This new role is set to deliver an ambitious strategy to preserve the history of Cambridgeshire.
The Museum of Cambridge announces the appointment of a new Director

This new role is set to deliver an ambitious strategy to preserve the history of Cambridgeshire.
The Museum of Cambridge is calling the residents of Cambridgeshire to celebrate the place they call home – in miniature!
The Museum of Cambridge has announced its latest Annual Appeal: ‘Saving Our Stories’ which aims to raise significant funds to support the Museum to care for its large collection of objects.
The friends of the Museum of Cambridge are some of our most valuable supporters. We are so blessed with a wonderful and supporters – who help us thrive in so many ways, our dedicated volunteers, fabulous trustees, generous donors and
By Dr. Maya Parmar, Director of Hadithi C.I.C For me, identity is multidimensional, a mosaic of our own experiences and heritage, encompassing too those experiences of our family. My parents were born in Kenya, East Africa, we have roots in
On 6th June the team from Museum of Cambridge held a wonderful, craft filled workshop with the people of Arbury, and surrounding areas in the north of Cambridge, alongside the main Carnival to create some exquisite bunting all ready for
The Arbury Carnival returns to the Museum of Cambridge! This year marks the 45th anniversary of the carnival. Not only we will we have an exhibition at the Museum all about the history of the carnival – we will also
The museum is excited to welcome two new starters to the team. Christine Cellier joins us as Business Manager bringing a wealth of Arts Sector and finance experience to the role. Chris studied philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris, before
The Museum will be open from May 28th, 2021, with Daniel Zeichner officiating the reopening.
The Museum of Cambridge is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant of £29,505 from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund to help the Museum recover and re-open following Covid-19. This will provide a much-needed boost to the
The Museum of Cambridge has successfully reached the halfway point in its fundraising appeal.
by Dr N. Henry The best thing to do this weekend is, of course, to visit the Museum of Cambridge if you have not done so recently. Housed in the 17th century White Horse inn, the Museum is a quaint
Cambridge at War: A New Permanent Display Exploring the Second World War Written by Beau Brannick, Collections Officer As a social history museum, the Museum of Cambridge holds a large collection of objects relating to the Second World War. The
My name is Izzy, and I am so happy to have joined the Museum of Cambridge as a PhD student, co-supervised by King’s College London. The project is titled ‘Weathering Climate Change: using museum collections to represent local experiences of
Imagine this: you’re lingering in a museum for hours, passionately chatting to strangers about history, sneaking a peek behind the scenes… and you’re appreciated for it! Welcome to the wonderful world of volunteering at the Museum of Cambridge: where your
The Museum of Cambridge was saddened to learn of the passing of Friend, long-time volunteer, and supporter, Alice Zeitlyn, in May. At nearly 101 she continued to support the Museum and other local causes by kitting her iconic bees. Alice’s
Brunswick/Auckland Road air raid shelter being built in 1939 (Cambridgeshire Collection). Although Cambridge did not suffer from anything like the Blitz in London, the threat of enemy air raids had remained a source of anxiety during the whole war. Victory
Hello! My name is Milly, and I’m so pleased—and excited! —to be joining the team at the Museum of Cambridge in the brand-new role of Volunteer and Operations Officer. This isn’t my first role at the Museum. For the past
Cambridge Market Square on VE Day, 8 May 1945 by Dr N Henry VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) was celebrated on 8th May 1945 in Cambridge with a mixture of joy, relief and sobriety. Unlike London that was devastated
Marcus Stone, A Pleasant Spot on the Thames, 1863 by Dr N Henry Punting on the River Cam is one of the main touristic attractions in Cambridge together with, of course, visiting the Museum of Cambridge that stands very close
January ended with James waiting anxiously for a cargo of wheat from Hamburg which he bought for £1,300 (several tons of wheat). On Thursday 31st of January James writes in his diary: I hope the ship will come but no