WORKSHOP

15 May 2026, 10:15AM - 1:00PM

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Tickets £80, booking required

About the event

The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology cares for some remarkable archaeological objects from Cambridgeshire. In this workshop our senior curator Jody Joy will talk about some of his favourite objects from the local area providing insights into the lives of people who have lived in the Cambridge region since the end of the last Ice Age. There will also be an opportunity during the workshop to handle some of the objects these people left behind.

This workshop will include a break mid-morning.

About thefacilitator

Jody Joy is a Senior Curator at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology with responsibility for European Archaeology.

He specializes in the archaeology of northwest Europe during the first millennium BC with a focus on art and technology. He also researches and writes about issues surrounding the display and storage of human remains in museums. Before coming to MAA in 2014, Jody worked at the British Museum where he was Curator of European Iron Age Collections for eight years.

In 2020, Jody was awarded a Headley Fellowship by the Art Fund to research the Archaeology of the Cambridge Region. One of the outputs of this research was a recent exhibition, Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region, which received more than 145,000 visitors. Over the nearly 20 years Jody has worked in museums, he has curated numerous other exhibitions on varied subjects including, the Archaeology of Childhood, the Celts and the Mesolithic site at Star Carr, Yorkshire.

Important Information

• Workshops are for adults of 16 years +

• No audio or video recording is permitted of the workshops, without the clear permission of the Workshop leader and other participants

• Arrival and transport information to be shared post-booking

• Access details of the room will be shared, we will ask for information about access requirements.

• Refreshments will be provided midway through the session (tea, coffee, water, biscuits).

• Details about where bags and coats will be left, outside of the workroom.

Book your tickets to this event now.

Image credit: My Linh Le, 2025.