take-hold: A new audio guide experience by non zero one and Sheila Ghelani
As part of the India Unboxed season, the University of Cambridge Museums commissioned non zero one to develop a digital encounter at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The India Unboxed season has been about challenging our museums and offering an opportunity to be a bit bolder, to explore beyond the regular offer and to deal with certain themes even…
The Trumpington Cross: A Q&A with curator Jody Joy
It’s a tiny object, but it made big headlines this month. The Trumpington Cross, an extremely rare piece of Anglo-Saxon jewellery, was excavated in 2011 at Trumpington Meadows just outside Cambridge. Now the landowners, Grosvenor, have gifted it to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA), where it’s on display. The cross was discovered in one of the earliest Christian…
(Mind) mapping the Pacific
In April 2018, as part of the Heritage Lottery Funded ‘Pacific Currents’ project, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) will open refurbished display cases showcasing objects from across the Pacific. We want to ensure that these new displays address the needs and interests of our visitors and we also want to be able to measure the impact of the…
