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Cambridge at War: A New Permanent Display Exploring the Second World War

Cambridge at War: A New Permanent Display Exploring the Second World War

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

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‘Weathering Climate Change’: Starting my PhD at the Museum of Cambridge

‘Weathering Climate Change’: Starting my PhD at the Museum of Cambridge

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

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Volunteering at the Museum of Cambridge – For when visiting museums just isn’t enough!

Volunteering at the Museum of Cambridge – For when visiting museums just isn’t enough!

Imagine this: you’re lingering in a museum for hours, passionately chatting to strangers about history, sneaking a peek behind the scenes… and you’re appreciated for it! Welcome to the wonderful world of volunteering at the Museum of Cambridge: where your

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Memories of Alice Zeitlyn 1924-2025

Memories of Alice Zeitlyn 1924-2025

The Museum of Cambridge was saddened to learn of the passing of Friend, long-time volunteer, and supporter, Alice Zeitlyn, in May. At nearly 101 she continued to support the Museum and other local causes by kitting her iconic bees. Alice’s

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VE Day Special: No more air raids over Cambridge

VE Day Special: No more air raids over Cambridge

Brunswick/Auckland Road air raid shelter being built in 1939 (Cambridgeshire Collection). Although Cambridge did not suffer from anything like the Blitz in London, the threat of enemy air raids had remained a source of anxiety during the whole war. Victory

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Meet Milly – Our New Volunteer and Operations Officer

Meet Milly – Our New Volunteer and Operations Officer

Hello! My name is Milly, and I’m so pleased—and excited! —to be joining the team at the Museum of Cambridge in the brand-new role of Volunteer and Operations Officer. This isn’t my first role at the Museum. For the past

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The Museum of Cambridge hosts a Summer of Stories!

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

30 June 202330 June 2023 Blogs, Collections, Events, Museum, News, Projects, Volunteer Blogs, Volunteer Newsletter Read more

Events Volunteer Interview

As we look forward to our packed Summer schedule of events starting with Arbury Carnival and Abbey People Big lunch in just a couple of weeks, here is a speak peak of the best bits of coming to these glorious

22 May 202324 May 2023 Blogs, Events, Museum, News, Volunteer Blogs, Volunteer Newsletter Read more

The Museum of Cambridge announces the appointment of a new Director 

The Museum of Cambridge announces the appointment of a new Director 

This new role is set to deliver an ambitious strategy to preserve the history of Cambridgeshire.

17 April 202328 April 2023 Blogs, Museum, News, Updates, Volunteer Newsletter Read more

Museum of Cambridge Launches Annual Appeal: #SavingOurStories

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.

25 September 202225 September 2022 Blogs, Events, Museum, News, Updates, Volunteer Newsletter Read more
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