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Faculty of Classics

 
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours

From goddesses and ancient myths to powerful emperors explore the spectrum of identities that exist across time, place and culture in amongst the statues and sculptures of the atmospheric Cast Gallery at the Museum of Classical Archaeology.

Volunteer guides share their personal selection of fascinating stories which challenge binary approaches to gender and sexual identity through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects related to Ancient Greece and Rome.

 

 

Important information

Tours will start promptly.

Please aim to arrive at the meeting point which will be printed on your ticket, and listed in your booking confirmation email 5-10 mins before the advertised start time.

Tours will last approximately 45 mins and led by a volunteer guide.

Please note that tours will involve walking around the Museum for the duration.

The meeting point is at the Museum's front desk, inside the Cast Gallery.

Please note tours are aimed at adults.

 

Accessibility

  • The Cast Gallery is on the first floor.
  • We provide step-free access via our lift. To use the lift please ask at the reception on the ground floor of the Faculty of Classics.
  • An accessible toilet is available on the ground floor.
  • This event involves standing, but we can move chairs around the gallery. Please let us know either when you book tickets or on arrival if you would like us to do so.
  • Find out more about Museum Access.
  • Please contact us on 01223 330402 or email museum@classics.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions or concerns about accessibility.

 

Summer Temperatures

Our glass-roofed gallery can get very warm in the summer months. We recommend bringing water if the weather is forecast to be warm and sunny.

 

 

 

Who: Adults

£££: Free

Booking: essential

Date: 
Friday, 25 July, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:00
Contact name: 
Martha Heemskerk
Contact phone: 
01223330402
Subject: 
Event location: 
Cast Gallery

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