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Read more at: Twilight with the Museums: The Great Olympus Heist
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Twilight with the Museums: The Great Olympus Heist

Thursday, 22 February, 2024 - 17:00 to 19:00

Will you dare to enter Mount Olympus and steal fire from the gods? Join us as we open late and turn out the lights for Twilight at the museum.

Read more at: Tour for Blind and Visually Impaired Visitors **Fully Booked**

Tour for Blind and Visually Impaired Visitors **Fully Booked**

Thursday, 18 January, 2024 - 10:30 to 12:30

A series of special tours for visitors who are blind and visually impaired. **Now Fully Booked** Join Jacqui Strawbridge, Access & Outreach Officer at the University of Cambridge Museums, and other museum staff for a series of specially-curated tours for blind and visually impaired visitors. Tours will be take place at...

Read more at: Afterhours at the Museum with MOCA Soc and Classics Soc
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Afterhours at the Museum with MOCA Soc and Classics Soc

Friday, 1 December, 2023 - 18:30 to 20:00

The artists of Bodies Past and Present collaborating with The Classics Society The Fitzwilliam Society invite you to say goodbye to term and raise a drink with us at the Museum of Classical Archaeology for a joint celebration: a first-time-ever student show in our Cast Gallery AND the relaunch of the Cambridge University...

Read more at: Monsters in the Museum!
Carved pediment depicting Medusa

Monsters in the Museum!

Thursday, 26 October, 2023 - 14:00 to 16:00

Discover the scary creatures of Greek myth...

Read more at: Life on the Edge Trail
Life on the Edge. A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Trail For Families.

Life on the Edge Trail

Go on a journey into ancient Rome with our create-your-own-adventure trail

Read more at: Drink and Draw
Drink and Draw. 31 Aug 6-9

Drink and Draw

Thursday, 31 August, 2023 - 18:00 to 21:00

Grab a glass of wine and get your sketch on...

Read more at: Family Tour

Family Tour

Friday, 11 August, 2023 - 14:00 to 15:00

Step into the past and hear the stories behind our statues with our Curator.

Read more at: Odysseus The Pirate

Odysseus The Pirate

Thursday, 3 August, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00

Come for a journey over the wine-dark sea with Odysseus the pirate! An interactive storytelling with Marion Leaper.

Read more at: Drink and Draw
Drink and Draw. 18 May 6-9

Drink and Draw

Thursday, 18 May, 2023 - 18:00 to 21:00

Welcome to the perfect opportunity to show your creativity in a unique setting. Pencils, wine, and an inspiring gallery open late… It can only mean that drink and draw is back! Join us for a relaxed and friendly evening of sketching amongst our awesome sculptures. You’ll be welcomed with a glass of wine and our expert...

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Dr Susanne Turner

Latest news

Dr Richard Duncan-Jones FBA 1937-2024

19 May 2024

The Faculty is saddened by news of the death of Dr Richard Duncan-Jones FBA FSA. He had been a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College since 1963 where he was a college lecture in Classics and Director of Studies for many years.

Language Teaching Associate

17 May 2024

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint a Fixed Term Teaching Associate from 01 September 2024 until 31 August 2026 (0.6 FTE). The teaching will principally involve intensive reading classes in Greek and Latin for students without A level qualification or equivalent at entry. For more details see here. CLOSING DATE...

New appointment in Latin literature

15 May 2024

The Faculty is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Elena Giusti as a new Assistant Professor of Latin literature. She will join the Faculty in the new academic year. Elena will be joining from the University of Warwick, where she is currently Associate Professor of Latin . She works broadly on Roman literature and...

AHRC CDP studentship - Acquiring the Mediterranean: exploring local agencies in the acquisition of antiquities from Greece and the Ottoman Empire by Charles Newton at the British Museum, 1861–1886.

9 May 2024

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship Acquiring the Mediterranean: exploring local agencies in the acquisition of antiquities from Greece and the Ottoman Empire by Charles Newton at the British Museum, 1861–1886. The Faculty of Classics and the British Museum are excited to announce a fully funded...

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