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The '''Cambridge & County Folk Museum''' is a museum located in [[Castle Street, Cambridge|Castle Street]] in central [[Cambridge]], [[England]]. It is housed in eight rooms in the former '''White Horse Inn''', a [[public house]] that closed in 1934. The museum presents the lives of the people of Cambridge and its surrounding area in the county of [[Cambridgeshire]] from 1700 onwards. The collection includes objects covering applied art, coins, costumes, decorative art, fine art, hobbies, law and order, medals, medicine, music, social history, textiles and toys. |
The '''Cambridge & County Folk Museum''' is a museum located in [[Castle Street, Cambridge|Castle Street]] in central [[Cambridge]], [[England]]. It is housed in eight rooms in the former '''White Horse Inn''', a [[public house]] that closed in 1934. The museum presents the lives of the people of Cambridge and its surrounding area in the county of [[Cambridgeshire]] from 1700 onwards. The collection includes objects covering applied art, coins, costumes, decorative art, fine art, hobbies, law and order, medals, medicine, music, social history, textiles and toys. |
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The museum is currently in the process of changing it's name from The Cambridge & County Folk Museum to ''The Museum of Cambridge''. <ref>{{cite web|title=the folk museum is changing its name!|url=http://www.folkmuseum.org.uk/page.php?id=292|work=www.folkmuseum.org|accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref> |
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The museum is supported by [[Cambridge City Council, England|Cambridge City Council]], the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]], through the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]], and two local organisations: |
The museum is supported by [[Cambridge City Council, England|Cambridge City Council]], the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]], through the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]], and two local organisations: |
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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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== External links == |
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Revision as of 15:43, 10 April 2013
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The Cambridge & County Folk Museum is a museum located in Castle Street in central Cambridge, England. It is housed in eight rooms in the former White Horse Inn, a public house that closed in 1934. The museum presents the lives of the people of Cambridge and its surrounding area in the county of Cambridgeshire from 1700 onwards. The collection includes objects covering applied art, coins, costumes, decorative art, fine art, hobbies, law and order, medals, medicine, music, social history, textiles and toys.
The museum is currently in the process of changing it's name from The Cambridge & County Folk Museum to The Museum of Cambridge. [1]
The museum is supported by Cambridge City Council, the National Lottery, through the Heritage Lottery Fund, and two local organisations:
- the Cambridge 800 Committee, a registered charity founded in 2006, whose aims are "to help ensure the future of the Cambridge and County Folk Museum so that it can be enjoyed by future generations, especially children."
- the Friends of the Folk Museum, whose separate short term fund-raising provides specific items for the Museum.
The museum was shortlisted for the 2006 Gulbenkian Prize.
References
- ^ "the folk museum is changing its name!". www.folkmuseum.org. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
External links
- Museum website
- Entry in the 24 Hour Museum
- Cambridge 800 Committee
- Friends of Cambridge & County Folk Museum
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