Carolyn Ferguson talks about two of Cambridge’s cycling pioneers that have recently sparked her interest, their lives, and their relationships with cycling and the city.
Cambridge Cycling Pioneers
Museum of Cambridge partners with King’s College London to collect weather memories
Researchers at King’s College London are looking at the relationship between weather, memory and a sense of place and identity in the east of England.
Museum Making: Building a Museum for the Community
Florencia Nannetti shares her excitement about our new ‘Museum Making’ project and its importance in helping us build even stronger connections with Cambridge’s communities both past and present.
Museum of Cambridge joins Heritage Compass
The Museum of Cambridge is pleased to announce that we have been offered a place on the two-year Heritage Compass programme!
Museum of Cambridge secures £29,505 grant from the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
The Museum of Cambridge is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant of £29,505 from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund to help the Museum recover and re-open following Covid-19. This will provide a much-needed boost to the
A Message from our Chair: Finding a Voice
The Chair of our Board, Lucy Walker, shares some thoughts about the Museum past and present, and how we can adapt our perspectives while looking to the future.
Volunteer Blogs: Creating School Resources from Local History Objects
Victoria Mitchell talks to us about her experience as an education volunteer and the project she has worked on during the Pandemic to create local-history resources for Cambridge schools.
Cambridge’s Archaeological Pipe Finds: Tracking a History
Join us as we take a look at the local history of tobacco pipes using both archaeological finds in the City of Cambridge and the Museum’s sizeable collection!
Capturing Cambridge: The Love and Life of Josiah Chater
Roger Lilley tells us about the life of Draper Josiah Chater of 21 Hartington Grove.
International Women’s Day: The Real History Behind Hope Adams’ Novel ‘Dangerous Women’
For International Women’s day, we take a look at the real woman behind a recent, local work of historical fiction.