Nicola Wallis, museum educator at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, discusses a programme devised especially to engage hard-to-reach families
Investigating Staffordshire pottery at the museum
Investigating Staffordshire pottery at the museum

Founded in 1816, the Fitzwilliam museum is the principal art museum of the University of Cambridge. For more than 15 years, we have been developing activities and resources to help young children make connections with the artworks in our collection. A cornerstone of our early years offer is the Creative Families course. This is marketed via practitioners at local child and family centres. We want to reach out to families who might not have been to the museum before. With this in mind, we cover all transport costs and run a ‘getting to know you’ session at the child and family centre so participants can meet the museum staff in a familiar setting.

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