Booking Essential
Children and Families
For further information and to book tel: 01223 332904 or email: education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk Children under 8 must be accompanied during workshops
Tuesdays 14 May & 9 July 10.00 – 11.30 Ages 2 – 5
Saturday 20 July 10.30 – 12.30 Ages 8+
Tuesday 30 July 13.30 – 16.45 Ages 8 – 11
It’s Magic!
Movement and mark making
African comb workshop
Looking at art can be magical. Explore work in the collections and make art of your own in the studio to take home. £3 per child
Saturday 22 June 10.30 – 12.30 Ages 8+
2D to 3D Take a tour of the Museum and use a variety of techniques to explore drawing through sculptors’ eyes. Then transform your drawings into three dimensional art works using a selection of materials. £5 per child
Work with our creative volunteers from Anglia Ruskin University to create large experimental drawings exploring the physical and mental connection between movement and mark making. This session will be messy - old clothes recommended. £5 per child
Tuesday 30 July 10.30 – 12.30 Ages 5 – 7
Bring your own comb! Bring your own comb and join us for a hunt around the Origins of the Afro Comb exhibition. K.N. Chimbiri, author of the exhibition’s children’s book, will reveal fascinating and beautiful combs used over generations. £5 per child 18
Discover 6,000 years of little-known art & culture through the fascinating and beautiful combs on display in the Origins of the Afro Comb exhibition, followed by a practical hands-on activity. Led by K.N. Chimbiri, author of the exhibition’s children’s book. Starts at the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology and ends at The Fitzwilliam Museum. £5 per child Children must be accompanied by an adult