A small museum, with a big story to share
The Museum of Cambridge will be handing out copies of Songs and Verses from North Cambridge, by Emily Peasgood, on Tuesdays 1st and 8th of June from 2pm to 4pm. A member of staff will meet you at the museum
Cambridge is full of fascinating stories. Are you ready to hear some of them?We are really excited to be able to hold these Storytelling sessions in person, with professional storyteller and folklorist Chip Colquhoun, in the museum courtyard! But we’re
Visit our new exhibition exploring the importance of museum labels
Cows about Cambridge is a public art trail in Cambridge.
Join 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
Join us as eminent local historian, Mike Petty takes us on a tour of his chronicle of Cambridge, 1888-1990, as reported in local newspapers.
We are excited that the Museum of Cambridge is part of Summer with the Museums once again. And this year we feel more enthusiasm than ever at the prospect of engaging again with our audiences over the summer holidays, after
Join 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
Are you Town or are you Gown? Can you be both, or neither? Does that affect the way you use spaces in Cambridge? A team of 5 Community Curators working with the Museum of Cambridge wanted to find out how
Diarmuid Hester reveals how LGBTQ+ people have shaped the history of the Cambridge.