A small museum, with a big story to share
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University? Explore Cambridge’s evolution with the Museum of Cambridge. Discover the stories that shaped one of the world’s most famous cities on our Cambridge in
Join us for our programme of FREE storytelling and activities every two weeks for families with children aged 1-5.
Be welcomed into the Museum’s purpose-built event space, the Enid Porter Room, with complementary tea and coffee, before entering our 16th-century building to explore the objects on display with some storytelling.
Then return to the Enid Porter Room for a sensory activity related to the story you heard.
In the summer of 1942, Farm Hall in Godmanchester was requisitioned by the RAF and became Station 61b, part of the Special Intelligence Service. Over the next three years, agents from almost every occupied country passed through the Hall on
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University? Explore Cambridge’s evolution with the Museum of Cambridge. Discover the stories that shaped one of the world’s most famous cities on our Cambridge in
Join us for our programme of FREE storytelling and activities every two weeks for families with children aged 1-5.
Be welcomed into the Museum’s purpose-built event space, the Enid Porter Room, with complementary tea and coffee, before entering our 16th-century building to explore the objects on display with some storytelling.
Then return to the Enid Porter Room for a sensory activity related to the story you heard.
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University? Explore Cambridge’s evolution with the Museum of Cambridge. Discover the stories that shaped one of the world’s most famous cities on our Cambridge in
Discover the world of writing historical fiction with Susan Grossey, local author of the Cambridge Hardiman Mysteries! Writer Susan Grossey has published ten historical crime novels, all set in the 1820s and with justice, policing and finance at their heart.
We’re lighting up the past this February Half Term at the Museum of Cambridge, with trails and crafts relating to the Magic Lantern. Magic lanterns were an early type of image projector – the ancestor of film projectors used today
Want to hear about the history of Cambridge beyond just the history of the University? Explore Cambridge’s evolution with the Museum of Cambridge. Discover the stories that shaped one of the world’s most famous cities on our Cambridge in
Light up the past at the Museum of Cambridge with special Magic Lantern displays! Make your own lantern slide in our drop-in craft session. At this FREE drop-in craft session for children aged 5 and over, come along and