The Museum of Cambridge

July Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge
2019-07-07 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Journey through the streets of Hidden Cambridge to the Museum of Cambridge
A walking tour for local residents who have always meant to explore the side streets and alleyways but never quite had the time, as well as for visitors to our city who want to discover more of Cambridge beyond King’s Parade.
Join us as we 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 2,000 year-old forerunner of the city we know today.
The 90-minute tour will end at the Museum of Cambridge. While it may not resemble a Greek temple, this small, independent museum located in a former coaching inn has a big story to share. Suffused with the history of the local people of Cambridge, it contains an eclectic collection of everyday objects used in day-to-day life, from vacuum cleaners and washing machines to false teeth and mantraps!
The tour will be led by a Cambridge Badged Guide, who will give their time for free – reflecting their high regard for both the Museum of Cambridge and the local history of our city.
Tickets are available at £10.00 per person, which includes a day pass to the Museum, from the Visit Cambridge website.
Children under 12 years of age can attend for free when accompanied by an adult.
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Event: the Museum of Cambridge at the Big Weekend
2019-07-06 | Parker’s Piece, Parker's Piece, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1NA, United Kingdom
Join us on Parker’s Piece for an afternoon of activities, chat and fun on Saturday 6 July!
It’s that time of the year again. We’re venturing beyond the Grade II listed walls of our Museum for a day and coming to see you as part of the Cambridge Big Weekend.
Come along and chat to us about the Museum or get hands-on with our craft activity inspired by some of the old toys we have in our collection.

Exhibition: 50th Anniversary of St. Luke's Primary School
2019-06-26 10:30 - 2019-07-24 17:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
What happens when a primary school curates an exhibition?
You’ll have to pop in to the Museum to see.
‘The pupils of St Luke’s have contributed to an exhibition at the Museum of Cambridge! Different year groups created different projects. Reception recorded an interview with somebody who knew history about the school and Year 6 have sewn the symbols of many different religions and created a big cross. We are excited to celebrate 50 years of our brilliant school. We hope you enjoy looking at the exhibition!’
Max, Year 6 Pupil at St. Luke’s School

June Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge
2019-06-02 10:30 - 12:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Journey through the streets of Hidden Cambridge to the Museum of Cambridge
A walking tour for local residents who have always meant to explore the side streets and alleyways but never quite had the time, as well as for visitors to our city who want to discover more of Cambridge beyond King’s Parade.
Join us as we 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 2,000 year-old forerunner of the city we know today.
The 90-minute tour will end at the Museum of Cambridge. While it may not resemble a Greek temple, this small, independent museum located in a former coaching inn has a big story to share. Suffused with the history of the local people of Cambridge, it contains an eclectic collection of everyday objects used in day-to-day life, from vacuum cleaners and washing machines to false teeth and mantraps!
The tour will be led by a Cambridge Badged Guide, who will give their time for free – reflecting their high regard for both the Museum of Cambridge and the local history of our city.
Tickets are available at £8.00 per person, which includes a day pass to the Museum, from the Visit Cambridge website.
Children under 12 years of age can attend for free when accompanied by an adult.
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Exhibition: Merry in Maytime
2019-04-22 09:00 - 2019-06-23 17:00 | Cambridgeshire
Wanting to explore our collection but not had the chance to visit us yet?
Worry not! We’ll make it easier by coming to a place near you over the next couple of months!
Merry in Maytime is a travelling exhibition investigating folk customs of Cambridgeshire people around the month of May. The exhibition includes original artefacts from our Museum, oral histories, local stories, photographs of seasonal celebrations, and a specially sung traditional Cambridgeshire May Carol. Cambridgeshire is rich in traditional celebrations; this exhibition explores the origins and development of May Day, the curious custom of Beating the Bounds, and the life and costume involved with Jack in the Green May processions.
Download the single HERE! A Traditional May Carol from the village of Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire. Collected in 1898 by the Reverend Alexander Campbell Yorke.
We’ll be touring from 22 April – 23 June at the following locations and there will be a FREE launch event at each from 6:30-7:30 pm (see below for dates), with entertainment and refreshments:
St Mary’s Church, Burwell
Monday 22 April – Sunday 28 April, 9:00am – 6:00pm
Launch event Monday 22 April, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
All Saints Church, Barrington
Monday 29 April – Sunday 5 May, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Launch event Monday 29 April, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
St Andrew’s Church, Soham
Tuesday 7 May – Sunday 12 May, 9:30am – 4:30pm
Launch event Monday 6 May, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
St Mary’s Church, Fowlmere
Monday 13 May – Sunday 19 May, 9:00am – 6:00pm (church not accessible between 10:30am – 12:30pm on Sunday 19 May)
Launch event Monday 13 May, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Wisbech & Fenland Museum, Wisbech
Tuesday 21 May – Saturday 25 May, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Launch event Tuesday 21 May, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Denny Abbey & Farmland Museum, Waterbeach
Tuesday 28 May – Sunday 23 June, 11:00am – 5:00pm
Launch event Tuesday 28 May , 6:30pm – 7:30pm

