Our Community and Visitor Engagement Officer, Alex, recently spoke with Leigh from Cambridge 105 Radio about the Museum’s latest exhibition. Listen to the full interview here. You can find out more about Alex’s work here. Place and Spaces is open
Capturing Cambridge: The History of Fen Skating
Trustee Roger explores the history of skating on the fens, touching on historical races and the big personalities of this disappearing sport.
Repairing our roof with the Amey Community Fund
Our Operations and Facilities Manager shares the challenges of looking after a 17th century building!
The Bombing of Vicarage Terrace
There is little now to suggest that this narrow road in the heart of the parish of St Matthews, was, on the morning of 19th of June 1940, nine months after the start of the war, the site of the
Volunteer Blogs: Development Volunteering at the Museum of Cambridge
Ffion talks us through their volunteering role and the valuable skills they’ve picked up along the way.
Reimagining Museum Labels: The Idea Behind the Exhibition
Collections Officer Aimee F shares the ideas behind our new exhibition.
A Bad Hair Day? The History of British Wigs and Wig-Curlers
Carolyn outlines the not-often-discussed histories of 16th to 19th-century wigs and wig-curlers.
Capturing Cambridge: Regent Street
Find out about some of the auspicious figures associated with Cambridge’s Regent Street in this latest addition to the Capturing Cambridge blog series.
A Message from our Chair: Thinking about Things
The Chair of our Board, Lucy Walker, explores the concept of ‘things’, and their significance to both museums and the ways we think about the world more generally.
Small Museum, Big Issues: What it Takes for a Small Local Museum to Address Colonialism
Florencia Nannetti shares the process behind the ReStorying OUR Museum project, from concept to conclusion.