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Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back Peter Donohoe to the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
15 May 2025
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Join us for the second to last Chamber Music concert of the 2024/25 season as we welcome Adrian Bradbury and Andrew West to play in the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
22 May 2025
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Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back the Heath Quartet to the Kettle’s Yard house for the final concert of the 2024-25 series.

Kettle's Yard
22 Mar 2025

This exhibition presents eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world in perpetual crisis. Rather than representing specific political events, or taking singular positions, each artist in this exhibition explores broader conditions of domination and conflict, as well as horizons for survival.

Kettle's Yard
12 Jul 2025

This new exhibition by one of the UK’s most renowned and celebrated contemporary artists will present new paintings, a special installation made in collaboration with Magda Stawarska and ‘interventions’ in the Kettle’s Yard house.

Kettle's Yard
15 Nov 2025

The first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in a UK institution, this exhibition will bring together a selection of works from the artist’s career, revealing ambitious projects that have taken place across the world.

Museum of Zoology
13 Dec 2024
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Calling all 2-5 year olds for stories and play!

Museum of Zoology
13 Dec 2024
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Join us for an expert guided tour of the Museum of Zoology

Museum of Zoology
10 Jan 2025
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Join us for an expert guided tour of the Museum of Zoology

Museum of Zoology
14 Feb 2025
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Join us for an expert guided tour of the Museum of Zoology