Food and Drink in Cambridge Guided Tour
2021-09-10 08:00 - 2021-09-17 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
This after-hours guided tour of the Museum of Cambridge will take you through some of the culinary tastes and customs of the inhabitants of the city and surrounding area since the 17th century until today.
Delivered by our knowledgeable and entertaining volunteers, you’ll discover some of the most unusual cooking artefacts and odd recipes Cantabrigians have used to delight their palates over the years.
The tour runs on September 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th, and 18th, from 6pm until 7.30pm (approximately).
Part of Open Cambridge, this event is free and open to everyone.
Book your place here: https://bit.ly/3CUxSpL
Any questions, please email us on eventbrite@museumofcambridge.org.uk
We look forward to seeing you soon!
This free event is made possible thanks Cambridge City Council and the National Heritage Lottery Fund.

The Museum Makers with Rachel Morris
2021-09-10 18:30 - 19:45 | Zoom
In ‘How to Make a Museum Out of your Own Life’, Rachel Morris will be talking about their book The Museum Makers:
“My book, The Museum Makers, began when I opened up the boxes of old family mementos under my bed and saw inside them the entire history of my bohemian family. Despite all the years I had been running a museum-making company (called Metaphor) this was the first time that I realised that just as museums are about making meaningful sense out of the confusion of the world, so – in what we do with our pasts and how we try to make sense of them – we are all museum-makers. My book is part history of museums, part memoir of a wayward and bohemian family, part manual of how to make a museum out of your own life. Threaded through it are the themes that fascinate me most, of time and memory and the stories families tell themselves and others. It includes a chapter on the Museum of Cambridge and the story-finding skills of Enid Porter.”
Don’t miss out on this exclusive event!
You can purchase The Museum Makers online here or here.
About Rachel:
Rachel was one of the founding directors of Metaphor, a company specialising in museum master – planning and exhibition design. As part of the Metaphor team, they worked all over the world, from Chile to the Hebrides, and from Singapore to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Rachel specialised in museum interpretation – how to bring objects alive by the stories we tell about them. Prior to this they had two novels published – The Fringe Orphan and Ella and the Mothers – both of which were very well reviewed. Rachel has always loved writing. The only thing that could have enticed them away from it for twenty years was their equal love for museums. And one of the things Rachel will say in this talk is that storytelling and museum-making have many things in common.
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Please note that this is an exclusive event for the Friends of the Museum of Cambridge. Become a Friend today to gain access to this unmissable talk.
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Football and Camp Ball in Cambridge and East Anglia Since the 14th Century
2021-09-22 19:00 - 20:15 | Zoom
Join us for the next in our series of ‘Cambridge Talks’ as we talk all things football with Nigel Fenner
Whilst most famous for being the birthplace of the modern-day laws of football in the middle of the 19th Century, Cambridge and East Anglia also boast a long and illustrious association with the game, including the folk-version, called Camp Ball across East Anglia – going back to at least the 14th Century. This Zoom presentation follows an imaginary tour though Cambridge starting at St John’s College and finishing on Parker’s Piece, with reference also to the 200+ Camp Ball sites across East Anglia.
Nigel Fenner won his Football Blue for Cambridge University, where he trained as a teacher. Related to Frank Fenner, the local tobacconist who founded Fenner’s Ground, Nigel’s other ‘Town links’ include living and working locally since 1981, mostly with disaffected young people. He now runs Cambridge Sports Tours and will be publishing ‘Cambridge Sport: In Fenners’ Hands’ by the end of 2021.
All proceeds from this event will go towards supporting the Museum of Cambridge.
How to attend this talk:
This talk will be held on Zoom. There is no need to download any software- you can access the talk via your usual internet browser from the comfort of your own home. Cup of tea/glass of wine is optional!
Once you have purchased your ticket on Eventbrite, you are officially signed up to the event and you will receive an automatic confirmation email from Eventbrite.
On the day of the event, we will send you a ‘Zoom Invite’ with joining instructions which explains how to attend the talk.
If you have any concerns or questions about attending this event, please email Annie on annie.davis@museumofcambridge.org.uk.

