Between 25th and 27th February 1847, the big contest for University Chancellor took place.
Crown vs Gown: The 1847 Chancellorship Election in the Town
Legacies of Windrush in Cambridgeshire
It is with huge delight that the Museum of Cambridge announces that it has been awarded Arts Council England Funding through the National Lottery to work with the African Caribbean Research Group on a new project in 2024 and 2025.
A Victorian Valentine’s story
It’s the new year and Valentines Day is almost upon us. It is a holiday that did not exist in the 1840s, but that did not stop romances from blossoming. Josiah Chater, a young 16-year-old drapers apprentice, recorded in his
Embracing Change: Alex Smaridge Takes the Helm at the Museum of Cambridge
As the Museum wishes our Director, Annie, well on her maternity leave, Alex Smaridge steps into the role of Engagement and Collections Manager with Directorial Responsibilities. Alex, who has been part of the Museum of Cambridge team since May 2021,
A Short-Lived Bike Ride
Cambridge City Council was 17 years ahead of launching London’s famous ‘Boris bike’ cycle scheme when it introduced the ‘Cambridge Community Bike Scheme’, a free loan cycle initiative in 1993. The initiative began with the idea to take 300 bicycles
Volunteer Highlight: Barbara
The Museum of Cambridge is extremely lucky to have a team of hard-working Collections Volunteers who are working on an ambitious project to document and clean all objects on display to the public. Barbara, one of the core volunteers has
PhD opportunity to explore climate change through the Museum of Cambridge’s Fenland collection
The Museum of Cambridge is delighted to announce in collaboration with the London Arts and Humanities Partnership and King’s College London a fully-funded Collaborative Doctoral PhD programme, Weathering climate change: using museum collections to represent local experiences of climate change.
Chater Diary Digitalisation -One Whole Year in Five Months
The Museum of Cambridge is currently digitalising a series of diaries written in the 1840s. They are by Josiah Chater, a young drapers apprentice who lived in Market Street. Following the hard work of our team of Research Volunteers, we
Adopt an Object for Christmas
Running out of gift ideas for Christmas? Want to give a different kind of present this year? Why not gift an Adopt an Object to someone! As the festive season approaches, the Museum of Cambridge invites history enthusiasts and patrons
Volunteer Highlight: Ruth
This is a first of a series of Volunteer Highlights- showcasing the behind-the-scenes work our volunteers do here at the Museum. Find out more about Collections volunteering from Ruth! Hello, my name is Ruth Tillyard; I am one of the