Activity: Memory Café – Showpeople, Fairs and Life on the Road
Come tell your stories of the Travellers in Cambridgeshire.
A final Memory Café for the year, to complement Word of Mouth, which runs until Sunday
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The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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January Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge
The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomJoin us and explore Hidden Cambridge, taking in the streets, alleys, buildings and history of the people living in the area between St John's College and Quayside — the centre of trade that made the town a thriving inland port long before the first students arrived — before crossing the river to Castle Hill and the location of the Roman settlement of Duroliponte.
The January 2019 Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge walking tour is fully booked
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Exhibition: Barnwell at War
FeaturedThe Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomThe everyday lives of working-class people in the east of Cambridge during the Great War
Showcasing research by 100 Years of Coconuts, Wolfson College and the Everyday Lives in War First World War Engagement Centre at the University of Hertfordshire that explores the cultural memory of everyday Cambridge and examines the changes to the pattern of life during an era of previously unparalleled trauma
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Talk: Growing Up and Getting On in the 1960s
FeaturedThe Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomThree stories of education and everyday life
Join us as Dr Laura Carter explores the experience of growing up in the region using three local life stories that have been reconstructed from information derived from the 1946 British Birth Cohort — a longitudinal study that has followed more than 5,000 postwar babies from cradle to old-age.
Tickets are free, but you must book so that we can manage attendance.
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February Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge
The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomJoin us and explore Hidden Cambridge, taking in the streets, alleys, buildings and history of the people living in the area between St John's College and Quayside — the centre of trade that made the town a thriving inland port long before the first students arrived — before crossing the river to Castle Hill and the location of the Roman settlement of Duroliponte.
The February 2019 Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge walking tour is fully booked
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Activity: Twilight at the Museums – Torches! Trinkets! Treasures!
The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomJoin us for a Twilight event at the Museum of Cambridge Explore some weird and wonderful objects from the Museum’s collection in an interactive session with arts and crafts, object handling and more. Follow the trail and discover hidden secrets
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FREE Family Craft Activity: Sweetheart Pincushions
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomWhat would soldiers send to their loved ones in WWI? It wasn't just letters but handmade gifts as well. Injured WWI soldiers would spend time carefully decorating heart-shaped pin cushions to send home to family members at home as a
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Exhibition: Pride & Place: An LGBTQ+ Exhibition
The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomWe're hosting a special exhibition curated by the local LGBTQ+ community about LGBTQ+ lives in the city throughout history. Exploring this year's theme of activism, and more broadly the subject of change, we'll be sharing personal experiences from those who have been involved in social movements as well as looking at the loss of LGBTQ+ spaces in the city over recent years.
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Discovering Cambridge with Honor Ridout
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomJoin us for six weekly sessions to discover the past and present of Cambridge, while walking the streets of our eclectic city.
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3rd March Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge
The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomJoin us and explore Hidden Cambridge, taking in the streets, alleys, buildings and history of the people living in the area between St John's College and Quayside — the centre of trade that made the town a thriving inland port long before the first students arrived — before crossing the river to Castle Hill and the location of the Roman settlement of Duroliponte.
A walking tour for local residents who want to know more about the side streets and alleyways of the city as well as for visitors who want to discover more of Cambridge beyond King's Parade