The Museum of Cambridge

Activity: More Tales from the Fens, a Storytelling and Puppet Making Workshop for Children
2018-05-12 15:15 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
How were the Gogmagog hills created? Just why is the rest of Cambridge so flat?
Cambridgeshire has a rich history of folktales and storytelling and there are many fascinating tales about the area.
You can find out about the place in which we live in More Tales from the Fens, a follow-up to our Heroines, Highwayman and Hereward the Wake: Tales from the Fens workshop, which ran over Easter. Puppet maker Heather Colbert will tell some lesser known tales from Fenland folklore and you will help her by making simple rod puppets with which to perform these stories in our very own Museum puppet theatre.
We will be recording More Tales from the Fens and sharing it on our website for others to enjoy.
More Tales from the Fens is suitable for children aged 7-15. Materials will be provided. Tickets are free, but you must book so that we can manage attendance.
This activity is part of Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Workshop: What Women Want - Banner-Making to Commemorate Women's Campaigns (second session)
2018-05-12 12:00 - 15:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Would you like to be involved in a banner-making project that celebrates women’s campaigns past and present?
Whether you are interested in women’s history or the design and production of suffrage banners, are involved in current campaigns, have a campaigning story to share or would just like to in find out more over a mug of tea or coffee with us…
Artists Cathy Dunbar and Hilary Cox Condron will be on hand to develop designs, gather stories and discuss how you can get involved in this exciting project – creating, exhibiting and marching with banners to tell our stories.
Drop in to the Enid Porter Room at any time between 11:00am and 2:00pm on Saturday 12 May.
This workshop is part of the Cam Vote 100 and Capturing Cambridge projects and funded by Cambridge City Council

Activity: Puppet Making for Adults
2018-05-11 14:00 - 17:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Everyone is interested in puppet-making
Our recent workshop for children Heroines, Highwayman and Hereward the Wake: Tales from the Fens generated a huge amount of interest from adults as well as children. Lots of people wanted to get involved, so how could we refuse?
Join stop-motion animator and puppet-maker Heather Colbert for our latest workshop, which will explore polymer clay sculpting techniques, to create a Bunraku-style puppet as part of our ongoing Tracing Traditions project at the Museum.
No prior experience is needed and we will provide the raw materials, although you may want to bring along your own as well to make your puppet’s costume truly unique.
Tickets are free, but you must book so that we can manage attendance.
This activity is part of Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Exhibition: A Loyal Toast
2018-05-05 11:30 - 2018-06-01 18:00 | Dining Parlour, The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
From a simple ceremony in a village church to the pomp and circumstance of royal nuptials, weddings are rarely sedate affairs
Did you know that the town of Cambridge celebrated the marriage of Prince George, Duke of York, and Mary of Tek on 6 July 1893 with a day long programme of games, concerts, fireworks and a tea for a thousand of the aged poor on Parker’s Piece?
There is no doubt that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s nuptials on Saturday 19 May will inspire much of the same joy and happiness, and we are getting involved. A Loyal Toast explores the many customs associated with marriage in Cambridgeshire and celebrates the big day with a display of commemorative objects from past royal weddings – including some surprises!
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We will only keep your contact details in order to follow up on your submission to Tracing Traditions and A Loyal Toast, otherwise we will delete them at the end of the exhibition on 3 June 2018. We won’t share them with anyone else and will anonymise your story before adding it to our archives.
This exhibition is part of Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Talk: From Football to Cricket - the Development of Sport in Cambridge
2018-04-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
No one can doubt the impact that the University of Cambridge has had on so many facets of our city and our lives, but few people realise that this includes many sports and games. Even fewer know of the influential role played by the town as well as the gown.
Nigel Fenner will explore the mid-nineteenth century history of sport in the city, when the rules of modern-day football were first codified, the Cambridgeshire county cricket team was one of the strongest in the country and local tobacconist and right-arm fast bowler Francis Phillips Fenner was establishing the cricket ground that still carries his name.
Descended from Francis Phillips Fenner, Nigel played fly-half to Gareth Edwards in an Old Boys Rugby Match at his school. While studying at the University of Cambridge he represented Downing College at rugby, cricket, tennis, squash and rowing, for which he won his oar at the May Bumps. He also played football for the University and secured his ‘Blue’ in a game against the University of Oxford at Wembley Stadium. Nigel played for Arsenal Youth and, for four years, was the pre-season fitness trainer to Ian Botham and the Somerset County Cricket Club squad.
He runs Cambridge Sports Tours.

