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Month: March 2025

A ‘Head StArt’ for Young Emerging Artists of Cambridgeshire  

A ‘Head StArt’ for Young Emerging Artists of Cambridgeshire  

The Museum of Cambridge proudly displays works by three young local artists from Long Road Sixth Form College and College of West Anglia in its temporary exhibition, “Educating Cambridge.”  Since October 2024, the Museum of Cambridge has been working with

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Whose Town is it? Two 19th Century Takes on the Question

Whose Town is it? Two 19th Century Takes on the Question

Oil painting by James Ward, View of Cambridge from Castle Hill By Dr N. Henry John Le Keux (a London engraver) and James Ward (a London painter) both produced artistic impressions of the town of Cambridge viewed from Castle Hill

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Folklore Finds: Snakestone

Folklore Finds: Snakestone

While this might look like a simple fossil at first glance, if we take a closer look, it soon becomes clear that there is some fascinating folklore going on here!  This is a snakestone – a name given to ammonites

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