Little Feet, Big Impressions - Holiday Happiness
2022-12-01 10:00 - 11:30, 2022-12-15 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Free, fun and interactive sessions for your 1-5 year old.
This session will be all about childhood! Games and interactive toys a plenty
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.
Parents, childminders and carers welcome!
Smaller siblings also welcome to attend.
Book free tickets now (Link to website below) for yourself and your children!

Festive Wreath Making with What the Fleur
2022-12-01 18:30 - 21:30, 2022-12-06 18:30 - 21:30 | Cambridgeshire
The Museum of Cambridge is very happy to be hosting the wonderful Julia, owner of What the Fleur florist on Bridge Street in Cambridge City centre. In this workshop you’ll learn how to make a traditional moss-based wreath, all from scratch, using gorgeous seasonal foliage with an abundance of beautiful festive materials. Decorate with dried fruit, cinnamon sticks, feathers, pinecones, ribbons and a little sparkle!
Julia brings a beautiful and energetic style to all her arrangements and will help you share your own personality in your wreath. Relax and enjoy while also in the atmospheric setting of the Museum of Cambridge.
All materials are provided. Full step by step guidance will be given so all abilities welcome.
Pop along for a glass of mulled wine, mince pies and take part in an activity filled with festive floral fun!
Dates and Times:
Thursday 1st December 6:30-9:30 pm
Sunday 4th December 2-5pm
Tuesday 6th December 6:30-9:30pm
Location: The Enid Porter Room, the Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, CB3 0AQ.
Tickets are £68 per person, and include mulled wine, festive nibbles and all the materials, foliage and decorations needed to create your wreath.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite:
Christmas Door Wreath Workshop with What the Fleur Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

Hidden Cambridge Tour December
2022-12-04 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

Christmas Wreath Making with What the Fleur
2022-12-04 14:00 - 17:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom

Festive Folktales and more!
2022-12-10 10:00 - 12:30 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Come one, come all to our Festive Folktales and more!

Enjoy some seasonal arts and crafts before being swept away into Chips storytelling with Festive Folktales!
First (for 1 hour) – We have card making, a Decoration Creation Station and Christmas collaging in our Arts and Crafts session
There is then a half hour break – this is a great chance to have a look around the Museum of Cambridge, we have Children’s trails suitable for all ages and Children’s’ tickets are FREE! (available on site).
Second (for 1 hour) – Chip from EpicTales enchants with his folktale storytelling!
Family friendly and suitable for all ages.
To get your free tickets click the link below!

Festive Folktales and more!
2022-12-10 13:30 - 16:00 | Cambridgeshire

Christmas Table Decoration Workshop- Cancelled
2022-12-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Cambridgeshire
We have decided to cancel this event, keep checking our events calendar for events in 2023.

Based on the popularity of Julia’s Wreath Making workshops earlier in December, join us at the Museum of Cambridge to create a handmade Christmas table decoration with season festive foliage from What the Fleur.
Learn how to make a Christmas table decoration from scratch, using gorgeous seasonal foliage, long lasting flowers and beautiful festive materials to decorate with. Arrangements are provided with a candle to bring that festive glow! This class is close to Christmas day so arrangements can be used as the centrepiece for your Christmas dinner table or gift your creation as a very special handmade Christmas present.
All materials are provided. Full step by step guidance will be given so all abilities welcome!
Tickets are £65 a person and include all the materials needed to create your decoration and festive drinks and nibbles.
Join us Tuesday 20th of December, 6:30-9pm just in time to bring home your decoration for Christmas.
Book your ticket on Eventbrite: Christmas table decoration workshop with What the Fleur Tickets, Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite

Festive Folktales and more!
2022-12-17 10:00 - 12:30 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Come one, come all to our Festive folktales and more!
Enjoy seasonal arts and crafts before being swept away in to Chips storytelling with Festive Folktales!
First (for 1 hour) – We have card making, decoration creation station and Christmas collaging in our Arts and crafts session
There is then a half hour break – this is a great chance to have a look around the Museum of Cambridge, we have Children’s trails suitable for all ages and Children’s’ tickets are FREE! (available on site).
Second (for 1 hour) – Chip from EpicTales enchants with his folktale storytelling!
Family friendly and suitable for all ages.
To get your tickets click the link below!

Festive Folktales and more!
2022-12-17 13:30 - 16:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Come one, come all to our Festive folktales and more!
Enjoy seasonal arts and crafts before being swept away into Chips storytelling with Festive Folktales!
First (for 1 hour) – We have card making, decoration creation station and Christmas collaging in our Arts and crafts session
There is then a half hour break – this is a great chance to have a look around the Museum of Cambridge, we have Children’s trails suitable for all ages and Children’s’ tickets are FREE! (available on site).
Second (for 1 hour) – Chip from EpicTales enchants with his folktale storytelling!
Family friendly and suitable for all ages
To get your tickets click the link below!

