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

Museum of Classical Archaeology
11 Apr 2025
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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
10 May 2025
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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
02 Apr 2025
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Grab a glass of wine and dive into the world of queer classicists with the Newnham Queer Archive

Museum of Classical Archaeology
04 Apr 2025
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Explore the Cast Gallery led by our captivating Curator, Dr Susanne Turner

Museum of Classical Archaeology
19 Mar 2025
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Join us for an evening of classical bodies, philosophy - and dance!

Museum of Classical Archaeology
21 Mar 2025
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Join Rosanna Omitowoju for a lunchtime talk about the Classics Faculty's new collaborative project, Classics Beyond Borders

Museum of Classical Archaeology
27 Mar 2025
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Join Tim Whitmarsh as he explores the Emperor Augustus and early Christianity

Museum of Classical Archaeology
26 Mar 2025
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Carpe diem - or 'seize the day' - is one of the most recognisable Latin phrases. But how did the Romans seize the day?

Museum of Classical Archaeology
28 Mar 2025
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Join Pippa Steele for a lunchtime talk on whether studying ancient languages can save endangered languages in the modern day 

Museum of Classical Archaeology
01 Apr 2025
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Join Serafina Cuomo for a lunchtime talk exploring the impact of accounting beyond the economy

Museum of Zoology
19 Mar 2025
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Join us for a thought-provoking conversation about how museums in the West built collections of an iconic extinct animal.

Museum of Zoology
01 Mar 2025
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Discover how 'science' has actively hidden examples of same-sex sexual behaviour in animals in this fascinating FREE tour of the Museum of Zoology. 

Museum of Zoology
09 Mar 2025
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Discover how 'science' has actively hidden examples of same-sex sexual behaviour in animals in this fascinating FREE tour of the Museum of Zoology. 

Museum of Zoology
22 Mar 2025
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Discover how 'science' has actively hidden examples of same-sex sexual behaviour in animals in this fascinating FREE tour of the Museum of Zoology. 

Museum of Zoology
29 Mar 2025
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Visit the Museum of Zoology for hands-on science fun. Part of the Cambridge Festival. 

The Fitzwilliam Museum
22 Mar 2025
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Join New York-based Jamaican contemporary artist, academic and award-winning writer Jacqueline Bishop as she talks about her new work Nana (2024), currently on display in our Rise Up exhibition. 

The Fitzwilliam Museum
20 Mar 2025
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How did transatlantic slavery end? What is our memory of how we got free—if we got free?

The Fitzwilliam Museum
13 Mar 2025
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Join us for this lunchtime lecture and live musical performances exploring the life of George Bridgetower (1778–1860), a London-based virtuoso violinist of African and Polish descent, and his connections to Cambridge. 

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
28 Mar 2025
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Join us for a free talk by Patricia Fara for Cambridge Festival, 2025.  

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
23 Mar 2025
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Listen to Professor Beverley Glover, Director of Cambridge University Botanic Garden, speak about her research

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
13 Apr 2025
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Listen to Margeaux Apple, Assistant Curator of Cambridge University Botanic Garden, speak about the Garden's expeditions

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
18 May 2025
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Listen to Dr Rosemary Fricker, Phenology Co-ordinator at Cambridge University Botanic Garden, speak about the Garden's phenology project

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
15 Jun 2025
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Listen to Dr Neha Bhatia, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, speak about her work

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
20 Jul 2025
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Listen to Dr Katharina Schiessl, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, speak about the symbiotic root nodule in legumes

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
15 Mar 2025
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Whipple Museum of the History of Science
15 Mar 2025
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Join us on Saturday, 15 March, for a free drop-in workshop with artist James Tunnard, where you'll explore colour and light through hands-on activities, including making a mini telescope and designing a colour mobile! 

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
29 Mar 2025
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Join us for the Cambridge Festival family weekend opening! The Whipple museum uses its collections to explore, challenge, and share stories from the history of science.

Kettle's Yard
02 Mar 2025
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Join artist Emily Stapleton-Jefferis for this fun drop-in studio session. Be inspired by the artworks in Paint What Matters! and join our artist to discover new techniques and share what matters to you!

Kettle's Yard
08 Mar 2025
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Join artist Ian Brownlie for this fun drop-in studio session. Be inspired by the artworks in Paint What Matters! and join our artist to discover new techniques and share what matter to you!

Kettle's Yard
21 Mar 2025
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Join us to celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival. Explore the exhibition after hours and enjoy a drink with friends at our pay bar.

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
26 Mar 2025
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Join us for a free talk by Caroline Hoover for Cambridge Festival, 2025.  

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
29 Mar 2025
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Join us for a free talk by Alison Giles for Cambridge Festival, 2025.  

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
29 Mar 2025
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Join us for a free talk by Mallory Hrehor for Cambridge Festival, 2025.  

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
28 Mar 2025
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Join us for a free talk by Timothy Sim for Cambridge Festival, 2025.  

 

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
27 Mar 2025
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Join us for a free talk by Jamie Allen for Cambridge Festival, 2025.

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
27 Mar 2025
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Join us for a free talk by Zhǐyù Chén, Mika Hyman, Daniel Margocsy and Alexander van Dijk for Cambridge Festival, 2025.  

Whipple Museum of the History of Science
26 Mar 2025
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Join us for a free talk by Staffan Mueller-Wille for Cambridge Festival, 2025.  


 

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
05 Mar 2025
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Drop in and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love.

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
12 Mar 2025
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Drop in and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love.

 

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
19 Mar 2025
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Drop in and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love.