Activity: Creating Our Collection Easter Activities
2019-04-08 11:00 - 2019-04-22 15:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
The Museum of Cambridge would like to welcome families to our exciting Easter Activities running from the 8th – 22nd of April.
What would you have in your own Museum?
Enjoy our fantastic new trail ‘Creating our Collection’. Discover the hidden stories of Cambridge and create your very own collection of objects. This trail will be available everyday of the Easter holidays at the Museum.
Interested? That’s not all!
Join us for our Family Easter Craft Activities. These will run on Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout the holidays from 11am-3pm in our Enid Porter Room. From making embroidered bookmarks to rug ragging, you will be able to enjoy a different craft each day!
DROP IN: £1 per child or FREE with Museum entry.
Please see below for the list of craft activities to enjoy.
Monday 8th: Bonnets
Wednesday 10th: Stained Glass
Friday 12th: Peg Dolls
Monday 15th: Embroidery
Wednesday 17th: Rug Ragging
Friday 19th: Trinket Boxes
Monday 22nd: Bouncy Eels

17th March Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge
2019-03-17 10:30 - 12:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Journey through the streets of Hidden Cambridge to the Museum of Cambridge
A walking tour for local residents who have always meant to explore the side streets and alleyways but never quite had the time, as well as for visitors to our city who want to discover more of Cambridge beyond King’s Parade.
Join us as we 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 2,000 year-old forerunner of the city we know today.
The 90-minute tour begins outside St John’s College and will end at the Museum of Cambridge. While it may not resemble a Greek temple, this small, independent museum located in a former coaching inn has a big story to share. Suffused with the history of the local people of Cambridge, it contains an eclectic collection of everyday objects used in day-to-day life, from vacuum cleaners and washing machines to false teeth and mantraps!
The tour will be led by a Cambridge Badged Guide, who will give their time for free – reflecting their high regard for both the Museum of Cambridge and the local history of our city.
Tickets are available at £8.00 per person, which includes a day pass to the Museum, from the Visit Cambridge website.
Children under 12 years of age can attend for free when accompanied by an adult.
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3rd March Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge
2019-03-03 10:30 - 12:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Journey through the streets of Hidden Cambridge to the Museum of Cambridge
A walking tour for local residents who have always meant to explore the side streets and alleyways but never quite had the time, as well as for visitors to our city who want to discover more of Cambridge beyond King’s Parade.
Join us as we 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 2,000 year-old forerunner of the city we know today.
The 90-minute tour will begin at St John’s College and end at the Museum of Cambridge. While it may not resemble a Greek temple, this small, independent museum located in a former coaching inn has a big story to share. Suffused with the history of the local people of Cambridge, it contains an eclectic collection of everyday objects used in day-to-day life, from vacuum cleaners and washing machines to false teeth and mantraps!
The tour will be led by a Cambridge Badged Guide, who will give their time for free – reflecting their high regard for both the Museum of Cambridge and the local history of our city.
Tickets are available at £8.00 per person, which includes a day pass to the Museum, from the Visit Cambridge website.
Children under 12 years of age can attend for free when accompanied by an adult.
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Discovering Cambridge with Honor Ridout
2019-02-28 11:45 - 13:15 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Explore the past and present of Cambridge
Join us for six weekly sessions to discover the past and present of Cambridge, while walking the streets of our eclectic city.
Each two-hour session, led by Honor Ridout, will include a rich mosaic of stories about the events, people and buildings that have shaped the place in which we live. Honor is a local historian and has led courses on Cambridge history for over 20 years.

Week 1: a talk in the Museum of Cambridge, to set the scene and explore the history that we see in the coming weeks;
Week 2: meet at the Museum of Cambridge, then off to explore Castle Hill, concentrating on the Romans, the Normans and the Victorians;
Week 3 and Week 4: meet outside the Guildhall on the Market Square, and then depart in a different direction for each tour;
Week 5: the group decide which area of the Victorian expansion of Cambridge that we examine, from Mill Road, the Kite or New Town. We will meet at a prominent place in the selected location;
Week 6: starting from the Guildhall and covering a third area of the city, ending up at the Museum of Cambridge

The sessions will run weekly on Thursdays from 28th February until 4th April 2019.
The first session will run 11.45-13.15. Thereafter the sessions will run 11.00-13.00. Please note the different start and end points for each weekly session.
Photograph of the Ward painting by Ann Miles.

