About the Session 

Shape, form, texture and materials are discussed as we discover sculpture in the museum from ancient to modern.

Duration: 2 hours

Session Format: The museum led session is scheduled for 2 hours and is delivered in the first 60 minutes of your booked slot. We recommend that schools use their second hour for follow-up time from the taught session.
You can also book a studio workshop related with this theme.  

About the Session 

Why, how and what do artists paint? Looking closely at just a few paintings, we explore how artists use line, shape, colour, texture and composition to express their ideas.

Duration: 2 hours

About the Session 

What do portraits tell us about people, who they are and what is their character? How do artists show differences between people and what they are feeling?

Duration: 2 hours

About the Session 

Explore people through art and different periods in time and discuss the ideas and who controls and creates images. How would you want to be seen in the future? 

Duration: 2 hours

About the Session 

Link your current art theme to the wealth of artefacts within the museum collection.

Welcome to the Fitzwilliam Museum, a great place to introduce your students to their mock and actual Exam research for GCSE, A Level and BTEC Art and Design.

About the Session 

Research our collections as part of your project brief with support from our Learning Team. The museum and it’s collections can be a stimulus for inspiration and ideas for your students’ projects.

How to Book 

Contact the Fitzwilliam Museum on 01223 332904 or email education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk to book, or to discuss your needs.

Plan your visit on the museum’s website. 
 

About the Session 

Explore life in Tudor England by looking at portraits and armour. This session includes the opportunity for pupils to look at replica costumes. 

Duration: 2 hours

About the Session 

This session encourages children to look closely at the objects in the Fitzwilliam Museum galleries to discover more about Roman beliefs, technology and everyday life.

Duration: 2 hours

Session Format: The museum led session is scheduled for 2 hours and is delivered in the first 60 minutes of your booked slot. We recommend that schools use their second hour for follow-up time from the taught session. 

Available: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. All Seasons.

About the Session 

What do portraits tell us about people, who they are and what is their character? How do artists show differences between people and what they are feeling?

Duration: 2 hours

About the Session 

Get close to original paintings by artists such as Monet, Degas and Seurat and examine why they look the way that they did by thinking about colour, technique and subject matter.

Duration: 2 hours