This talk is part of Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Workshop: What Women Want - Banner-Making to Commemorate Women's Campaigns
2018-04-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Would you like to be involved in a banner-making project that celebrates women’s campaigns past and present?
Whether you are interested in women’s history, have a story of campaigning to share, are interested in the design and production of suffrage banners, are involved in current campaigns or would just like to in find out more over a cuppa with us…
Artists Cathy Dunbar and Hilary Cox Condron will be on hand to develop designs, gather stories and discuss how you can get involved in this exciting project – creating, exhibiting and marching with banners to tell our stories.
Drop in to the Enid Porter Room at any time between 11:00am and 2:00pm on Saturday 21 April.
This workshop is part of the Cam Vote 100 and Capturing Cambridge projects and funded by Cambridge City Council

Activity: Heroines, Highwaymen and Hereward the Wake: Tales from the Fens
2018-04-13 14:00 - 17:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Did you know that Cambridgeshire had its own Robin Hood?
Inspiration for the quintessential English hero is said to come from Hereward the Wake, a rebellious and somewhat frightful man who roamed the Fens and rallied the people to oppose William the Conqueror during the 11th century.
Hereward became a local hero. Many incredible and often farfetched tales were told about him for hundreds of years after his death. The alehouses and inns of the county were filled with songs of his adventures.
While he is not forgotten today, like many other such heroes his story has faded from popular culture.
Heroines, Highwaymen and Hereward the Wake: Tales from the Fens is a craft and storytelling workshop led by puppet maker and animator Heather Colbert.
Join us and help to recount the tales of extraordinary local personalities using puppets that you will make during the session. We will be recording the performance and sharing it on our website for others to learn about these legendary characters.
Heroines, Highwaymen and Hereward the Wake: Tales from the Fens is suitable for children aged 7-15. Materials will be provided.
Tickets are free, but you must book so that we can manage attendance.
This activity is part of Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Exhibition: Mary Charlotte Greene - Streets, Inns, Yards and Courts of Cambridge, 1894 - 1950
2018-03-30 - 2018-04-30 | Dining Parlour, The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
We are pleased to announce that we are extending the exhibition for a further fortnight
“Cambridge had called me to it and I love the place”
Born in 1860 in Takeley, Essex, Mary Charlotte Greene had a passion for painting from a young age. She studied at the Colarossi Academy in Paris, while staying with her sister Helen, before training at the Royal Academy in London.
Her initial dismay at a family decision to live in Harston, Cambridgeshire, grew into a love of the village, the surrounding countryside and the nearby town of Cambridge. Working from a studio in a side road off St Andrew’s Street, she became a prominent member of the Cambridge Drawing Society and served as its President from 1926-29.
Her early work captures many of the streetscapes, buildings, inns, yards, and courts of Cambridge that were demolished during the growth and modernisation of the town in the early part of the last century.
Read more about Mary Charlotte Greene and how she influenced the artist and wood engraver Gwen Raverat on our blog pages for April.
Join us in the Dining Parlour at our Museum from 30 March to view drawings, watercolours, oil paintings and prints from our Mary Charlotte Greene Collection and explore her unique record of the history and development of our city.

This exhibition is part of Capturing Cambridge, a project funded by Cambridge City Council.

