A small museum, with a big story to share
Join basket weaver Nadine Anderson for a workshop creating stars and hearts and other rustic decorations to grace your home and Christmas table. Maximum 15 people per workshop Suitable for adults and 13+ £20 per person (includes materials) Book your
Join textile artist Annie Brown and learn how to make a beautiful needle felted landscape using natural and dyed, unspun wool. You will have the opportunity to try out various techniques and embellishments before beginning your main piece. Materials will
For centuries, builders and homeowners secreted spiritual middens, such as shoes, bones and witch bottles, in the walls, fireplaces and under the floors in order to protect their property, their kin and themselves from the forces of witchcraft. Using some rarely displayed objects from our own collection, we are exploring the customs and traditions that guarded Cambridgeshire homes against evil intent.
Before the advent of St. Valentine’s Day cards, expressions of affection in the Fenland villages came in sweet but rather unusual guises. So many of these practices of love and courtship have sadly fallen aside, but you can learn of some of them in our special Valentine’s Day Exhibition, hosted in the Fens and Fenland Room
Join us on St. Valentine's Day to make your very own love token for the person most dear to your heart
Ever seen a peregrine falcon or a tawny owl up close? Well now is your chance, because we have invited some of these magnificent birds, along with their keepers, to visit the Museum for the afternoon. Raptors are predatory birds
The violence arising from the witch mania that consumed the country is well known, but the steps taken by individuals to protect their homes, their kin and themselves are often overlooked. There was so much that could be done to stop a witch from causing harm and all that was needed was a single, worn shoe…
If your curiosity is piqued by the extraordinary, then we have quite a tale to tell you.
Come visit and discover more about the remarkable Elizabeth Woodcock, a resident of the village of Impington who survived for nearly eight days in a cave of snow after a fall from her horse on a tempestuous evening in February 1799
Did you know that Cambridgeshire had its own Robin Hood?
Join us for a storytelling workshop led by puppet maker and animator Heather Colbert and help us recount the adventures of local hero Hereward the Wake.
Heroines, Highwaymen and Hereward the Wake: Tales from the Fens is suitable for children aged 7-15.
Tickets are free, but you will need to book so that we can manage attendance at the venue
From a simple ceremony in a village church to the pomp and circumstance of royal nuptials, A Loyal Toast explores the folk customs associated with marriage in Cambridgeshire and celebrates the upcoming union of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with a display of commemorative objects from past royal weddings