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List Of Museums In Cambridge
The following museums and art galleries are located in Cambridge, England: * Round Church Visitor Centre — History of the Round Church, the development of Cambridge and the university * Cambridge Museum of Technology — Housed in the sewage pumping station, print room and old machines, local industries and equipment * Cambridge Science Centre — Interactive museum of science and technology * Cambridge University Library — Events held in the Exhibition Centre * Cambridge University Museum of Zoology — University of Cambridge — Specimens and skeletons of fossils, animals, insects and birds from around the world * Centre for Computing History — Museum telling the story of the Information Age * Fitzwilliam Museum — University of Cambridge — Museum with collections of art, manuscripts, coins, medals, and antiquities * Kettle's Yard — University of Cambridge Art gallery with collections of contemporary and modern art * Lawrence Room at Girton College — features A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England - IMG 0702
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Museum Of Cambridge
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. 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. Queen Mary visited the museum in 1938 and donated two exhibits, a miniature table and a tea caddy, the following year. Reginald C Lambeth was the assistant curator in 1939. He wrote a series old articles in the East Anglian Magazine. In this 1939's annual report it stated that the collection had risen to over 1,900 exhibits. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Cambridge Museums
University of Cambridge Museums is a consortium of the eight museums of the University of Cambridge, which came into being in 2012 following awarding of Major Partner Museums status by Arts Council England. The consortium works in partnership with the Cambridge University Botanic Garden and other Cambridge University collections. The consortium comprises: * Fitzwilliam Museum * Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology * Scott Polar Research Institute, The Polar Museum * Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences * Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge, Museum of Classical Archaeology * Whipple Museum of the History of Science, The Whipple Museum of the History of Science * Kettle's Yard * Cambridge University Museum of Zoology, University Museum of Zoology References External links *{{official, http://www.cam.ac.uk/museums-and-collections Museums of the University of Cambrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Museums In Oxford
The following museums and art galleries are located in the city of Oxford, England (with locations), many run by the University of Oxford: * Ashmolean Museum* (Beaumont Street) * Bate Collection of Musical Instruments* (St Aldate's, Oxford, St Aldate's) * Christ Church Picture Gallery* (Christ Church, Oxford, Christ Church) * Modern Art Oxford (Pembroke Street, Oxford, Pembroke Street) * Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, Museum of the History of Science* (Broad Street, Oxford, Broad Street) * Museum of Oxford (Oxford Town Hall, Town Hall) * Oxford Castle, Oxford Castle – Unlocked (New Road, Oxford, New Road) * Oxford University Museum of Natural History* (Parks Road) * Oxford University Press Museum* (Great Clarendon Street) * Pitt Rivers Museum* (Science Area, Oxford, Science Area) * Science Oxford (St Clement's, Oxford, St Clement's) * The Story Museum (Pembroke Street) * Weston Library* (Broad Street) * Museums of the University of Oxford. See also * List of attr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Museums In Cambridgeshire
This list of museums in Cambridgeshire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Museums References {{Museums in the United Kingdom Museums in Cambridgeshire, Lists of museums in England by county, Cambridgeshire Lists of buildings and structures in Cambridgeshire, Museums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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