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The '''Museum of Cambridge''', formerly known as the '''Cambridge & County Folk Museum''', is a museum located in [[Castle Street, Cambridge|Castle Street]] in central [[Cambridge]], [[England]]. |
The '''Museum of Cambridge''', formerly known as the '''Cambridge & County Folk Museum''', is a museum located in [[Castle Street, Cambridge|Castle Street]] in central [[Cambridge]], [[England]]. |
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== Overview == |
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[[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] visited the museum in 1938 and donated two exhibits, a miniature table and a tea caddy, the following year. <ref>{{cite news|title= |newspaper= Cambridge Daily News |date=6 May 1939|page= 6}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The museum is housed in the former '''White Horse Inn''', a Grade II listed 16th century former [[public house]] that closed in 1934.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-21|title=About|url=https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/about/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=The Museum of Cambridge|language=en-GB}}</ref> It presents the lives of the people of Cambridge and its surrounding area, the county of [[Cambridgeshire]] and the Fens from 1700 onwards. The collection includes more than 20,000 objects reflecting the social history of Cambridge and Cambridgeshire, including applied art, coins, costumes, decorative art, fine art, hobbies, law and order, medals, medicine, music, social history, textiles and toys.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-29 |title=Collections Information |url=https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/collections/collections-information/ |access-date=2021-08-01 |website=The Museum of Cambridge |language=en-GB}}</ref> The museum also holds oil paintings by local artist Mary Charlotte Greene (1860-1951), as well as inn signs by another local artist, Richard Hopkins Leach (1794-1851).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Museum of Cambridge {{!}} Art UK |url=https://artuk.org/visit/venues/museum-of-cambridge-3133 |access-date=2021-08-02 |website=artuk.org |language=en}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The museum is an independent charity, governed by a board of trustees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-03 |title=Articles of Association |url=https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/about/articles-of-association/ |access-date=2021-08-01 |website=The Museum of Cambridge |language=en-GB}}</ref> It also administers Capturing Cambridge, a website that crowd sources local history, documenting stories and memories across Cambridge and the surrounding area street by street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Capturing Cambridge {{!}} Discover Cambridge through the ages |url=https://capturingcambridge.org/ |access-date=2021-08-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Reginald C Lambeth was the assistant curator in 1939. He wrote a series old articles in the East Anglian Magazine.<ref>{{cite news|title= The East Anglian Magazine|newspaper= Cambridge Daily News |date= 12 August 1939|page= 6}}</ref> In this 1939's annual report it stated that the collection had risen to over 1,900 exhibits.<ref>{{cite news|title= Annual Meeting and Lecture |newspaper= Cambridge Independent Press |date= 3 March 1939|page= 13}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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In 1945 it was reported ''The museum is housed in an old coaching inn the White Horse and the quaint rooms afford an ideal setting for the collection. The building will be required for a town improvement scheme and the museum committee will have to find a new (and it is hoped), permanent quarters in the near future.''<ref>{{cite news|title= Byegones|newspaper= Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News |date= 11 May 1945|page= 7}}</ref> |
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Cambridge & County Folk Museum first opened in 1936, following a 1933 exhibition organised by the Cambridgeshire Federation of Women's Institutes, entitled 'A Festival of Olden Times, held in Cambridge's Guildhall.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-21|title=About|url=https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/about/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=The Museum of Cambridge|language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] visited the museum in 1938 and donated two exhibits, a miniature table and a tea caddy, the following year.<ref>{{cite news|title= Queen Mary|newspaper= Cambridge Daily News |date=6 May 1939|page= 6}}</ref> In the museum's annual report of 1939 it stated that the collection had risen to over 1,900 exhibits.<ref>{{cite news|title= Annual Meeting and Lecture |newspaper= Cambridge Independent Press |date= 3 March 1939|page= 13}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | By 1945 it was reported that the building would be required for a town improvement scheme and the museum committee would have to find a new home, but this did not come to pass''.''<ref>{{cite news|title= Byegones|newspaper= Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News |date= 11 May 1945|page= 7}}</ref> [[Enid Porter]], a leading authority on Cambridgeshire culture, history, customs and beliefs and a pioneer of oral history, became Curator of the Museum in 1947, staying in the post until 1976.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-21|title=About|url=https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/about/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=The Museum of Cambridge|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 1988 it was reported that the museum might have to close as it was running out of money.<ref>{{cite news|title= Cash crisis hits museums |newspaper= Staffordshire Sentinel |date= 3 October 1988|page= 4}}</ref> It was longlisted for the 2006 [[Museum of the Year|Gulbenkian Prize]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-04-07 |title=The Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries |url=http://www.thegulbenkianprize.org.uk/2006/longlist.htm |access-date=2023-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407091127/http://www.thegulbenkianprize.org.uk/2006/longlist.htm |archive-date=7 April 2012 }}</ref> but by 2017 was again in financial difficulties.