A small museum, with a big story to share
Do you enjoy local history and museums? Would you like to connect with other Cambridgeshire residents who share your interests? Do you want to rethink the way Britain’s colonial past appears in museums? Then we want to hear from you!
Diana Turner talks about her experience as a volunteer working front-of-house and in collections, and why she loves the people that the Museum brings together.
Did you know that there have long been tales of giants in Cambridgeshire? Read this blog post by Paul Wood to find out more!
Carolyn Ferguson outlines some of Cambridge’s most significant archaeology stories that have been in the news over the last few years, as well as telling us about more recent exciting finds at Croft Gardens.
Find out about the fascinating life of Rodney ‘Gipsy’ Smith, international Evangelist and MBE, who lived on Hinton Avenue in Cambridge.
Carolyn Ferguson discusses her journey taking a mysterious military jacket and matching helmet from museum enigma to one of the stars of the military collection at the Museum of Cambridge!
The Museum of Cambridge has successfully reached the halfway point in its fundraising appeal.
Florencia Nannetti tells us about the first meeting of the Museum’s important and exciting Decolonisation project.
Mary White talks about what volunteering looks like in 2021, and the value of volunteering during the pandemic.
Roger Lilley discusses what we know about the people who lived on Emmanuel Road in 1851, and the sad truths about those incarcerated in the jail there.