Being Human Festival 2023 illustration by Olivia Boutrou

Being Human Festival at the Fitzwilliam Museum

Sat 11 November 2023 - Fri 17 November 2023

Fitzwilliam Museum

The UK's national festival of the Humanities returns to 52 towns and cities across the country from 9–18 November and we're delighted to be part of this with events at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and The Fitzwilliam Museum.

More details: https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/2023/event-series/cambridge

Interested in pottery and traditional crafts? Witness kiln-building in action at the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Led by renown ceramicist and scholar Dr Abbas Akbari (University of Kashan), a group of volunteers will build a wood-fired pottery kiln on the Museum’s North Lawn, which will be fired in a series of public events over the course of the following week.

Learn from researchers about medieval Iranian ceramics and visit the Fitzwilliam's outstanding Islamic collection. Drop-in event, no booking required. Please note that this event is weather-dependent.

Cost: Free