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Celebrating Together: A Winter Success

Celebrating Together: A Winter Success

Our winter exhibition has come to a close. Alex, our Community and Engagement Officer, tells us what the exhibition was all about and shares some of the exhibition’s highlights and successes.

26 January 202226 January 2022 Blogs, Events, Exhibition, News, Updates Read more

Culinary Histories of Cambridgeshire

Culinary Histories of Cambridgeshire

Seafood, cheese, and baking have all played their part in the Cambridgeshire’s culinary history. Trustee Roger explores them in detail.

18 December 202118 December 2021 Blogs, Capturing Cambridge, Collections, Museum Read more

The Museum of Cambridge’s Rotary Quern

The Museum of Cambridge’s Rotary Quern

Martin adopted the Museum’s rotary quern having had a lifelong interest in the history of early agriculture. In this article, he explores the history and use of quern stones in Britain.

18 December 202118 December 2021 Blogs, Collections, Museum Read more

Collections Care Update

Collections Care Update

Collections Officer, Aimee, talks about our recent Collections Care Audit awarded by AIM Collections Care Audit Grant with Icon and supported by The Pilgrim Trust in June.

11 November 202111 November 2021 Blogs, Collections, Museum, News, Updates Read more

CELEBRATING TOGETHER WORKSHOPS

CELEBRATING TOGETHER WORKSHOPS

The Museum of Cambridge is excited to be launching a brand-new exhibition this December. Celebrating Together, a community-led exhibition, will look at how people in Cambridge get together, what food they make, what traditions they follow, what they enjoy the

5 October 2021 Events, Exhibition Read more

CELEBRATING TOGETHER WORKSHOPS

CELEBRATING TOGETHER WORKSHOPS

The Museum of Cambridge is excited to be launching a brand-new exhibition this December. Celebrating Together, a community-led exhibition, will look at how people in Cambridge get together, what food they make, what traditions they follow, what they enjoy the

5 October 20215 October 2021 Events, Exhibition Read more

Reimagining Museum Labels: The Idea Behind the Exhibition

Reimagining Museum Labels: The Idea Behind the Exhibition

Collections Officer Aimee F shares the ideas behind our new exhibition.

13 July 202113 July 2021 Blogs, Collections, Events, Exhibition, Museum, News Read more

A Bad Hair Day? The History of British Wigs and Wig-Curlers

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.

18 June 202118 June 2021 Blogs, Collections, Museum, News Read more

A Message from our Chair: Thinking about Things

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.

15 June 202115 June 2021 Blogs, Collections, Museum, News, Updates Read more

Small Museum, Big Issues: What it Takes for a Small Local Museum to Address Colonialism

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.

3 June 20213 June 2021 Blogs, Collections, Museum, News, Projects Read more
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