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̽»¨Ö±²¥importance of university museums

22 Nov 2013

̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge museums are among those highlighted as examples of best practice in a new report focusing on the outstanding contributions...

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Maori paddles collected on Captain Cook's first voyage

Captain Cook’s Maori paddles: an artefact of encounter

22 May 2013

Maori paddles presented to Captain Cook’s crew on their first voyage of discovery capture the spirit of a first encounter between two cultures.

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Pre-closure celebrations at the Museum of Zoology

16 May 2013

̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Museum of Zoology, Cambridge will be closed to the public from June 2nd 2013. Subject to planning permission, the museum will be...

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Cambridge galleries, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology shortlisted for Art Fund Prize

04 Apr 2013

̽»¨Ö±²¥Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology (MAA) has been announced as one of the ten finalists for the prestigious Art Fund Prize for Museum of...

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Original manuscript of Fauna Cantabrigiensis

̽»¨Ö±²¥remarkable notebook of a 19th-century naturalist

09 Jan 2013

A notebook recording the fauna of Cambridgeshire observed and collected by the Reverend Leonard Jenyns between 1820 and 1849 has been published in...

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Philippe de Montebello

A work of art has many lives

20 Nov 2012

Eminent art historian and former director of New York’s Metropolitan Museum, Philippe de Montebello will this week give two lectures that explore the...

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Exhibits at Cambridge’ Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.  ̽»¨Ö±²¥museum’s recent refurbishment will be the subject of one of the Cambridge Heritage Research Group’s public discussions this term.

Public discussions tackle challenge of keeping the past alive

02 Nov 2012

China’s heritage industry and the politics of the past are just some topics up for discussion in a series of public heritage seminars this term.

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Summer at the Museums

Summer at the Museums continues (with or without summer)

01 Aug 2012

Rain or shine, the programme of activities for Summer at the Museums continues unabated. With plenty of interesting and fun activities for the whole...

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Artwork by Nondumiso Hlwele

Activist art reflects fight for rights of African AIDS sufferers

22 Jun 2012

A new exhibition launching at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the psychology and politics of living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa...

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Art Fund judges' visit to the Polar Museum

Polar Museum short listed for £100,000 Art Fund Prize

19 May 2011

̽»¨Ö±²¥Polar Museum at Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥'s Scott Polar Research Institute, has been short listed for the Art Fund Prize 2011 – the £100,000 prize for...

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Art Fund judges visit the Polar Museum

Cast your vote for the Polar Museum

28 Apr 2011

It’s time to show your love for the Polar Museum at Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥â€™s Scott Polar Research Institute this weekend.

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library light

Libraries and light

01 May 2010

Research in the Department of Architecture aims to reveal the creative potential of light in the design of contemporary libraries.

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