This new role is set to deliver an ambitious strategy to preserve the history of Cambridgeshire.
The Museum of Cambridge announces the appointment of a new Director
Museum of Cambridge Receives Major Grant to Care for 40,000 Objects
The Museum of Cambridge is delighted to announce it has been selected by the prestigious Foyle Foundation as the recipient of a £25,000 grant in 2023. This grant will support the vital care and conservation of our collection, including the
Collections Care and Conservation in action
In a museum like ours, looking after our collection and our building is everyone’s job. The Museum of Cambridge holds more than 25,000 items donated to it over the last 85 years from people across Cambridgeshire and we are caretakers of the 400 year old White Horse Inn. Everything that we do is about looking after and sharing the stories of our objects.
Museum of Cambridge Launches Annual Appeal: #SavingOurStories
The Museum of Cambridge has announced its latest Annual Appeal: ‘Saving Our Stories’ which aims to raise significant funds to support the Museum to care for its large collection of objects.
Museum of Cambridge Receives Major Donation to Boost Local History Online
The Museum of Cambridge has received a generous donation of £25,000 from a local donor to develop and expand its popular crowd-sourced local history website, Capturing Cambridge. One of the largest gifts the Museum has received, this substantial investment is
Fresh faces in the Museum team.
The museum is excited to welcome two new starters to the team. Christine Cellier joins us as Business Manager bringing a wealth of Arts Sector and finance experience to the role. Chris studied philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris, before
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.
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.
The Friends of the Museum of Cambridge Relaunch
Trustee Matt Hann explains the history and importance of The Friends of The Museum of Cambridge
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.