Find out about the fascinating life of Rodney ‘Gipsy’ Smith, international Evangelist and MBE, who lived on Hinton Avenue in Cambridge.
Capturing Cambridge: Gipsy Smith
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.
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
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.