Exhibition: Pride & Place: An LGBTQ+ Exhibition
2019-02-26 - 2019-04-07 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
What is the Museum of Cambridge doing for LGBTQ+ History Month?
We’re hosting a special community curated exhibition.
Activism is a key theme of LGBTQ+ history month in 2019, a year that marks the fiftieth anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York (spearheaded by black and Latina trans activists), which energised the movement for LGBTQ+ rights and inspired the first Pride March – Cambridge aims to hold its first Pride March in 2019. One of the basic notions of activism is that greater visibility leads to change.
Pride & Place: An LGBTQ+ Exhibition highlights activists in many guises, both gay and straight, that shaped the history of the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights – from the overtly political, to the intellectuals and authors whose lives and work suggested a path to a more inclusive world, to what we could call accidental activists created in flashpoints of opposition, as well as grassroots groups the LGBTQ+ community here, in Cambridge, today.
The exhibition also highlights episodes in the wider LGBTQ+ social history of the city and explores the nature of the community, through its community spaces, individual experiences and some of the support networks that presently exist.
We aim to start a conversation so come along and share your thoughts with us – you’ll have a bit more time now as we’ve extended the exhibition to Sunday 7 April.

FREE Family Craft Activity: Sweetheart Pincushions
2019-02-22 11:00 - 13:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
What 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 token of love.
Pop in to the Museum this half term and decorate your own pincushion for someone special. We’ll have plenty of colourful materials and interesting beads so you can get creative!
This family craft activity is totally FREE!
Suitable for ages 8+, but fee free to bring the whole family along.

Activity: Twilight at the Museums - Torches! Trinkets! Treasures!
2019-02-20 16:30 - 19:30 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Join 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 within the Museum – what might you find?
Drop-in.
More Twilight at the Museum events can be found here.

February Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge
2019-02-03 10:30 - 12:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Journey through the streets of Hidden Cambridge to the Museum of Cambridge
A walking tour for local residents who have always meant to explore the side streets and alleyways but never quite had the time, as well as for visitors to our city who want to discover more of Cambridge beyond King’s Parade.
The February 2019 Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge walking tour is fully booked.

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Talk: Growing Up and Getting On in the 1960s
2019-02-01 19:30 - 21:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Three stories of education and everyday life
What was life like for ordinary people who were born in East Anglia and the East Midlands just after the Second World War? How did the expansion of secondary education, new work opportunities, and social change affect their aspirations and identities?
Dr Laura Carter will examine 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.
Along the way she will also explore the impact of the 1944 Education Act and the effect that universal secondary education had on ordinary people living and working in rural communities across the eastern counties as they left school, went to work, and had children of their own during the 1960s.
This is a free event, but you must book so that we can manage attendance
Dr Laura CarterDr Laura Carter‘s research focuses on education, everyday life, and social change in Britain during the twentieth century. Her PhD was an examination of popular British social history from the 1920s to the 1960s, with a particular focus on the way that ordinary people learnt about history through books, in schools, in museums, and via broadcast radio. She is currently working on her first book, which is provisionally entitled Histories of Everyday Life: The Making of Popular Social History in Britain, 1918-1979.
Laura works as a postdoctoral researcher on Secondary Education and Social Change in the United Kingdom since 1945, an Economic and Social Research Council-funded project that explores the ways in which the advent of mass, compulsory education after 1945 affected individual and class identities, and intersected with other processes of social change in late-twentieth century Britain.
She is a Research Fellow of Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge

Exhibition: Barnwell at War
2019-01-15 09:00 - 17:30 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
The everyday lives of working-class people in the east of Cambridge during the Great War
Showcasing research by 100 Years of Coconuts.
While tales of the staff and students of the University of Cambridge during the First World War are commonplace, stories of the working class people of the city — many of whom served the dons and scholars before departing for the Front — are more difficult to find. What’s more, the experiences of those who remained at home have been all but ignored.
Barnwell at War is a collaboration between local researchers, Wolfson College and the Everyday Lives in War First World War Engagement Centre at the University of Hertfordshire, funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council, that seeks to redress the balance by exploring cultural memories of part of Cambridge that is usually well beyond the gaze of tourists, examining changes to patterns of life during an era of previously unparalleled trauma.
A six-week exhibition, to be held the Dining Parlour of the Museum of Cambridge. Entrance fees are included in our admission price; concessions apply.

January Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge
2019-01-06 10:30 - 12:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Journey through the streets of Hidden Cambridge to the Museum of Cambridge
A walking tour for local residents who have always meant to explore the side streets and alleyways but never quite had the time, as well as for visitors to our city who want to discover more of Cambridge beyond King’s Parade.
The January 2019 Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge walking tour is fully booked.

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Activity: Memory Café - Showpeople, Fairs and Life on the Road
2018-12-07 13:00 - 15:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Come tell your stories of the Travellers in Cambridgeshire
Complementing our Word of Mouth exhibition, which runs until Sunday
Members of the Oblique Arts team co-host a special Memory Café — the last of our sessions for 2018. Curators Sarah Steenhorst and Beverley Carpenter will take you a short tour of the displays, then join us in the Enid Porter Room to hear your reminiscences over tea, coffee and biscuits.
Come along to the Enid Porter Room from 1:00pm on Friday 7 December and share your memories.

December Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge
2018-12-02 10:30 - 12:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Journey through the streets of Hidden Cambridge to the Museum of Cambridge
A walking tour for local residents who have always meant to explore the side streets and alleyways but never quite had the time, as well as for visitors to our city who want to discover more of Cambridge beyond King’s Parade.
The December Hidden Cambridge Tour is now full. Booking arrangements for future tours will be announced in the near future.

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Public Meeting: Eighty-Second Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Museum of Cambridge
2018-11-27 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
The Board of Trustees of the Museum of Cambridge are pleased to announce that our Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 27 November 2018
Order of business will commence promptly at 7.15pm in the Enid Porter Room of the Museum of Cambridge.
In addition to the usual schedules of the meeting, which includes the election of Trustees and the formal adoption of the Statement of Accounts, Balance Sheet and Annual Report for the year 2017-18 by the Members of the Museum, the Board will also present a summary to date of its work on Securing Our Future, our resilience project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund along with an overview of plans for the future.
This is a public meeting and all are welcome to attend as observers.
Download Agenda (PDF)
Download Draft Accounts 2017-2018 (PDF)

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Activity: Cambridgeshire Characters Memory Café
2018-11-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Curious, funny, unconventional, Off-beat
From Snowy Farr on the Market Square to the Singing Binman on King’s Parade
Individuals thrive in the eclectic county of Cambridgeshire. We’re all familiar with the more quirky residents who live here and many of us have stories to tell about them.
Join us in the Enid Porter Room from 1:00pm on Friday 23 November and share your memories over tea and biscuits.

Activity: A Visit to View the Newnham College Suffrage Artefacts
2018-11-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DF, United Kingdom
“Better is Wisdom than Weapons of War”
A rare opportunity to view some of the unique items that comprise the Newnham College collection
Join us on a visit to Newnham College to see their acclaimed suffrage banner. First seen during a procession organised by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies on 13 June 1908, the magnificent standard was designed by Mary Lowndes and realised by students from Newnham and Girton Colleges. It was subsequently used in protests and processions until 1913.
The visit will include a chance to see items donated by the artist and collector Christiana Herringham (1852-1929), an early benefactor of the college and an influential suffrage campaigner, who bequeathed a significant collection of European and oriental textiles and furniture along with examples of her own paintings in egg tempera and watercolour.
Textiles expert Carolyn Ferguson will be present to explain about the design and production of the banner.
With only eight tickets in total available, this is an opportunity not to miss.
Tickets are available from Eventbrite at a cost of £3.00 each. The tour will start at 2:00pm from the Porter’s Lodge at Newnham College

Opening Night: Word of Mouth
2018-11-16 18:00 - 21:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Word of Mouth: Oral Histories from the Cambridgeshire’s Travelling Communities
Exploring the history and stories of the Travelling People and Showmen of Cambridgeshire
As part of their Heritage Lottery Fund project Oral Histories: Roma and Traveller Communities in Cambridgeshire, Oblique Arts have collected the stories of English Gypsy, Traveller and Roma families in Cambridgeshire, especially those focusing on the Traveller fairs that have been held for centuries across East Anglia.
Running throughout November and December Word of Mouth is an opportunity to learn more about the largest ethnic minority in our county and gain a unique insight into the lives of the Travelling families who visit our city each year for the Midsummer Fair.
Join us from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on Friday 16 November for a special opening night event to celebrate the launch of the exhibition. Come and hear stories from the Travelling People of Cambridgeshire, the event will include speakers, music and refreshments.
Let us know that you are coming by email to capturingcambridge@museumofcambridge.org.uk

