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.
Cambridge Archaeology in the News
Capturing Cambridge: Gipsy Smith
Find out about the fascinating life of Rodney ‘Gipsy’ Smith, international Evangelist and MBE, who lived on Hinton Avenue in Cambridge.
Object Spotlight: The Jacket and Helmet of S.H. Rowley
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!
Cambridge Museum reaches fundraising landmark, helping to stave off closure
The Museum of Cambridge has successfully reached the halfway point in its fundraising appeal.
The First Decolonising Project Team Meeting: We are Off!
Florencia Nannetti tells us about the first meeting of the Museum’s important and exciting Decolonisation project.
Volunteer Blogs: On Volunteering from Home
Mary White talks about what volunteering looks like in 2021, and the value of volunteering during the pandemic.
Capturing Cambridge: Emmanuel Road
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.
A Message from our Chair: The Museum of Cambridge in 2021
The Chair of our Board, Lucy Walker, shares her hopes for 2021 and her vision for the Museum of Cambridge this year.
Weaving Our Stories
‘Weaving Our Stories’ is a one day live art event at which artists Cathy Dunbar, Jill Eastland and Jane Hellings will be making a 3-dimensional weaving telling the stories of Cambridge women before and during the pandemic. It takes place
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