A small museum, with a big story to share
Three interesting items about this prominent Cambridge landmark have come the way of Capturing Cambridge in the last few months. It was in 1845 that local authorities in England were compelled in law to provide homes for the mentally ill.
There is one very prominent item in our collection that even we overlook: the shop front of the Enid Porter building! Originally from 45 Bridge Street, it was a shop known long ago as ‘Le Cage’ and subject to demolition in
With Christmas fast approaching at the Museum we have been sprucing up the list of ‘Adopt-an-object’ items on the website. Perhaps you have a loved one in your life for whom a particular item is special? maybe there’s something that
The Museum of Cambridge sits within the old White Horse Inn, a public house until 1934, it was saved from demolition and converted into the Cambridge and County Folk Museum. The White Horse Inn can trace its history to about
In the kitchen at the Museum of Cambridge, one of my favourite objects sits on a shelf with some other fascinating food preparation items – including what may be one of the earliest mechanical food mixers on the shelf above.
In a museum like ours, looking after our collection and our building is everyone’s job. The Museum of Cambridge holds more than 25,000 items donated to it over the last 85 years from people across Cambridgeshire and we are caretakers of the 400 year old White Horse Inn. Everything that we do is about looking after and sharing the stories of our objects.
The Museum of Cambridge has announced its latest Annual Appeal: ‘Saving Our Stories’ which aims to raise significant funds to support the Museum to care for its large collection of objects.
The Museum of Cambridge has received a generous donation of £25,000 from a local donor to develop and expand its popular crowd-sourced local history website, Capturing Cambridge. One of the largest gifts the Museum has received, this substantial investment is
At the Museum of Cambridge Outreach means being an active part of our community and encouraging all facets of our community to be an active part in the Museum. This way everyone’s stories can be told. We believe that through
Cambridge is the most beautiful contrast of bustling and calm. As a city it is a thriving metropolis but when you wander around the crowds frequently disperse. You are left in the exquisite calm of the colleges, surrounded by breath