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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]]. It 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> The 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> |
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]]. It 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> The 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> |
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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. |
[[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> |
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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> |
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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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> |
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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| ⚫ | [[Enid Porter]], a leading authority on Cambridgeshire culture, history, customs and beliefs and a pioneer of oral history, was Curator of the Museum from 1947 to 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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| ⚫ | [[Enid Porter]], a leading authority on Cambridgeshire culture, history, customs and beliefs and a pioneer of oral history, was Curator of the Museum from 1947 |
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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 [https://artuk.org/discover/artists/greene-mary-charlotte-18601951 Mary Charlotte Greene] (1860-1951), a relative of author [[Graham Greene]], as well as inn signs by another local artist, [https://artuk.org/discover/artists/leach-richard-hopkins-17941851 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> |
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 [https://artuk.org/discover/artists/greene-mary-charlotte-18601951 Mary Charlotte Greene] (1860-1951), a relative of author [[Graham Greene]], as well as inn signs by another local artist, [https://artuk.org/discover/artists/leach-richard-hopkins-17941851 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 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> |
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 is an independent charity, governed by a |
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> 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<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> and re-opened to the public. |
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The museum was shortlisted for the 2006 [[Gulbenkian Prize]]. |
The museum was shortlisted for the 2006 [[Gulbenkian Prize]]. |
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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. It is housed in the former White Horse Inn, a Grade II listed 16th century former public house that closed in 1934.[1] The 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.[2]
Queen Mary visited the museum in 1938 and donated two exhibits, a miniature table and a tea caddy, the following year.[3]
Reginald C Lambeth was the assistant curator in 1939. He wrote a series old articles in the East Anglian Magazine.[4] In this 1939's annual report it stated that the collection had risen to over 1,900 exhibits.[5]
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.[6]
Enid Porter, a leading authority on Cambridgeshire culture, history, customs and beliefs and a pioneer of oral history, was Curator of the Museum from 1947 to 1976.[7]
In 1988 it was reported that the museum might have to close as it was running out of money.[8]
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.[9] The museum also holds oil paintings by local artist Mary Charlotte Greene (1860-1951), a relative of author Graham Greene, as well as inn signs by another local artist, Richard Hopkins Leach (1794-1851).[10]
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.[11]
The museum is an independent charity, governed by a board of trustees.[12] In 2020, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum launched a fundraising campaign with the support of Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner.[13] In May 2021, the museum announced the success of its fundraising campaign[14] and re-opened to the public.
The museum was shortlisted for the 2006 Gulbenkian Prize.
On the 27 August 2021 the museum began a temporary exhibition looking into the town and gown split and its relationship with public spaces.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "About". The Museum of Cambridge. 21 April 2017. 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.
- ^ "The East Anglian Magazine". Cambridge Daily News. 12 August 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.
- ^ "Collections Information". The Museum of Cambridge. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Museum of Cambridge | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Capturing Cambridge | Discover Cambridge through the ages". Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Articles of Association". The Museum of Cambridge. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Isman, Serge (30 August 2021). "Exhibition on 'Town vs Gown' divide opens at Museum of Cambridge". Varsity. Retrieved 31 August 2021.