Hidden Cambridge Walking Tour
2021-10-03 10:30 - 12:00, 2021-11-07 10:30 - 12:00, 2021-12-05 10:30 - 12:00 | Round Church, Round Church, Bridge Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Journey through the streets of Hidden Cambridge
This Hidden Cambridge tour is for all those who have always meant to explore the side streets and alleyways of this historic city but never quite had the time, as well as for visitors who want to discover more of Cambridge beyond King’s Parade.
Discover the heart of the ancient city, some of the hidden nooks and crannies you’ve never noticed before around the river crossing and quayside area – traces of the Roman settlement, the Norman castle, the Saxon and Viking trading centre and the medieval town. Hear stories of beer, brothels and boatmen!
Qualified Blue Badge Guides will share their extensive knowledge of the local area – you won’t find these stories in the guidebooks!
The tour is subject to COVID-19 regulations in place at the time, and the groups will be small and conducted in a safe way. For booking click here.
The tours meet the first Sunday of the month, at 10.30am outside the Round Church on Bridge Street. Each tour lasts about 90 minutes and the cost of £15 a head includes a free one-time admission to the Museum of Cambridge. All proceeds go towards supporting the Museum.
This small, independent museum, located in the former White Horse 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!
Opening times are limited currently, check the web site for up to date hours. This tour is organised and run by Hidden Cambridge, for further details contact Hidden.Cambridge@gmail.com.
The Museum of Cambridge is hugely thankful to the generous support of the Blue Badge Guides who give up their time to offer these tours.
Featured photo by Bob Wheatley The Round ChurchPortugal PlaceThrough the Door of St Peter’sThe Hawks’ Club

ReStorying OUR Museum: Exploring the Museum of Cambridge's Colonial Legacy
2021-10-20 19:00 - 20:15 | Zoom
ReStorying OUR Museum was a pilot project that the Museum of Cambridge ran earlier this year to explore the colonial legacy of its collection. The museum worked closely with volunteers and other members of the local community to examine the Tobacconist Sign: a conflictive object that was not appropriately interpreted to tell the full story behind it.
In this talk Florencia Nannetti, Community and Visitor Engagement Officer at the museum, and Kirsten Huffer, one of the volunteers who is a recent MPhil in Heritage Studies graduate from the Cambridge University Department of Archaeology, will share their experience of carrying out a project like this, what the challenges and the results were, and what it means in a local and global context. This will be followed by a brief Q&A session for attendees to ask their queries.
This talk is suitable for anyone who wants to learn more about community work in their local museum, and colonial legacies of the everyday.
Book your tickets here

October Half-Term Spooky Stories
2021-10-28 16:00 - 2021-10-31 19:00 | Cambridgeshire
The Museum of Cambridge is delighted to be hosting a series of free Spooky Storytelling during the October Half-Term, from 28th through to 31st October.
Cambridgeshire is full of fascinating stories, and some of them being captivatingly eerie, deserve to be shared with you all at the spookiest time of the year, and professional storyteller Chip Colquhoun is here to do just that!
How do I book?
Simply head to this link and make a free booking for all attending: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/october-half-term-spooky-stories-tickets-185605911277
Who can attend?
This is an event for children +5 years old (although kids of any age might enjoy it), who must be accompanied by an adult during the whole duration of the session. We recommend that, whenever possible, only one adult attends per group of up to 4 children. This is to keep everyone Covid-19 safe, and make sure that there is enough space in the Enid Porter Room for everyone to be comfortable.
If you have accessibility requirements, please let us know on the email below so we can do our best to meet your needs.
What do I need?
On the day of the event, you only need to show up 5 minutes before the start of the session so that we can show you to your place.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept late comers as this can be disruptive for the audience and the performer.
Any questions, please email us on eventbrite@museumofcambridge.org.uk
We look forward to seeing you soon!
This free event is possible thanks to the support of our funders, Cambridge City Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Illustration of Fearless Mary by the incredible Dave Hingley.

