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  • Fenlands love token

    Exhibition: Accept My Love: a Display of Courtship Tokens for St. Valentine’s Day

    Fens and Fenland Room, Museum of Cambridge 2/3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    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

  • Paper heart

    Workshop: Make Your Own Valentine’s Love Token

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

    Join us on St. Valentine's Day to make your very own love token for the person most dear to your heart

  • Falcon in flight

    Activity: Raptor Day at the Museum

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

    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

    Free
  • Worn shoe as a charm

    Talk: Safeguards Against Witchcraft – Local Protective Practices

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

    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…

    Free
  • the Strange Case of Elizabeth Woodcock

    Exhibition: All in a Cave of Snow – the Strange Tale of Elizabeth Woodcock

    Fens and Fenland Room, Museum of Cambridge 2/3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    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

  • Hereward and the Frenchmen

    Activity: Heroines, Highwaymen and Hereward the Wake: Tales from the Fens

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

    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

    Free

  • A Loyal Toast

    Exhibition: A Loyal Toast

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

    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

  • Mouse Puppet

    Activity: Puppet Making for Adults

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

    Everyone is interested in puppet-making.

    Join stop-motion animator and puppet-maker Heather Colbert for our latest workshop, which will explore polymer clay sculpting techniques to create a Bunraku-style puppet, as part of our ongoing Tracing Traditions project at the Museum.

    Free
  • Gog and Magog

    Activity: More Tales from the Fens, a Storytelling and Puppet Making Workshop for Children

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

    Cambridgeshire has a rich history of folklore and storytelling and there are many fascinating tales about the area. Help us tell some lesser known tales from the Fens in our very own Museum puppet theatre.

    More Tales from the Fens is suitable for children aged 7-15

    Free
  • Coronation Celebrations on Parker's Piece

    Talk: Send Her Victorious

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

    Cambridge is no stranger to a royal celebration and the sheer scale of some has been remarkable.

    With arrangements for the royal wedding well underway, we look back to the preparations for another major royal event: the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Victoria on 28 June 1838.

    Free