Exhibition: All in a Cave of Snow - the Strange Tale of Elizabeth Woodcock
2018-03-27 11:30 - 2018-05-06 17:30 | Fens and Fenland Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2/3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
If your curiosity is piqued by the extraordinary, then we have quite a tale to tell you
Come visit and discover more about the remarkable Elizabeth Woodcock, a resident of the village of Impington who survived for nearly eight days in a cave of snow after a fall from her horse on a tempestuous evening in February 1799.
Based around contemporary accounts, our exhibition uses objects from our own collection to illustrate Elizabeth’s tremendous fortitude, as she struggled to survive in her icy cavern with just an almanac, a snuff box, a nutcracker, a red handkerchief and a shoe. We will also explore the obsolete and rather alarming medicinal treatments that she endured after she was found.
Her amazing survival story spread across the county and then countrywide and many flocked to her with gifts that included bountiful amounts of liquor. Such generous quantities of alcohol – both from well-wishers and from doctors – may well have accelerated her declining health and caused her death just five months later in July.
Perhaps it might be said that Elizabeth died as a result of kindness…
Visit our blog and discover the link between Elizabeth, a common item of clothing and a famous nursery rhyme.
This exhibition is part of Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Talk: Safeguards Against Witchcraft - Local Protective Practices
2018-03-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Dining Parlour, The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Expanding the narrative of our current exhibition Safeguards Against Witchcraft, this session will explore more stories of the protective practices used by the people of Cambridge and Cambridgeshire
Witches, warlocks and magic were once a part of everyday life, provoking fear and trepidation throughout the late Medieval and Early Modern periods.
So great was the perceived threat that practising witchcraft became a capital offence in Great Britain during the sixteenth century. Suspicion gripped the people of East Anglia and witch-hunts and the brutal trials of local women, as well as their families, became commonplace.
Alice Samuel, a resident of the village of Warboys, became national news when Lady Cromwell fell ill and subsequently died after meeting her, confirming the locals’ suspicions of witchcraft. Alice and her family were taken to trial and hanged in Huntingdon.
While the violence arising from the witch mania that consumed the country is well known, the steps taken by individuals to protect their homes, their kin and themselves are often overlooked. There was so much that could be done to stop a witch from causing harm and all that was needed was a single, worn shoe…
Join us in the Dining Parlour at our Museum on Monday 19 March to learn more
This talk is part of Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Activity: Raptor Day at the Museum
2018-03-17 12:00 - 15:00 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Ever seen a peregrine falcon or a tawny owl up close?
Well now is your chance, because we have invited some of these magnificent birds, along with their keepers, to visit the Museum for the afternoon.
Raptors are predatory birds that hunt and feed on rodents and other small animals. For centuries, some species were used as hunting birds because of their keen vision, powerful talons and sharp beaks. Others were regarded as a threat or a menace. Join us as members of the Raptor Foundation talk about their birds in real life and in local folklore and find out which of the raptor family was once commonly thought to be a witch in disguise!
We know that this will be an eagerly anticipated event, so we are running three 50-minute session during the afternoon, in order to accommodate as many visitors as possible. You can reserve free places for a session below.
Please do not book for multiple sessions. we want as many visitors as possible to be able to take part. If you do, we reserve the right to cancel all your bookings.
The Raptor Foundation is a local organisation based near Huntingdon that exists to protect, rescue and rehabilitate hawks, falcons, owls and other raptors. You can experience a variety of birds up close at their sanctuary and even fly some during daily flight displays. The Foundation runs regular talks and hands-on sessions that include other residents including snakes, reptiles and meerkats.More information is available from the Raptor Foundation website.

This activity is part of Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Talk: Bags of Yarn
2018-03-10 14:30 - 16:30 | Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Discover the joys of creating beautiful and practical things from recycled materials
Cambridge textile artist Jenny Langley will explore how working with recycled materials feeds her creativity and inspires her to try new and different ideas.
“It lead me to a deep appreciation of all the good things that I have in my life, so I’m much happier with my lot than I used to be. No more striving to get what I haven’t got, as ”ve already got great riches. I now treat everything as precious, and I feel that that’s a really good way to look at the world.”
Jenny will tell us the story of how she came to work with recycled materials, her techniques and what you will need to start to creating your very own things. She will also bring some fabrics to share with those who are eager to get start immediately.
You can find more of Jenny’s work at Art Textiles
We’ll be collecting your thoughts and ideas about recycling and how to make the best of pre-own materials as part of our Capturing Cambridge project

Talk and Walking Tours: Discovering Cambridge
2018-02-21 - 2018-03-29 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
We have sold all of the tickets for Discovering Cambridge.

Workshop: Make Your Own Valentine's Love Token
2018-02-14 13:00 - 16:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Join us on Wednesday 14 February for St. Valentine’s Day and make your very own love token for the person most dear to your heart
We will be making cards, origami hearts and decorating sweetheart pincushions during the afternoon. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to decipher the bobbin inscriptions to be found on lacemakers’ bobbins and even make up your own.
Everyone is invited and people of all ages are welcome. There’s no need to book ahead, just drop in on the day.
We will be asking for a donation to help to cover the cost of materials for the makes. The usual admission charges will apply to get into the Museum. Don’t forget to visit our special exhibition Accept My Love: a Display of Courtship Tokens for St. Valentine’s Day
This workshop is supported by Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Twilight at the Museum: Can You Keep a Secret?
2018-02-13 16:00 - 19:00 | Cambridgeshire
[Both sessions of Can You Keep a Secret are fully booked and we are operating waiting lists – sorry]
It may be a simple one. It may not… But, can you keep a secret? Join us for a pop-up twilight event, as our friends from Cambridge Museum of Technology take over our Museum for the night.
Have a go at deciphering some fiendish codes and design your own devilishly difficult cypher.
Can you Keep a Secret? is part of Twilight at the Museums 2018 and entry to the event is free