PERIPHERY: Ian Rawlinson speaks with The Museum of Cambridge
2021-11-24 19:00 - 20:15 | Zoom
Event details:
As an artist Ian Rawlinson’s work has taken him around the UK, the world and back to his hometown of Cambridge. His recent artwork and filmmaking have seen him re-engage with his past, shedding new light on transitional places that remained hidden in his psyche for many years. He will talk about the process of making this work and why unearthing places and memories from his childhood have formed a powerful confluence with his present day experiences of working in Cambridge, drawing him back to the city he left as a teenager.
About Ian:
Born in Cambridge, Ian Rawlinson grew up in the city during the 1960s and 1970s. He studied art at Cambridge College of Art & Technology (now Anglia Ruskin University) and left Cambridge in 1982 to further his studies at Winchester School of Art and the Royal College of Art. Since 1985 he has lived and worked in London. He has also travelled and worked in Europe, the USA and Mexico. To date his work has been shown in many group and solo exhibitions, both in the UK and internationally and is held in public and private collections.
In 2011 a revelatory moment caused Rawlinson to reconsider his relationship with the past and he decided to make a short film using images of his childhood home in Arbury and King’s Hedges to explore ideas of place and memory. Whilst researching this project he came across some evocative images of the old Kite (pre-Grafton Centre) and decided to make a film and series of work about the loss of this area. This work formed the exhibition ‘Vessel’, shown at Williams Art in Cambridge in 2014. ‘Trace‘, a second exhibition and film about his past connections with North Barnwell took place at the Leper Chapel in 2015. There followed a series of solo exhibitions at the newly opened Edge Café on Mill Road. ‘No Man’s Land‘, inspired by memories of Mill Road took place in 2017. ‘Frontier‘ included his work about Arbury and King’s Hedges along with his third film, in 2018. Further exhibitions ‘Liminal‘ and ‘Absence‘ took place in 2019 and 2020 respectively. His most recent exhibition, ‘Marginal‘, took place in September 2021 and featured Rawlinson’s work along with text by writer Grahame Davies.
Ian’s work:
Visit Ian’s website for more about his work.
About the event:
This talk is part of the Museum’s ‘Cambridge Talks’ series. All proceeds from this event will go towards supporting the Museum of Cambridge.
How to book:
Tickets are by donation. To book onto this event please visit our Eventbrite page and follow the prompts.

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The Eighty-Fifth Annual General Meetings of the Museum of Cambridge
2021-11-25 19:15 - 20:30 | Zoom
The Museum of Cambridge will be holding our Eighty-Fifth Annual General Meeting via zoom. The evening will consist of members voting on the Annual Accounts and election and re-election of Trustees. In addition, there will be a discussion on the forward planning of the museum. Observers are welcome to attend, please register via the Zoom link.

Title: The Eighty-Fifth Annual General Meetings of the Museum of Cambridge
Date: Thursday 25th November
Time: 7:15pm
Where: Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlde6gqz4qGtfu67MjAQsmS6BoPx8GWCtg

Note: You must register to attend this event

Celebrating Together: New Exhibition Launches in December
2021-12-02 09:30 - 2022-01-10 17:00 | Cambridgeshire
CELEBRATING TOGETHER
There’s so much to look forward to this winter season, and something you should definitely start getting excited bout, is our new seasonal exhibition, Celebrating Together, which is launching on December 2nd and stays on until January 10th.
For many of us winter is a time of celebration, whether you do Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year, something completely different or nothing at all! It is generally a time to spend indoors cooking and sharing food, making crafts and playing games, and thinking about the year gone by and the one right ahead while it freezes outside. And this is exactly what we wanted to capture with this exhibition.
What’s especial about this exhibition? I hear you ask. Not to give away too much before you experience it yourself, but there’s so much to look forward to when you visit:

We are exhibiting more than 10 objects not seen in our permanent displays in years, such as vintage toys and seasonal cards, as well as some quirky old decorations.
Within the exhibition there are 4 instances in which you can participate and add your contribution to the current displays by writing, drawing, and taking fun pictures. Oh and did we say there’s a prize to be won?
This exhibition includes some of the voices of people just like you that have shared their stories of celebration for everyone to enjoy.

Come on then, put on some warm clothes and come to the museum to share the festive spirit with us.

We visited Cambridge Central Mosque to record a story of celebration of Eid

We attended a parent group in Arbury, getting creative and festive whilst we listened to how families celebrate.
*Please check opening times on our website before visiting us.