Exhibition: Word of Mouth
2018-11-13 - 2018-12-09 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Voices, Video and More
Exploring the history and stories of the Travelling People and Showmen of Cambridgeshire
As part of their Heritage Lottery Fund project Oral Histories: Roma and Traveller Communities in Cambridgeshire, Oblique Arts have collected the stories of English Gypsy, Traveller and Roma families in Cambridgeshire, especially those focusing on the Traveller fairs that have been held for centuries across East Anglia.
Running throughout November and December Word of Mouth is an opportunity to learn more about the largest ethnic minority in our county and gain a unique insight into the lives of the Travelling families who visit our city each year for the Midsummer Fair.

Activity: Bonfire Night Memory Café
2018-11-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
Remember, remember, the Fifth of November,
Gunpowder treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason,
Should ever be forgot
Guy Fawkes Night… Bonfire Night… Fireworks Night… Do you remember your first Fifth of November?
It’s been more than 400 years since the Gunpowder Plot, but it’s still remembered each year with a host of bonfires and firework displays.
Join us in the Enid Porter Room from 1:00pm on Friday 9 November and share your stories in our special Bonfire Night Memory Café.

Play Reading: Man and Woman - The Question of the Day
2018-11-08 19:30 - 21:30 | The Old Lab Building, Newnham College, Newnham College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DF, United Kingdom
A play in two acts by Mrs James Ward
Join us in the Newnham Old Labs Building on Thursday 8 November for a reading of this influential play, first performed in 1909.
A cast of prominent local thespians will rediscover the suffrage themes of Mary Ward’s work Man and Woman – The Question of the Day. The evening will be introduced by Dr Ann Kennedy Smith.
We are delighted that Newnham College will host this performance, as the author Mary Ward was both a student and later a lecturer at the College.
Tickets are available from Eventbrite at £5.00 each and £3.00 each for student concessions.

November Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge
2018-11-04 10:30 - 12:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Journey through the streets of Hidden Cambridge to the Museum of Cambridge
A walking tour for local residents who have always meant to explore the side streets and alleyways but never quite had the time, as well as for visitors to our city who want to discover more of Cambridge beyond King’s Parade.
The November Hidden Cambridge Tour is now full. Bookings for 2 December 2018 are now open.

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Activity: Scene at the Museum
2018-11-02 - 2018-11-03 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
A new drama event for two nights in November only
The premiere of a suite of short plays, inspired by items in our collection.
Join us for six theatrical vignettes, written by local authors and fully staged in the environs of the Museum of Cambridge. Some may be comedies, others may be drama. Some may be historical, others may be contemporary.
Each play will draw upon an object to be found in our displays and the direction in which they take the author’s imagination may surprise you!
Join us from 7:30pm on either Friday 2 November or Saturday 3 November at the Museum for what promises to be a unique new view on things familiar.
Tickets £9.00 per person; £7.00 concessions are available, which includes Friends of the Museum of Cambridge.
Seats are limited to only 40 each night; so don’t delay, book today at writeonsatm.brownpapertickets.com
For more information on WRiTEON, visit www.writeon.org.uk
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Activity: Intergenerational Activity Day
2018-10-23 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Calling all grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles!
Bring all the younger members of your family along to a day of family fun at our Museum on Tuesday 23 October.
Join us in the Enid Porter Room for crafts, snacks and lots of family fun. Meet new people, create beautiful leaf prints, make kites and share your memories with your family and with us.
We’ll be running two sessions, one mid-morning from 10:00am to 12:30pm, the other in the afternoon from 1:00pm to 3:30pm. Both are free, but you’ll need to book for a session so we can manage numbers for the venue.
To book: call 01223 355159 or email enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk

Activity: Oral History Training
2018-10-22 12:00 - 17:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Help us to build our oral history archive
Our recent training session was so successful that we’re offering another opportunity to learn how to conduct oral history interviews, and it’s FREE!
– Always wanted to know more about the amazing things that your neighbours have done?
– Ever wondered about the life of that fascinating old person who lives down the road?
– Are you interested in learning more about your local area and how it has changed over the years?
Memories and reminiscences are valuable pieces of social history. Come along and find out how to conduct an oral history interview as well as learning constructive listening skills and the way to record stories – plus we’ll provide drinks and snacks!
Interested? Email Danny at danny.pedler@museumofcambridge.org.uk for further details.

Activity: Memory Cafe - Traditions Around Death
2018-10-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
This special Memory Café session will be an opportunity to talk about beliefs around death and related traditions and is held in collaboration with Dying for Life.
