A small museum, with a big story to share
Last June the Cambridgeshire Association for Local History (CALH) recognised the work of outstanding local researchers by awarding its annual awards during a well attended meeting at the St John’s Community centre on Hills Road. Amongst the winners was former
Exploring your surroundings can lead to all kinds of discoveries, connections and resilience. Map Murmurations is a project that is bringing generations together as they explore their surroundings through creative community engagement. Working with different organisations to support communities and
by Dr N. Henry The best thing to do this weekend is, of course, to visit the Museum of Cambridge if you have not done so recently. Housed in the 17th century White Horse inn, the Museum is a quaint
Cambridge at War: A New Permanent Display Exploring the Second World War Written by Beau Brannick, Collections Officer As a social history museum, the Museum of Cambridge holds a large collection of objects relating to the Second World War. The
“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