Little Feet, Big Impressions
2023-01-06 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-01-19 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-02-02 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-02-23 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.
Sessions will welcome the making of connections and community. A chance to meet chat, make friends and entertain your small people.
Tea, Coffee and Biscuits will be provided! Changing facilities available.
Siblings also welcome to attend.

My Mini Museum - Pop Up At Cambridge Central Library
2023-01-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-01-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-02-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Cambridge Central Library, 7 Lion Yard, Cambridge, CB2 3QD
Join us at Cambridge Central Library to learn more about My Mini Museum and pick up a pack to take home.
We’re calling the residents of Cambridgeshire to celebrate the place they call home – in miniature!
We’re keen to find out what people love about Cambridgeshire’s past, present and future. A new project, Connecting Cambridgeshire: My Mini Museum, gives Cambridgeshire residents of all ages the chance to express what living in the county means to them.
Participants will have the chance to make mini exhibits of their own to showcase the objects, stories and places which best show what makes Cambridgeshire such a special place.
There’s lots of different ways to get involved – find out more on our dedicated My Mini Museum page.
Pop Up At Cambridge Central Library
Join us at our stall at Cambridge Central Library to find out everything you need to know about making your own mini museum. You’ll have the chance to chat to museum staff and volunteers, and pick up your very own FREE pack to take home.
There’s no need to book – just come along!
The library is located in Lion Yard, which is just a couple of minutes on foot from the main bus stops in the centre of Cambridge. The site is accessible to wheelchair users via a lift. You can find out more about the library here.
If you have any questions or would like to chat through any accessibility requirements, please don’t hesitate to email us at enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk. or call 01223 355159 and ask for Annie.
There will be photography at this event – if you’d like to opt out of photography, just let us know.
This project is completely free to all participants. However, if you would like to make a donation to support the work of the Museum, we would be very grateful. Your generosity will support us to run even more special events for the local community. Donations can be made online or by cheque. Thank you!

My Mini Museum - Pop Up At Cambridge Market
2023-01-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-01-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-02-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Market Square, Cambridge, Market Hill, Cambridge, CB1 0SS
Join us at Cambridge market to learn more about My Mini Museum and pick up a pack to take home.
We’re calling the residents of Cambridgeshire to celebrate the place they call home – in miniature!
We’re keen to find out what people love about Cambridgeshire’s past, present and future. A new project, Connecting Cambridgeshire: My Mini Museum, gives Cambridgeshire residents of all ages the chance to express what living in the county means to them.
Participants will have the chance to make mini exhibits of their own to showcase the objects, stories and places which best show what makes Cambridgeshire such a special place.
There’s lots of different ways to get involved – find out more on our dedicated My Mini Museum page.
Pop Up At Cambridge Market
Join us at our stall at Cambridge Market Square to find out everything you need to know about making your own mini museum. You’ll have the chance to chat to museum staff and volunteers, and pick up your very own FREE pack to take home.
There’s no need to book – just come along!
If you have any questions or would like to chat through any accessibility requirements, please don’t hesitate to email us at enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk. or call 01223 355159 and ask for Annie.
There will be photography at this event – if you’d like to opt out of photography, just let us know.
This project is completely free to all participants. However, if you would like to make a donation to support the work of the Museum, we would be very grateful. Your generosity will support us to run even more special events for the local community. Donations can be made online or by cheque. Thank you!

The Bootlegging Waiter: A Story of Celebrity, Class, and Creativity in the 1930s with Dr. David Cowan
2023-01-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Join us for an evening with the Cambridge historian Dr. David Cowan.
‘The Bootlegging Waiter: A Story of Celebrity, Class, and Creativity in the 1930s’
Arthur Henry Timmins, a waiter born in Southampton in 1907, burst into the pages of British newspapers in the late 1930s as the author of an autobiography and, soon after, a novel. A literary celebrity in the era before television, his works drew on his experiences serving customers in British hotels, cruise ship restaurants across the Atlantic, and illicit bars in Prohibition-era America. Dealing with still-resonant questions around tips and labour, Timmins’s writings drew attention to the exploitative conditions of service staff in the wake of the Great Depression. But it was a chance encounter in a restaurant with a customer that gave Timmins the confidence – and the opportunity – to break into London’s literary world.
About Dr. David Cowan
Dr. David Cowan teaches modern British history at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He is a prize-winning historian of twentieth-century Britain. David’s recent article, ‘Nostalgia, Community, and Late Twentieth Century Television’ is available online and is free to access.
All of your donations towards this event will support the Museum. Thank you in advance for your kind generosity!
If you have any accessibility requirements for this event, please don’t hesitate to email us at enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk. or call 01223 355159 and ask for Annie.
There will be photography at this event – if you’d like to opt out of photography, just add a note to your booking and let us know on the night.
Booking is via Eventbrite. Or, just give us a call on 01223 355159 and we can pop the booking through for you over the phone.
You can join us in person at the Museum, or sign up for a digital stream via Zoom (all you’ll need is a phone or laptop, the Zoom app, and an internet connection).
All tickets are available on a ‘Donate As You Feel’ basis – please give generously as every penny of the proceeds goes towards supporting the Museum and its collections.

