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Read more at: York Beneath the Streets: A fortress city in the Roman Empire
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York Beneath the Streets: A fortress city in the Roman Empire

Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 - 13:15 to 14:00

Wednesday 20 March 2024, 1.15-2pm Join Thomas Matthews Boehmer as he shines a light on the urban history of York (Eboracum), the most northerly provincial capital of the Roman Empire. By combining the results from new geophysics, recent excavations and older investigations, this talk demonstrates how new stories are...


Read more at: Tales from the trowel’s edge: New archaeological sites on the island of Samos
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Tales from the trowel’s edge: New archaeological sites on the island of Samos

Tuesday, 19 March, 2024 - 13:15 to 14:00

Tuesday 19 March 2024, 1.15-2pm Since 2021, the West Area of Samos Archaeological Project has been working on the Greek island of Samos, discovering and documenting brand-new archaeological sites. Join the project’s Field Director as he dishes the dirt on how this exciting project is changing our understanding of ancient...


Read more at: Writing for display in the ancient world
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Writing for display in the ancient world

Friday, 15 March, 2024 - 13:15 to 14:00

Friday 15 March 2024, 1.15-2pm Writing isn’t just a way of recording and communicating language. From ancient times, it has been used to make a statement visually. Join members of the Visual Interactions in Early Writing Systems (VIEWS) Project to explore the uses of writing in art, monuments and ideology in the ancient...


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.


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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!
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Monsters in the Museum!

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

Discover the scary creatures of Greek myth...


Read more at: Drink and Draw
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Drink and Draw

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

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


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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.


Latest news

Senior Curator: Mediterranean Antiquities

28 April 2025

The Faculty and the Fitzwilliam Museum and are seeking to appoint a Senior Curator of Mediterranean Antiquities. The post-holder will be the curatorial and research lead for the Fitzwilliam's substantial collection of Mediterranean antiquities, and will also be a senior member of the Faculty of Classics: 20% of the role...

Ralegh Radford Rome Award

3 April 2025

The Faculty is delighted to report that Jonathan Steward has been awarded the Ralegh Radford Rome Award, BSR, for Lent Term 2026.

Pat Story

2 April 2025

We are very sad to pass on the news of the death of Pat Story on 25th March, after a short illness. Pat has been the single most important figure in classics education for the last 50 years and her passing marks the end of an era. There will be a celebration of her life in Hughes Hall at 2pm on Saturday 17 May. All are...

VIEWS Visiting Fellowships and Remote Inclusivity Fellowships

31 March 2025

The Faculty is pleased to announce that the UKRI funded VIEWS project has launched this year’s visiting fellowship competition, with a new virtual fellowship aimed at tackling inequalities in academia alongside the usual competition. For more information see here . The deadline for both competitions is Friday 23rd May 2025...