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Miles for Our Museum

Miles for Our Museum

Annie Davis, Development Manager, explains why she has donned her old trainers and taken up running again…(and what this has to do with the Museum!)

4 March 20217 May 2021 Blogs, News Read more

#YourMuseumNeedsYou! An Update From the Fundraising Team

#YourMuseumNeedsYou!    An Update From the Fundraising Team

Museums and heritage organisations like the Museum of Cambridge have always relied on fundraising. After all, it was the generosity of the people of Cambridge that made it possible to set up the Museum in the first place, back in

4 March 20217 May 2021 Blogs, News Read more

ReStorying OUR Museum

ReStorying OUR Museum

Do you enjoy local history and museums? Would you like to connect with other Cambridgeshire residents who share your interests? Do you want to rethink the way Britain’s colonial past appears in museums? Then we want to hear from you!

2 March 20212 March 2021 Museum, News Read more

Volunteer Blogs: Diana T

Volunteer Blogs: Diana T

Diana Turner talks about her experience as a volunteer working front-of-house and in collections, and why she loves the people that the Museum brings together.

1 March 202115 June 2021 Blogs, Museum, News, Volunteer Blogs Read more

Gog Magog: The Cambridgeshire Giants

Gog Magog: The Cambridgeshire Giants

Did you know that there have long been tales of giants in Cambridgeshire? Read this blog post by Paul Wood to find out more!

1 March 20211 March 2021 Blogs, News Read more

Cambridge Archaeology in the News

Cambridge Archaeology in the News

Carolyn Ferguson outlines some of Cambridge’s most significant archaeology stories that have been in the news over the last few years, as well as telling us about more recent exciting finds at Croft Gardens.

18 February 202118 February 2021 Blogs, Museum, News Read more

Capturing Cambridge: Gipsy Smith

Capturing Cambridge: Gipsy Smith

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

18 February 202118 February 2021 Blogs, Capturing Cambridge, Museum, News Read more

Object Spotlight: The Jacket and Helmet of S.H. Rowley

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!

8 February 202118 February 2021 Blogs, Museum, News Read more

Cambridge Museum reaches fundraising landmark, helping to stave off closure

Cambridge Museum reaches fundraising landmark, helping to stave off closure

The Museum of Cambridge has successfully reached the halfway point in its fundraising appeal.

5 February 20215 February 2021 Blogs, Museum, News Read more

The First Decolonising Project Team Meeting: We are Off!

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.

1 February 20217 May 2021 Blogs, Museum, News Read more
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