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  • January 2024

  • Thu 18
    Featured 18 January 2024, 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm

    The Golden Years of Clara Rackham: Socialist, Suffragist, Social Reformer

    Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    Professor Mary Joannou, author of the first biography of Clara Rackham, joins the Museum to discuss Clara's 'golden years'.

  • Thu 25
    Cambridge station exterior, 1975
    Featured 25 January 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Talk: The Railways of Cambridge: 1845 to the Present Day

    Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    Learn more about the history of Cambridge Railway Station and its changes over the decades

  • February 2024

  • Thu 15
    Featured 15 February 2024, 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm

    Talk: Polish folk tradition and the regional folk costumes of Poland

    Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    Learn about Polish folk tradition and the different regional folk costumes of Poland.

  • March 2024

  • Fri 15
    15 March 2024, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    Does Mill Road matter? Local history and museums in the 21st century

    As part of the Cambridge Festival,  Mill Road History Society and The Museum of Cambridge present a talk by Roger Lilley, looking at their history, relationship and opportunities for the future, as well as some of the interesting material in

  • Tue 26
    Featured 26 March 2024, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Talk: The Great Plague in Cambridge 1665-1666: A People’s History

    Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    Learn about the Great Plague in Cambridge in 1665-1666 with Evelyn Lord.

  • May 2024

  • Thu 2
    Featured 2 May 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Textiles Therapy: Aiding mental health, mourning, disability and injury

    Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    Hear from the curator of our new exhibit, 'The Stories Behind the Stitches', on how the needle and thread act as a form of textiles therapy.

  • Thu 16
    Featured 16 May 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Talk: Discovering gothic revival and arts and crafts in Cambridge

    Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    Learn about the gothic revival architecture of Cambridge colleges and churches with Yvonne Pinchen.

  • June 2024

  • Thu 13
    Featured 13 June 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Tales from the Fen: The Folklore of Cambridgeshire in my Printmaking

    Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    Join Lizzie as she shares insight on her research on Cambridgeshire folklore and her artistic process of lino print and etching.

  • Thu 27
    Featured 27 June 2024, 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm

    “The Stories Behind the Stitches” Late Night Opening

    The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    Visit the Museum of Cambridge after-hours and enjoy our temporary exhibition, the launch of two new trails, and late-night shopping.

  • July 2024

  • Thu 4
    Featured 4 July 2024, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    POSTPONED Talk: Hope is Daffodil Bright: Women’s Voluntary Service in Cambridge during WWII

    Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    Discover Lady Alice Bragg and the Women's Voluntary Service in Cambridge during the Second World War with Zoe Jasko.

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