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Care |first=Adam |date=2017-12-21 |title=Museum 'struggling to survive' in fight for future |url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/history/museum-of-cambridge-closing-down-14065128 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=CambridgeshireLive |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, as a consequence of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the museum launched a fundraising campaign with the support of Cambridge MP [[Daniel Zeichner]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-12|title=Museum of Cambridge launches fundraising campaign with MP|url=https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/museum-of-cambridge-launches-fundraising-campaign-with-mp/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=InYourArea.co.uk}}</ref> In May 2021, the museum announced the success of its fundraising campaign and re-opened to the public.<ref>{{Cite web|last=pmPermalink|first=Beth10 May 2021 at 7:35|date=2021-05-10|title=Museum of Cambridge succeeds in fundraising campaign|url=https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/2021/05/museum-of-cambridge-succeeds-in-fundraising-campaign/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=The Museum of Cambridge|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Enid Porter]], a leading authority on Cambridgeshire culture, history, customs and beliefs and a pioneer of oral history, |
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In 1988 it was reported that the museum might have to close as it was running out of money. <ref>{{cite news|title= Cash crisis hits museums |newspaper= Staffordshire Sentinel |date= 3 October 1988|page= 4}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The museum presents the lives of the people of Cambridge and its surrounding area, the county of [[Cambridgeshire]] and the Fens from 1700 onwards. The collection includes more than 20,000 objects reflecting the social history of Cambridge and Cambridgeshire, including applied art, coins, costumes, decorative art, fine art, hobbies, law and order, medals, medicine, music, social history, textiles and toys.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-29|title=Collections Information|url=https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/collections/collections-information/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=The Museum of Cambridge|language=en-GB}}</ref> The museum also holds oil paintings by local artist |
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| ⚫ | The museum also administers Capturing Cambridge, a website that crowd sources local history, documenting stories and memories across Cambridge and the surrounding area street by street.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Capturing Cambridge {{!}} Discover Cambridge through the ages|url=https://capturingcambridge.org/|access-date=2021-08-01|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The museum was shortlisted for the 2006 [[Gulbenkian Prize]]. |
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==See also== |
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The Museum of Cambridge, formerly known as the Cambridge & County Folk Museum, is a museum located in Castle Street in central Cambridge, England.
Overview[edit]
The museum is housed in the former White Horse Inn, a Grade II listed 16th century former public house that closed in 1934.[1] It presents the lives of the people of Cambridge and its surrounding area, the county of Cambridgeshire and the Fens from 1700 onwards. The collection includes more than 20,000 objects reflecting the social history of Cambridge and Cambridgeshire, including applied art, coins, costumes, decorative art, fine art, hobbies, law and order, medals, medicine, music, social history, textiles and toys.[2] The museum also holds oil paintings by local artist Mary Charlotte Greene (1860-1951), as well as inn signs by another local artist, Richard Hopkins Leach (1794-1851).[3]
The museum is an independent charity, governed by a board of trustees.[4] It also administers Capturing Cambridge, a website that crowd sources local history, documenting stories and memories across Cambridge and the surrounding area street by street.[5]
History[edit]
Cambridge & County Folk Museum first opened in 1936, following a 1933 exhibition organised by the Cambridgeshire Federation of Women's Institutes, entitled 'A Festival of Olden Times, held in Cambridge's Guildhall.[6] Queen Mary visited the museum in 1938 and donated two exhibits, a miniature table and a tea caddy, the following year.[7] In the museum's annual report of 1939 it stated that the collection had risen to over 1,900 exhibits.[8]
By 1945 it was reported that the building would be required for a town improvement scheme and the museum committee would have to find a new home, but this did not come to pass.[9] Enid Porter, a leading authority on Cambridgeshire culture, history, customs and beliefs and a pioneer of oral history, became Curator of the Museum in 1947, staying in the post until 1976.[10]
In 1988 it was reported that the museum might have to close as it was running out of money.[11] It was longlisted for the 2006 Gulbenkian Prize,[12] but by 2017 was again in financial difficulties.[13] In 2020, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum launched a fundraising campaign with the support of Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner.[14] In May 2021, the museum announced the success of its fundraising campaign and re-opened to the public.[15]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "About". The Museum of Cambridge. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Collections Information". The Museum of Cambridge. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Museum of Cambridge | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Articles of Association". The Museum of Cambridge. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Capturing Cambridge | Discover Cambridge through the ages". Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "About". The Museum of Cambridge. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Queen Mary". Cambridge Daily News. 6 May 1939. p. 6.
- ^ "Annual Meeting and Lecture". Cambridge Independent Press. 3 March 1939. p. 13.
- ^ "Byegones". Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 11 May 1945. p. 7.
- ^ "About". The Museum of Cambridge. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Cash crisis hits museums". Staffordshire Sentinel. 3 October 1988. p. 4.
- ^ "The Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries". 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Care, Adam (21 December 2017). "Museum 'struggling to survive' in fight for future". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Museum of Cambridge launches fundraising campaign with MP". InYourArea.co.uk. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ pmPermalink, Beth10 May 2021 at 7:35 (10 May 2021). "Museum of Cambridge succeeds in fundraising campaign". The Museum of Cambridge. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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