We are extremely sad to hear of the death of Allan Brigham, and send our condolences to his wife Janice, and his family. Allan was a valued and respected trustee of the Museum of Cambridge…
Allan Brigham
National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant
We are delighted to announce that the Museum has received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £210,600 to support Museum Making, which will be a transformational project for the Museum…
Reopening Soon
We’re very pleased to announce that the Museum will be re-opening in August. We’ll announce an exact date as soon as we can: keep an eye on this page and our social media channels. In planning to re-open the Museum, the
Join our team!
We are pleased to be recruiting for the role of Museum Community and Volunteer Engagement Officer. JOIN OUR TEAM TO HELP US TELL THE STORIES OF CAMBRIDGE, FROM THE ORDINARY TO THE EXTRAORDINARY. This is an exciting opportunity to
New Single Release: A Traditional Cambridgeshire May Carol
Museum of Cambridge Releases New Single To accompany our touring exhibition that is bringing our unique knowledge of the history of Cambridgeshire out to you, we have released a song that will be featuring in it. The Merry in Maytime exhibition explains
How easy is it to organise a flash mob? It takes more work than you would think…
January is a time of rest after a busy festive period, right? Not for us! Those of you in the Grand Arcade on Sunday 6 January will have been treated to quite a spectacle at 1pm – but what was
All is Revealed… The Flashmob Molly
We breathed new life into a long held Cambridgeshire tradition with a flashmob molly dance to celebrate Plough Monday and the turn of the New Year…
Plough Monday Workshop: Babylon Arts
Plough Monday Inspired Art Workshop at Babylon Arts: 12:00pm — 2:00pm, Saturday 5 January, Babylon Arts Gallery, Waterside, Ely, CB7 4AU
Drop in to the Babylon Gallery in Ely on Saturday 5 January and craft some colourful artwork, inspired by the East Anglian agricultural tradition of Plough Monday, to brighten the winter months…
Calling All National Lottery Players
Your ticket purchases are a key part to securing our local heritage. Along with our partners, Oblique Arts, we would like to say thank you by taking you on a free tour of our current exhibition Word of Mouth…
Creating a Permanent Record of Our Oral History
We’re told wondrous, curious and sometimes tremendously heart-breaking stories about the past as we grow up but they are so easily lost. How can we preserve them?
We want to create a team of oral historians who will help us to collect tales from around Cambridgeshire. We’re running oral history training sessions where you can learn how to interview people for our archives…