Museum life

A table with a red tablecloth set up for the Cambridge City Council holiday lunch activity session. There is a line of museum leaflets and two flyers on stands about the Whipple Museum.

A month as Inclusion Assistant

by | 17.05.24

I joined the University of Cambridge Museums team in early April as Inclusion Assistant Apprentice. Here’s everything I have been up to in my first few weeks. My first few weeks as Inclusion Assistant for the University of Cambridge Museums have been a whirlwind – in the best possible way! From jumping headfirst into community events to seeing a real… Read full article

Inside the Cambridge University Herbarium - a room filled with shelves and collections storage. Two people can be seen standing at the bottom of the room.

Help digitise the collections at Cambridge University Herbarium

by | 23.04.24

Help digitise the Cambridge University Herbarium by becoming an online volunteer today! Cambridge University Herbarium is home to some 1.1 million plant specimens. The collection is a treasure trove of taxonomic, historic and ecological data waiting to be digitised and made available to researchers around the world. Thanks to a grant from the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF), we are… Read full article

Man holding guitar stands in front of microphone in a museum gallery

University of Cambridge Museums Activity Update, October- December 2023

by | 22.03.24

Covering the period 1 October – 31 December, here is an insight into some of the stories behind our NPO-funded activity. Discover more about the work our museums and collections have been delivering under the main themes of: Social Justice, Our Planet, Creating Opportunities, Health and Wellbeing; as well as the additional delivery underpinning our programme enablement. Activity overview This… Read full article