My Mini Museum Makers - Workshop for Families
2023-02-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-02-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-02-14 13:30 - 15:30, 2023-02-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Join us for a family-friendly workshop and get crafting your very own Mini Museum!
We’re calling the residents of Cambridgeshire to celebrate the place they call home – in miniature!
Come and join us at the Museum of Cambridge to help us make a brilliant exhibition together about what you love the most about Cambridgeshire today: its people, its places and its stories.
Can you help us build a Mini Museum exhibit all about you?
Suitable for children aged 6 and above and their families.
Booking is essential and you can reserve your free places using the Eventbrite link below, or should you prefer, do feel free to email us directly: sarah.hutton@museumofcambridge.org.uk.
For more information about the My Mini Museum project, take a look at our website here.
The Museum of Cambridge is very centrally located, just ten-fifteen minutes walk from the main bus stops in Cambridge city centre. Find out more about how to get here by train, bike, bus, car or on foot on our website.
You can also read about our accessibility information on our website. If you’d like to chat through any accessibility requirements, don’t hesitate to give us a call on 01223 355159 or email sarah.hutton@museumofcambridge.org.uk.
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.
A big thank you to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Cambridge City Council for making this project possible.
This project is completely free to all participants. However, if you would like to make a donation to support the work of the Museum, we would be very grateful. Your generosity will support us to run even more special events for the local community. Donations can be made online or by cheque. Thank you!

Be My Valentine!
2023-02-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Tired of sitting around waiting for a Valentine’s card from a suitable admirer? Take matters into your own hands and join us for an evening of loved-up crafting fun!
Make a Valentine’s gift for that special place that will always be there for you – Cambridgeshire!
Come and make a My Mini Museum exhibit all about the things you love most about the place where you live. Have a glass of wine, investigate what people in the past have found special about this place and get making something a little bit amazing!
Come alone or with a friend, bring your anti-Valentine sensibilities or even a date you’d like to impress – everyone from 18 to 108 is very welcome! No crafting experience is required, just a sense of fun!
Better yet, this event is completely free!
For more information about the My Mini Museum project, please take a look at our website here.
A big thank you to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Cambridge City Council for making this project possible.
This event is completely free to all participants. However, if you would like to make a donation to support the work of the Museum, we would be very grateful. Your generosity will support us to run even more special events for the local community. Donations can be made online or by cheque. Thank you!

Dusk Discoverers!
2023-02-16 16:00 - 19:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
New! Dusk Discoverers trail
Book your free place on the trail now!
Come and discover the Museum of Cambridge after dark!
Watch our collection come alive under the moonlight, Discover our 300 year old building. Insights in to the lives and living of people in Cambridge
Come along to the Museum of Cambridge between 4pm-7pm to discover more.
Bring along the whole family!
Children are free, adults normal admission applies (£6 at the desk)
Suitable for all ages!

Tricks and Trails - Storytelling, Arts and Crafts
2023-02-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Come along to a FREE storytelling, arts and crafts adventure!

Chip will take your imagination by storm in a fun interactive storytelling session featuring tricks and games from around Cambridge!

Make your own tricks to try out with your friends and families in our arts and crafts session!

Suitable for all ages.

Click the link to reserve your free space!

Preserving the Past- Archiving Cambridge
2023-02-24 10:30 - 12:30 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Join us at the Museum of Cambridge to find out more about the work of archivists and curators. Explore some of our collection and find out how the documents and objects museums and archives preserve, help us to tell the story of our shared past.
This two-hour introductory workshop for adults will give lots of opportunities to investigate items from our collection, discuss the challenges of preserving and sharing the past, and provide an opportunity to get arty by making Mini Museums of our own.
For more information about the My Mini Museum project, please take a look at our website here.
A big thank you to Cambridge City Council for making this project promoting wellbeing and support for good mental health possible.
This project is completely free to all participants. However, if you would like to make a donation to support the work of the Museum, we would be very grateful. Your generosity will support us to run even more special events for the local community. Donations can be made online or by cheque. Thank you!
