A small museum, with a big story to share
“It takes time to grow, and you probably won’t realise it but you are not the same person that walked into this room.” -LGBTQ+ Young Person from The Kite Trust The Museum is proud to display “It Takes Time to
The Museum of Cambridge proudly displays works by three young local artists from Long Road Sixth Form College and College of West Anglia in its temporary exhibition, “Educating Cambridge.” Since October 2024, the Museum of Cambridge has been working with
Oil painting by James Ward, View of Cambridge from Castle Hill By Dr N. Henry John Le Keux (a London engraver) and James Ward (a London painter) both produced artistic impressions of the town of Cambridge viewed from Castle Hill
While this might look like a simple fossil at first glance, if we take a closer look, it soon becomes clear that there is some fascinating folklore going on here! This is a snakestone – a name given to ammonites
It was a sad irony to discover in the Museum of Cambridge the beautiful book of etchings by Robert Farren, Cambridge and Its Neighbourhood, published in 1881, just as Farren’s house of the same year, Mayfield, 110 Hills Road, was
We continue looking into Victorian Cambridge through the eyes of Josiah Chater, a young draper’s apprentice. Read on to see what 1844 Christmas had in store for him! An observation Josiah noted down and was impressed by was the amount
Josiah Chater started to keep his diary in October 1844 at the age of 15. He was living at the time at 12 Market Street, apprenticed to William Eaden Lilley, draper, carpet warehouseman, paper merchant and seller of painting materials.
Photograph by Julian Eales. By Alex Smaridge, Engagement and Collections Manager It’s not every day that I get the chance to hang out with one thousand people who all love museums as much as I do, but on a recent
There are many eye-catching objects at the Museum of Cambridge, but surely this is one of the most beautiful. Rightfully so – a little research shows that it was specifically made to catch and hold attention! Exploring the folklore collection
The Museum of Cambridge and Dr Carol Brown-Leonardi are thrilled to announce the next steps in the Legacies of Windrush in Cambridgeshire project, a powerful project aimed at preserving and celebrating the stories of the Windrush Generation. Funded by Arts