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Crafting the Past – Research from our Summer of Making

Crafting the Past – Research from our Summer of Making

Over the Summer Holidays, we’ve been learning more about some of the endangered crafts from the history of Cambridgeshire and the wider region. Our Engagement and Learning Officer, Alex, has been digging into the history of these crafts and has

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The Yard gets a new look

The Yard gets a new look

If you have visited the museum in the last few weeks, you may have noticed some new places to sit. Our project, Firm Foundations, Flourishing Futures, is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players,

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The Dressmaker of Cambridge: Constance Pyle

The Dressmaker of Cambridge: Constance Pyle

Capturing Cambridge recently had the privilege to look at the archived treasures of Constance Pyle, a very well regarded dressmaker in Cambridge from about 1925 until the late 1960s. The archives include her order books with sketches of dresses, included

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Volunteer Highlight: Ella

Volunteer Highlight: Ella

Hear from Ella, our front of house volunteer, on her experiences at the Museum! I began my time as a front-of-house volunteer on a warm day in July 2024. I had considered what to do with my summer and my

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The Museum of Cambridge appoints new Director

The Museum of Cambridge appoints new Director

Photograph by Julian Eales. The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Alex Smaridge, AMA, has been appointed as the Director of the Museum of Cambridge.   The Director holds overall responsibility for the Museum’s collections, engagement and operations. Alex

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The Museum of Cambridge congratulates the award winners of Cambridgeshire Association for Local History

The Museum of Cambridge congratulates the award winners of Cambridgeshire Association for Local History

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

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Map Murmurations at the Museum of Cambridge!

Map Murmurations at the Museum of Cambridge!

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

15 July 202516 July 2025 Blogs, Collections, Events, Museum, News, Tracing Traditions Read more

What to do in and around Cambridge this weekend

What to do in and around Cambridge this weekend

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

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Cambridge at War: A New Permanent Display Exploring the Second World War

Cambridge at War: A New Permanent Display Exploring the Second World War

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

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‘Weathering Climate Change’: Starting my PhD at the Museum of Cambridge

‘Weathering Climate Change’: Starting my PhD at the Museum of Cambridge

My name is Izzy, and I am so happy to have joined the Museum of Cambridge as a PhD student, co-supervised by King’s College London. The project is titled ‘Weathering Climate Change: using museum collections to represent local experiences of

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