Fruit Farming in the Cam Valley: Jonathan Spain speaks with The Museum of Cambridge
2021-12-16 19:00 - 20:15 | Zoom
About the talk
Jonathan Spain will be speaking with the Museum about his book Fruit Farming in the Cam Valley [2021]. He will be looking at the history of the fruit industry in the Cam Valley, set in the wider regional and national contexts. He’ll exploring the origins and commercial development of the fruits grown locally, in particular the Cambridge Gage, for which the Cam Valley was famous, but also other plums, apples, pears, cherries and soft fruits. He’ll also take a look at the historical sources used in the book and consider the economic factors which brought about the rise and, ultimately, the fall of the industry.
About Jonathan:
After graduating from York University with First Class honours, Jonathan has worked in a wide range of history and archival jobs, including the Historical Manuscripts Commission (now part of the National Archives) and the MSS dept. of Cambridge University Library. He has also worked as a professional historical researcher on various projects and was a major contributor to the Oxford New DNB. He has published numerous articles on historical subjects and recently self-published Fruit Farming in the Cam Valley, an Horticultural, Social and Economic History set in the Wider Regional and National Context. The book includes maps and illustrations.
To order a copy of the book visit Jonathan’s blogsite where he also shares local history articles.
About the event:
This talk is part of the Museum’s ‘Cambridge Talks’ series. All proceeds from this event will go towards supporting the Museum of Cambridge.
How to book:
Tickets are by donation. To book onto this event please visit our Eventbrite page and follow the prompts.

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Festive Storytelling
2021-12-20 11:00 - 2021-12-22 15:00 | Cambridgeshire
Cambridge is full of fascinating stories. Are you ready to hear some of them?
The days might be shorter and colder, but we’re not letting that stop us from having fun this December!
Join us and professional storyteller and folklorist Chip Colquhoun , for a series of FREE online sessions for families with children.
This time around, you’ll be hearing stories that match the wintery season: incredible skating feats and a woman trapped in the snow and saved miraculously are just some of the things you will hear in these storytelling sessions.
The sessions run for approximately 30 to 45 mins each. They will take place on Monday 20th, Tuesday 21st, and Wednesday 22nd of December at 11am and 2pm.
You should book 1 ticket per device you are going to use (i.e. if there are three kids but all of them will watch on the same single device, you need to book 1 ticket only)
You can book your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festive-storytelling-tickets-223213827567
This event is family friendly, for kids aged 5 and above (although children of all ages are welcome to join in).
To attend, you must sign up choosing a slot, have a broadband connection and Zoom installed on your computer, mobile phone, or tablet. Installing Zoom is free, and you can access it via any of these devices.
You can download Zoom here: https://zoom.us/
A link to join the session you’re booked on will be sent to all attendees 20min before the start of the sessions, so please keep an eye on your emails on the day.
Children attending this event must be supervised by an adult at all times.
Any questions, please email us on eventbrite@museumofcambridge.org.uk
We look forward to seeing you soon!
This free event is made possible thanks to a grant by Cambridge City Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Cambridge Talks with Grahame Davies
2022-02-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
“Setting to work in one of the most over-interpreted cities on earth, Grahame Davies pitches for the margins, subtle undercurrents and overwritten terrains of Cambridge. This light-touch genial pyschogeographer seeks the company of a series of Virgilian guides to its habits and haunts, and the consequences are revelatory. For such reasons this warm and personal book stands a league apart from the scores of gushing screeds on the branded city and its ossified centre.” – Michael Hrebeniak
Cambridge: the right brain of Oxbridge, the composite capital city of Clever. For eight centuries, this quiet English seat of learning has been one half of history’s longest-running academic arms race. When it comes to stockpiling Nobel Prizes, only that Ivy League newcomer, Harvard, has more.
This is the mater of all alma maters, with the kind of A-list alumni – Newton, Cromwell, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Darwin and Hawking – so famous they don’t even need first names. This is the city where Wittgenstein split hairs and where Rutherford split the atom; where Watson and Crick discovered the DNA that shapes the human body, and where generations of students push those bodies to their limits.
But behind the picture-postcard image of punts, Pimms and polymaths, is another Cambridge: the working East Anglian fenland community that gave us Pink Floyd, Association Football, the Society for Psychical Research, the Cambridge Folk Festival, the Reality Checkpoint – and the graffiti protestor who sprayed his messages in Latin…
Poet and psychogeographer Grahame Davies explores both Cambridges: the world city and the workplace, the glamorous and the gritty; the famous and the forgotten. He discovers there’s always more to discover about this extraordinary city – no matter how clever you are.

