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…
Allan Brigham
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…
Reopening Soon
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
Suffrage banners on show at Mandela House
Banners celebrating women’s rights now in display in the heart of Cambridge Following an initiative by the Museum of Cambridge a number of groups set out to celebrate the centenary of women getting the vote by making contemporary Suffrage Banners.
How easy is it to organise a flash mob? It takes more work than you would think…
January is a time of rest after a busy festive period, right? Not for us! Those of you in the Grand Arcade on Sunday 6 January will have been treated to quite a spectacle at 1pm – but what was
All is Revealed… The Flashmob Molly
We breathed new life into a long held Cambridgeshire tradition with a flashmob molly dance to celebrate Plough Monday and the turn of the New Year…
Plough Monday Workshop: Babylon Arts
Plough Monday Inspired Art Workshop at Babylon Arts: 12:00pm — 2:00pm, Saturday 5 January, Babylon Arts Gallery, Waterside, Ely, CB7 4AU
Drop in to the Babylon Gallery in Ely on Saturday 5 January and craft some colourful artwork, inspired by the East Anglian agricultural tradition of Plough Monday, to brighten the winter months…