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Content warning: This article contains historical accounts of domestic violence, homicide, prostitution and sexual exploitation, including child sexual exploitation. Written by Roger Lilley, Museum of Cambridge Trustee The Museum of Cambridge exhibits a number of old enamel street signs: Falcon
Written by Hannah Twinberrow, Disability Heritage Research Volunteer This research piece was made possible by a two-year initiative made possible by a £99,802 grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund through the Museums Association. This ground-breaking project will place disabled individuals
Written by Hannah Twinberrow, Disability Heritage Research Volunteer This research piece was made possible by a two-year initiative made possible by a £99,802 grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund through the Museums Association. This ground-breaking project will place disabled individuals
Written by Jess McClenan, Disability Heritage Research Volunteer This research piece was made possible by a two-year initiative made possible by a £99,802 grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund through the Museums Association. This ground-breaking project will place disabled individuals
Written by Carlotta Rosella, MA student in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies at the University of East Anglia and Museum of Cambridge Volunteer. Hi! I’m Carlotta and I had the pleasure of joining the Museum of Cambridge team as a
Written by Sully Newman, Collections Volunteer Supported by Milly Westbrook, Collections and Projects Officer at Museum of Cambridge Here at the Museum of Cambridge, we aim to provide volunteering opportunities across all aspects of the museum, from Front of House
Written by Dr Emily Levick, PHD, Disability Heritage Research Volunteer Supported by Milly Westbrook, Collections and Projects Officer at Museum of Cambridge This research piece was made possible by a two-year initiative made possible by a £99,802 grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections
Written by Robin Sterne, Disability Heritage Research Volunteer Supported by Beau Brannick, Collections Officer at Museum of Cambridge Warning: This research piece discusses disability history, which includes the use of historic, out-of-date, ableist language. This research piece was made possible
Cambridge at War: A New Permanent Display Exploring the Second World War Written by Beau Brannick, Collections Officer As a social history museum, the Museum of Cambridge holds a large collection of objects relating to the Second World War. The
My name is Izzy, and I am so happy to have joined the Museum of Cambridge as a PhD student, co-supervised by King’s College London. The project is titled ‘Weathering Climate Change: using museum collections to represent local experiences of