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Twilight with the Museums
2022-02-15 10:00 - 2022-02-17 18:30 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Get ready to enjoy the museums under a different light this February half-term. Twilight with the Museums is back, with museums across Cambridge hosting events all week long, from Monday 14th to Friday 18th of February.
Each museum will offer a different family-friendly activity, and here’s what the Museum of Cambridge has prepared for you:
On the night of the digital sleepover, on Wednesday 16th of February, you can join us for a cook along video where we teach you how to make one of our historic biscuits recipe, and add a twilight twist to it!
You can sign up for the digital sleepover here: https://www.museums.cam.ac.uk/twilight
In addition, on Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th, you can come to the museum between 4.30pm and 6.30pm, and receive a complimentary self-led trail to enjoy the quirkiness of the White Horse Inn after hours.

National Lottery Open Week #ThanksToYou means free entry at the museum!
2022-03-19 - 2022-03-27 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
It’s time to say thank you to everyone who has been supporting us at the Museum of Cambridge through the National Lottery! Did you know that more than £30 million is raised each week for great causes like ours?
This year we’ve been able to bring so much of our programming and community engagement thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Your support means the whole world to us, and we wanted to say thank you with a week of free entry, on us!
Join us at the Museum of Cambridge from the 19th of March to the 27th of March (closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays) for free entry with any National Lottery ticket or scratch card. We can’t wait to see you.
A ticket or scratch card can be redeemed for one adult or student entry. This offer cannot be redeemed or exchanged and is valid only at the door. There is no need to pre-book your ticket in advance.
Please see our opening times for more details or give us a ring to help plan your visit.

Cambridge Talks: The Society for Psychical Research with Ruth McPhee
2022-05-23 19:00 - 20:30 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Join us as we talk with podcaster Ruth McPhee about the Society for Psychical Research.
Ruth McPhee is the host of Ruth is Stranger than Fiction, a podcast all about the strange histories and unlikely characters of East Anglia. Past episodes have covered folkloric figures including will o’ the wisps, giants, and toadmen, gruesome events such as witch trials, bodysnatching, and tragic murders, and plenty of hauntings and ghostly goings on around Cambridge and other towns of the area.
For this unique live event, join Ruth and special guests for an irreverent foray into the history of the Society for Psychical Research, founded by Trinity College fellows including Henry Sidgwick, Frederic Myers, and Edmund Gurney. The intention of the society was to investigate paranormal activity from a position of scientific objectivity and academic rigour. Let’s see how that worked out for them! There’ll be themed drinks and plenty of spooky ambience to get you into the paranormal spirit.
Find out more about the podcast and how to subscribe at www.ruthisstranger.co.uk

Tickets on sale from March 1st.
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Arbury Carnival - Community Event
2022-05-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2LD, United Kingdom
Join us in Arbury to create memories (and bunting)!

The Museum of Cambridge’s Arbury Carnival festivities kick off on the 30th May we will be hosting a community workshop in Arbury Community Centre.
Are you an Arbury resident who just can’t wait for the Arbury Carnival? Neither can we! In the meantime, why not join us for an afternoon of fun, chatter, and crafts, whilst we talk all things Arbury?
In this FREE, family-friendly workshop, you will be using different materials (such as markers, stencils, and embroidery), to make your very own Arbury bunting.
The best thing is that you will then be able to see your bunting, along with everyone else’s, displayed at the Carnival.
The workshop is suitable for all ages and abilities. No skills or expertise are required. – only enthusiasm.
To book please select one of the four slots available. Please secure a ticket for each person attending.
Everyone is welcome! Please let us know if you require any additional assistance by emailing enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk

This project is made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Tickets available now.

