The Museum of Cambridge

Allan Brigham

We are extremely sad to hear of the death of Allan Brigham, and send our condolences to his wife Janice, and his family. Allan was a valued and respected trustee of the Museum of Cambridge…

Planning your visit and staying safe

We’re thrilled to be able to open our doors again, and we’re so looking forward to welcoming visitors back to our unique little Museum!

National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant

We are delighted to announce that the Museum has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £210,600 to support Museum Making, which will be a transformational project for the Museum…

We’re very pleased to announce that the Museum will be re-opening in August. We’ll announce an exact date as soon as we can: keep an eye on this page and our social media channels. In planning to re-open the Museum, the

A Royal Occasion: Queen Victoria’s 200th Birthday!

In 2018, the Fitzwilliam Museum saved a marble bust of Queen Victoria. The Museum of Cambridge is proud to have a more flattering wooden example of the young queen which was given to the Museum in 1936, its first year

Join our team!

We are pleased to be recruiting for the role of Museum Community and Volunteer Engagement Officer. JOIN OUR TEAM TO HELP US TELL THE STORIES OF CAMBRIDGE, FROM THE ORDINARY TO THE EXTRAORDINARY. This is an exciting opportunity to

New Single Release: A Traditional Cambridgeshire May Carol

Museum of Cambridge Releases New Single To accompany our touring exhibition that is bringing our unique knowledge of the history of Cambridgeshire out to you, we have released a song that will be featuring in it. The Merry in Maytime exhibition explains