Workshop: Make Your Own Love Token
2018-02-10 13:00 - 15:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Join us on Saturday and make your very own love token for the person most dear to your heart
We will be making cards, origami hearts and decorating sweetheart pincushions during the afternoon. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to decipher the bobbin inscriptions to be found on lacemakers’ bobbins and even make up your own.
Everyone is invited and people of all ages are welcome. There’s no need to book ahead, just drop in on the day.
We will be asking for a donation to help to cover the cost of materials for the makes. The usual admission charges will apply to get into the Museum. Don’t forget to visit our special exhibition Accept My Love: a Display of Courtship Tokens for St. Valentine’s Day
This workshop is supported by Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Exhibition: Accept My Love: a Display of Courtship Tokens for St. Valentine's Day
2018-02-10 11:00 - 2018-02-23 16:30 | Fens and Fenland Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2/3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Before the advent of St. Valentine’s Day cards, expressions of love in the Fenland villages came in sweet but rather unusual guises
Young men would make tokens of affection from local plants and flowers, tie them with a true-lovers’ knot and then give them to a sweetheart as a proposal of marriage – often without the exchange of a single word. Others might consult with a local wise woman and obtain love potions made with dragon’s blood… And, if such overtures were ignored, there were also rituals performed in the light of a full moon that could win a person the attention they desire.
Many courtship practices have been forgotten or superseded by greetings cards and other modern contrivances, but you can learn about some of them in our special Valentine’s Day Exhibition, hosted in our Fens and Fenland Room
This exhibition is part of Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Exhibition: Safeguards Against Witchcraft
2018-02-10 10:30 - 2018-03-25 17:30 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
We have extended Safeguards Against Witchcraft until Sunday 25 March 2018, to take account of our temporary closure for spring cleaning during the month of January
For centuries, builders and homeowners secreted spiritual middens, such as shoes, bones and witch bottles, in the walls, fireplaces and under the floors in order to protect their property, their kin and themselves from the forces of witchcraft.
Using some rarely displayed objects from our own collection, we are exploring the customs and traditions that guarded Cambridgeshire homes against evil intent. We are also collecting your stories about any finds that you may have made during renovations and building work, in order to further our understanding of local traditions in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire.
What should you do if a witch tries to enter your house? Read our blog to find out more
This exhibition is part of Tracing Traditions, a project funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund and delivered by the Museums Association

Ghost Hunt with Ghost Hunt UK
2018-01-27 20:00 - 2018-01-28 02:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Whose restless spirits roam our corridors and rooms after darkness falls…?
Over hundreds of years, we must have gathered a ghost or two along the way. Join our friends from Ghost Hunt UK for a night of paranormal investigation and experience our Museum in a new and very different way.
The evening will include a hosted group vigil as well as a opportunity to explore the unique atmosphere of the building on your own. The Ghost Hunt UK team will provide a variety of equipment such as K2 electromotive force meters, dowsing rods, a spirit box and Ghost Ark to help you with your investigations and there will be a chance to try communicating with our etherial residents through glass work, table tipping and a spirit board.
Tickets are available from the Ghost Hunt UK booking page.
You can find out more about the supernatural happenings at our Museum from our blog.

Volunteer Muster Meeting
2018-01-05 14:00 - 16:30 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
We are preparing for a deep clean of the whole of our Museum during January, ready for us to reopen with everything spick-and-span in the second week of February 2018, and we need your assistance.
Would you like to help us as we:

Maintain the exhibition spaces;
Undertake basic conservation of the objects on display;
Tidy the courtyard;
Clean and paint the Enid Porter Room;
Clear the back offices and workspaces?

We will be working in small teams from Monday to Friday each week, with shifts from 10.30am to 1.30pm and 1.30pm to 4.30pm. On-the-job training in object-handling, object-moving and basic preservation will be provided.
If you can spare any time, we would very much appreciate your support as we undertake what may be one of the largest maintenance exercises in our eighty-one years of opening. This is your chance to make a difference and help us to secure the future of the Museum of Cambridge.
We will also be opening the Museum Shop to the public from 11:00am to 3:00pm on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday each week and need volunteers to help us. Previous sales experience in a small retail outlet would be particularly useful.
Interested? Join us in the Enid Porter Room on Friday 5 January to find out more. We will be serving coffee, tea and cake from 2:00pm.
If you can’t make it on Friday, You can also email us for details at volunteer@museumofcambridge.org.uk

Father Christmas visits the Museum!
2017-12-20 12:00 - 16:00 | Cambridgeshire
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Father Christmas takes time out from the busy run up to Christmas to visit the Museum! Join in the fun by writing a poem all about how you celebrate Christmas and send it into the Museum. Tell us what traditions and customs your family follows at this special time of the year. The winning entry will be read out by Father Christmas himself!
This is part of our Tracing Traditions project, supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, delivered by the Museums Association.