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Arbury - Exhibition
2022-06-06 10:00 - 2022-08-31 17:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
The Carnival Experience comes to the Museum of Cambridge
The Dining Room and Community Showcase Cabinet at the Museum will be home to the Arbury Exhibition.
Come to visit the Museum from 6th June to 8th August and experience the amazing, and immersive new exhibition.
There will be a vibrant and multi-sensory exhibition, with soundscapes and oral histories provided with the kind assistance of Kettles Yard. Giving you the feeling of stepping into something special – a little like Narnia – but warmer!
Covering the breadth of Arbury history from the pre-historic to the vibrant community that exists to this day.
This exhibition is open to all and FREE with admission to the museum. Under-12s are free.

Please note if the sensory elements of the exhibition are a concern please liaise with our front of house staff or e-mail enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk and we will be happy to work with you to make your visit as enjoyable as possible.

Arbury Carnival
2022-06-11 12:00 - 17:00 | Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2LD, United Kingdom
Join us at the Arbury Carnival!
The Museum of Cambridge will be at the Arbury Carnival!
We are very excited to be at the Carnival this year. Come and find us! We will have a nice big banner so we should be easy to spot. There will be activities for young and old alike and the chance to get really up close and personal with some of our amazing artefacts!
The fun will be suitable for all ages and abilities. No skills or expertise are required – only enthusiasm.
There is no requirement to book, please turn up and say hello to a member of our enthusiastic team. We can’t wait to meet you. We would love to hear about your experiences and memories of Arbury and the Carnival.
This project is made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Little Feet, Big Impressions
2022-07-14 10:00 - 11:30 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Engage in these free, fun and interactive sessions for your 1-5 year old.
This session will be a fun archaeological dig! See what you and your little one will discover!
Sessions will welcome the making of connections and community. A chance to meet chat, make friends and entertain your small people.
Refreshments will be provided. Changing facilities available.
Smaller siblings also welcome to attend.

Summer with the Museums
2022-07-24 - 2022-08-29 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
We are as excited as ever to be joining the University of Cambridge Museums for Summer with the Museums! If you’re looking for FREE activities, workshops and things to do, we’ll have it for you this summer!

We have a whole host of FREE events for families of all ages.
At the Museum: Little Feet, Big Impressions (0-5 year olds and their carers)
This summer connect with your community through active stay and play sessions at the Museum of Cambridge. You and your little will explore archaeology, medicine and music through hands on toys and games.
With dates through the summer there is lots to explore. Suitable for children aged 0-5 and their carers.
More information and booking is on our website: https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/event/littlefeetbigimpressions2807/

At the Museum: Time Capsules (Families of all ages and young people)
We’ve a whole host of onsite activities for families and young people to help you get creative over the summer period!

My Buried Treasure: Investigate time capsules from the past and make your very own treasure box in which to store your message for the future! Suitable for families of all ages.
My Technicolour Self : What if people could see the true you in all of its brilliance and not just the face you show to the outside world? Suitable for people aged 13-17.
Our Space: We will help you to construct your own mini world of memories by crafting a time-capsule room from your home in a shoe-box! We can’t wait to see and hear about the best things your family did together during lockdown and make a record you can look back on in years to come! Suitable to families of all ages.

More information and booking is on our website: https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/events/

At the Museum: Willoughby’s Wonders (Families of all ages)
Pop along to the Museum and enjoy our NEW trail for families of all ages. You’ll get the chance to delve into our collection to learn all about the history of Cambridge and its people.
No booking required, just come along – the trail is included with your entry to the Museum.
Information about visiting the Museum is available on our website: https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/visit/

At Home: Museum of a Shelf (Families of all ages)
Museums display objects together to tell a story about a time, place, person, or event. At the Museum of Cambridge, we want to see what objects tell your story in your own home.
Make a museum on a shelf by following some instructions and creating a museum label. Then share pictures of your #MuseumonaShelf with the Museum of Cambridge.
Download a PDF instruction sheet and get started telling your story.

Little Feet, Big Impressions
2022-07-28 10:00 - 11:30 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Engage in these free, fun and interactive sessions for your 1-5 year old.
This session will be all about ‘Music through Time’! Talent not required but enthusiasm appreciated!
Sessions will welcome the making of connections and community. A chance to meet chat, make friends and entertain your small people.
Refreshments will be provided. Changing facilities available.
Smaller siblings also welcome to attend.

