Exhibition: A Loyal Toast

Dining Parlour, The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

From a simple ceremony in a village church to the pomp and circumstance of royal nuptials, A Loyal Toast explores the folk customs associated with marriage in Cambridgeshire and celebrates the upcoming union of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with a display of commemorative objects from past royal weddings

Talk: Send Her Victorious

Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Cambridge is no stranger to a royal celebration and the sheer scale of some has been remarkable.

With arrangements for the royal wedding well underway, we look back to the preparations for another major royal event: the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Victoria on 28 June 1838.

Free

Activity: Ghost Hunt in May with Ghost Hunt UK

The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

What restless spirits roam the corridors and rooms of your Museum once darkness falls…?

Over hundreds of years we must have gathered a ghost or two along the way. Join us and our friends from Ghost Hunt UK for a night of paranormal investigation and experience the Museum of Cambridge in a new and very different way.

Exhibition: Cambridge Then and Now

Dining Parlour, The Museum of Cambridge 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Come and see pictures from the Museum of Cambridge collections paired with photographs of the same locations as they are today, taken by students of Cambridgeshire Regional College.

A unique opportunity to explore the past through the eyes of present-day residents.

Event: Museum of Cambridge at the Big Weekend

Parker's Piece Parker's Piece, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

We're venturing beyond the Grade II listed walls of our Museum for a day and coming to see you as part of the Cambridge Big Weekend. Join us on Parker's Piece for an afternoon of activities, chat and fun on Saturday 14 July.