Annual General Meeting 2017
2017-12-14 19:15 - 21:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
The Board of Trustees at the Museum of Cambridge are pleased to announce the 81st Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday 14th December 2017 at 7.15pm at the Museum.
The agenda for the meeting and minutes of the previous AGM and EGM are available for download below.
If you cannot attend the meeting but would like to ask your vote by proxy then please download and fill in the reply slip and return by Tuesday 12th December. If you would like to stand as a trustee then please download the nominations form and return by Monday 11th December.

AGM 2017 Agenda
Minutes of the AGM held on 1 December 2016
Minutes of the EGM held on 28 September 2017
Nominations for appointment to the board of directors
Reply slip and proxy form

The 2016/2017 Annual report will be available shortly and will be available from this page.

Needle Felting Workshop with Annie Brown
2017-12-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Cambridgeshire
Join textile artist Annie Brown and learn how to make a beautiful needle felted landscape using natural and dyed, unspun wool. You will have the opportunity to try out various techniques and embellishments before beginning your main piece. Materials will be provided during the workshop, but you are welcome to bring any wool that you would like to include. There will be the option to buy a needle felting kit at the end of the workshop if you so wish.
Images to work from will also be provided but please feel free to bring along your own photos for inspiration.
Beginners are welcome
The cost of the workshop is £32 per person (includes materials).
Maximum class size is 12 so booking is essential.
Book your tickets through Cambridge Live
or email enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk with any questions.

Willow and Rush Christmas Decorations Workshop (Afternoon)
2017-12-02 13:00 - 15:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Join basket weaver Nadine Anderson for a workshop creating stars and hearts and other rustic decorations to grace your home and Christmas table.
Maximum 15 people per workshop
Suitable for adults and 13+
£20 per person (includes materials)
Book your tickets through Cambridge Live
or email enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk with any questions.

Willow and Rush Christmas Decorations Workshop (Morning)
2017-12-02 10:00 - 12:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom

Scandi Folded Star Christmas Workshop
2017-11-25 10:00 - 16:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Join Niki Chandler for a no sew workshop making stunning folded Christmas Scandi style stars.
Maximum class size is 15, so booking is essential. Tickets cost £40 per person
Specialist materials will be provided, please bring with you a basic sewing kit, thread and fabric if you wish for a particular colour scheme. If bringing your own fabric avoid anything too thick or anything that frays excessively. Some silk may work o.k. You can use up to 4 different fabrics per star.
Book your tickets through Cambridge Live
or email enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk with any questions

Ghost Hunt with Ghost Hunt East Anglia
2017-10-31 20:00 - 2017-11-01 00:30 | Cambridgeshire
Celebrate Halloween at the Museum with Ghost Hunt East Anglia (if you dare)! Book your ticket via their website
Find out more about the ghost hunt and spooky happenings at the museum in our blog post here.

Halloween Family Activities
2017-10-28 13:00 - 17:00 | Cambridgeshire
Share your memories and stories about Halloween for our Tracing Traditions Project – how do you celebrate this spooky time of the year? Join us for family craft activities and story telling.

Drop in Memory Cafe: Hobson's Conduit: Cambridge's Unique Watercourse
2017-10-13 15:30 - 17:30 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Do you have memories of water running through the streets as a child? Did you car ever get stuck in the runnels on Trumpington Street? Come and share your memories and stories of Hobson’s Conduit to coincide with the exhibition (and enjoy a cup of tea and a piece of cake on us)!

Evening Reception: Hobson's Conduit - Cambridge's Unique Watercourse
2017-09-29 20:00 - 22:00 | The Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0AQ, United Kingdom
Join us for the official reception of this exciting exhibition.
The trustees of Hobson’s Conduit are concerned about urban pressures on this precious water course which has graced Cambridge for over four centuries. the Conduit corridor from Nine Wells to the city centre is one of Cambridge’s surviving green lungs.
This year the trustees commenced a ten year programme to record and monitor the ecological diversity of the Conduit and its green corridor. This was launched at a public Bioblitz on 10-11 June 2017. The initial findings of the Hobson Conduit Bioblitz are presented at the Museum of Cambridge from 26th September – 22nd October. Hobson’s Conduit: Cambridge’s Unique Watercourse not only shows the rich but pressurised asset we have , it also describes the changing contribution the Conduit has made since the early sixteenth century to heritage, health and well-being of the city. Visit the exhibition to discover the Conduit is much more than the runnels in Trumpington Street.
Reserve tickets
