Talk: Bags of Yarn
Cambridge textile artist Jenny Langley explores how working with recycled materials feeds her creativity and inspires her to try new and different ideas
Free
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Capturing Cambridge
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Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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Exhibition: Mary Charlotte Greene – Streets, Inns, Yards and Courts of Cambridge, 1894 – 1950
Dining Parlour, The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomEXTENDED DUE TO DEMAND
"Cambridge had called me to it and I love the place"
The works of Mary Charlotte Greene capture the streetscapes, buildings, inns, yards, and courts of Cambridge, many of which were demolished in the first half of the 20th century. Join us from 30 March to view her drawings, watercolours, prints and oil paintings and explore a unique record of the history and development of our city. -
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Workshop: What Women Want – Banner-Making to Commemorate Women’s Campaigns
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomWhether you are interested in women's history, have a story of campaigning to share, are interested in the design and production of suffrage banners, are involved in current campaigns or would just like to in find out more over a cuppa with us...
Drop in to the Enid Porter Room at any time between 11:00am and 2:00pm on Saturday 21 April.
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Workshop: What Women Want – Banner-Making to Commemorate Women’s Campaigns (second session)
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomWhether you are interested in women's history or the design and production of suffrage banners, are involved in current campaigns, have a campaigning story to share or would just like to in find out more over a mug of tea or coffee with us...
Drop in to the Enid Porter Room at any time between 11:00am and 2:00pm on Saturday 12 May to find out more...
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Event: Museum of Cambridge at the Big Weekend
Parker's Piece Parker's Piece, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomWe're venturing beyond the Grade II listed walls of our Museum for a day and coming to see you as part of the Cambridge Big Weekend. Join us on Parker's Piece for an afternoon of activities, chat and fun on Saturday 14 July.
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Event: Castle Hill Open Day – Wobbly Goings-on at the Museum
FeaturedThe Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
There'll be fun aplenty and something for every everyone as our very own Fanny Cradock explores the history of jelly and the copper and china jelly moulds on display in our collection. She'll be making wobbly treats in retro aluminium bunny rabbit jelly moulds, which will be familiar to children of the 1960s and 1970s, and testing modern day jelly moulds, courtesy of Tala.You can even get involved yourself! Make your own fabulously-coloured, quick-setting agar jelly balls, see who can make the tallest tower out of marshmallows and spaghetti and create your very own vision of Cambridge in the the year 2196!
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Activity: Memory Café – Fairs and Festivals
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomFrom the excitement of the rides to the delicious food and treats on sale. From the music playing to the things available to buy. Did you or your family work at a fair? Did you look forward to them for weeks beforehand?
Fun fairs, markets and festivals, we want to hear your stories. Join us on Friday 31 August and share your recollections at our second August Memory Café.
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Activity: Memory Café – Your Female Heroes
Join us on Friday 14 September for our Your Female Heroes Memory Café.
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Activity: Memory Café – Shops and Landmarks
Join us on Friday 28 September for our Shop and Landmarks Memory Café.
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Activity: Memory Cafe – Traditions Around Death
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomThis special Memory Café session will be an opportunity to talk about beliefs around death and related traditions and is held in collaboration with Dying for Life.