My name is Beau, and I am over the moon to join the wonderful team at the Museum of Cambridge as their shiny new Collections Officer! Prior to arriving at the Museum of Cambridge I was completing a year-long museum
New Beginnings and Superstitions
The Museum of Cambridge hosts a Summer of Stories!
The Museum has a fun-packed summer full of creativity and crafting ahead. We are all really looking forward to imagining, making, and sharing stories with you all! Here are all the ways you can get involved in ‘The Summer of
How to paint a pub?
If anyone has needed me over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been busy admiring the fresh coat of paint at the Museum of Cambridge on the old White Horse Inn. The yellow of the walls and the green shine
Museum of Cambridge Receives Donation from Co-op for Schools Loan Box Programme
The Museum is delighted to announce that we have received a generous £450 grant from the Mill Road branch of the Co-op. This funding will support the development and expansion of the Museum’s loan box programme for local schools, allowing
Leaving a Legacy: How you can help preserve the past for future generations:
Since taking on the role of Director at the Museum of Cambridge in April, I have had the privilege of delving into the rich history of this remarkable institution, which has opened its doors to visitors, schools, and researchers since
Mystery abounds..
My name is Alex and I’m the Engagement and Collections Manager at the Museum of Cambridge. Over the last eight months I have been managing the building works onsite at the Museum. If you’ve driven or cycled past, you will
Coronations in Cambridge
‘Thus terminated one the most brilliant scenes that has ever taken place in this or indeed any part of England’ In our long history, where did the most spectacular event take place? For the Bedford & Peterborough Gazette, it was
Josiah Chater
In 1843, at fourteen years of age, Josiah Chater moved from Saffron Walden to Cambridge to take up a draper apprenticeship. He lived on St Mary’s Street opposite Holy Trinity Church (near present-day FatFace) and began a life in Cambridge.
Childhood and Community: Then and Now
The “Childhood and Community: Then and Now” Exhibit has been in development since last September. The exhibit is the combination of an ongoing community playgroup and community outreach blended with objects from the past and the history of Cambridge’s families
Woodworm, Blunder Traps and the “Agents of Deterioration”.
As the proud custodians of 40,000 objects, we have a lot of work to do taking care of them all. Whether an item is 60 or 600 years old, they all come with unique challenges. I’m Alex, the Museum of