Our Space - Family Activity
2022-08-05 11:00 - 13:00, 2022-08-06 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-08-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Calling all families with children aged 5-10!
Come and join us at the Museum of Cambridge for an exciting art workshop this August!
As part of the Remembering Covid-19: Time Capsule Project, we will help you to construct your own mini world of memories by crafting a time-capsule room from your home in a shoe-box! We can’t wait to see and hear about the best things your family did together during lockdown and make a record you can look back on in years to come.
Help us to keep everyone safe by taking a lateral flow test before arriving at the event, and not attending if you feel unwell. In order to run a safe event and not disappoint anyone once spaces are full, booking is essential and you can reserve your free places here using Eventbrite, or should you prefer, do feel free to email us directly: sarah.hutton@museumofcambridge.org.uk.
Workshops are running on multiple dates across August.
Please note that photographs will be taken throughout the session, and images taken will be used to promote further Museum events, as well as in funding reports. If you do not wish you or your family’s photograph to be taken, please make sure to let us know ahead of time.
Booking is via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-space-family-activity-tickets-385817088297
A big thank you to the funding provided by the Vaccine Access Grant and Cambridge City Council to run these exciting workshops.

My Technicolour Self - Young People's Activity (13-17 year olds)
2022-08-05 14:30 - 16:30 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Flip the idea of the selfie on its head! What if people could see the true you in all of its brilliance and not just the face you show to the outside world?
Explore and represent yourself and your feelings during lockdown using colour, texture and form, creating a time-capsule memory with our fabulous and fun art workshop! No previous art experience necessary!
Help us to keep everyone safe by taking a lateral flow test before arriving at the event, and not attending if you feel unwell. In order to run a safe event and not disappoint anyone once spaces are full, booking is essential and you can reserve your free place here using Eventbrite, or should you prefer, do feel free to email us directly: sarah.hutton@museumofcambridge.org.uk.
Workshops are running every Friday across August.
Please note that photographs will be taken throughout the session, and images taken will be used to promote further Museum events, as well as in funding reports. If you do not wish your family’s photograph to be taken, please make sure to let us know ahead of time.
Booking is via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-technicolour-self-young-peoples-event-aged-13-17-tickets-386021479637
A big thank you to the funding provided by the Vaccine Access Grant and Cambridge City Council to run these exciting workshops.

Telling Our Tales - Storytelling Workshop
2022-08-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Calling the folk of Cambridge aged 18-100 – we need your voice! Come and join us at the Museum of Cambridge to help to build our city’s story of lockdown experiences for the Time Capsule Project
The ability to engage others by telling stories has been a significant way of communicating messages through time and across cultures. Unlock your inner storyteller and share your stories and experiences in this supportive workshop. Learn the skills of storytelling and build your confidence to tell your tale to others, whilst having a lot of fun!
Help us to keep everyone safe by taking a lateral flow test before arriving at the event, and not attending if you feel unwell. In order to run a safe event and not disappoint anyone once spaces are full, booking is essential and you can reserve your free places here using Eventbrite, or should you prefer, do feel free to email us directly: sarah.hutton@museumofcambridge.org.uk.
Workshops are running on multiple dates across August.
Please note that photographs will be taken throughout the session, and images taken will be used to promote further Museum events, as well as in funding reports. If you do not wish your photograph to be taken, please make sure to let us know ahead of time. Audio recordings of the story we make together will be made for the time capsule.
Booking is via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/telling-our-tales-storytelling-workshop-tickets-386256502597
A big thank you to the funding provided by the Vaccine Access Grant and Cambridge City Council to run these exciting workshops.

Hidden Cambridge Tour August
2022-08-07 10:30 - 12:00 | Cambridgeshire
Take another look at Cambridge with a 90 minute Hidden Cambridge Walking Tour.
Enjoy a tour of the lesser-know Castle area of Cambridge. Discover some of the hidden nooks and crannies you’ve never noticed before!
Hear stories of beer, brothels and boatmen, and where Nobel prizes jostle with rugby players and mustard factories.
Your tour will be led by a qualified guide, and the ticket price includes a free entry to the Museum of Cambridge within a month of the tour. All proceeds of the tours are donated to support museum.
Tickets are £15. Tours start at 10:30 from the Round Church in Cambridge.
Booking is essential, follow the Eventbrite link to book: 90 minute Hidden Cambridge walking tour Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
