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December

Conservation in Action: The Bassae Frieze

What: We are working with a team from Cliveden Conservation to remove our casts of the Bassae Frieze, strengthen them, and then rehang them with a new mounting system to prevent further damage - all in our Cast Gallery, where you can see it happen.
When: Monday 7 December until Friday 18 December 2020
Where: Online
Who: All ages
Booking: Essential. Please book a ticket online before you visit.

Find out more about the Bassae Frieze project...

 

Conservation in Action: Daily Updates

What: Keeping you up to date, every day, with pictures, news and videos to show our progress as we remove and conserve the casts.
When: Monday 7 December until Friday 18 December 2020
Where: Online
Who: All ages
Booking: Essential. Please book a ticket online before you visit.

The project is now finished - see all the daily updates...

 

Conservation in Action: Live Q&A with the Curator

What: What difference does repair make to objects? What are the challenges of looking after a cast gallery? Join our Curator, Dr Susanne Turner as she answers some of the most intriguing questions surrounding our Bassae Frieze Conservation Project
When: Tuesday 15 December 2020, 12.30pm
Where: Hosted on Facebook
Who: All ages
Also Submit your questions prior to the event using this google form or throughout the live using the chat function.

 

 

Conservation in Action: Conservator’s Corner

What: Gain a unique insight into museum conservation and see what challenges we have faced so far. Our Conservation Team explains it all in this short video. Find out more about why the Bassae Frieze needs repairing, what techniques our conservation team is using and what has happened so far.
When: To be confirmed
Where: Online
Who: All ages

 

June

**CANCELLED** Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

What: Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects.
When: Saturday 6th June, 11.30am
Where: Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Aimed at adults
Booking: Essential

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May

**CANCELLED** Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

What: Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects.
When: Saturday 23rd May, 11.30am
Where: Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Aimed at adults
Booking: Essential

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April

**CANCELLED** Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

What: Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects.
When: Saturday 25th April, 11.30am
Where: Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Aimed at adults
Booking: Essential

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March

**CANCELLED** Curator's Tour: Ancient viewers and viewing through ancient eyes (Cambridge Science Festival)

What: Join Curator Dr Susanne Turner as she explores how thinking about viewers and viewing help us to see and understand ancient art differently.
When: Wednesday 18th March, 2pm-3pm
Where: Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Aimed at adults
Booking: Essential

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**CANCELLED** Touch Tour: Hands on the Ancient World

What:

A touch tour for blind and partially sighted adults. 

When: Wednesday 25th March, 2pm-4pm
Where: Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Aimed at adults
Booking: Essential

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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

What: Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects.
When: Saturday 7th March, 11.30am
Where: Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Aimed at adults
Booking: Essential

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**FULLY BOOKED** Lines of Site: Artist Led Workshop (Cambridge Science Festival)

What: Explore the exhibition, Lines of Site, with artist Debbie Loftus, followed by an artist-led drawing tour.
When: Tuesday 10th March, 2pm-4pm
Where: Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Aimed at adults
Booking: Essential

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**FULLY BOOKED** Looking at Skin and Skin-Colour in Ancient Greece (Cambridge Science Festival)

What:

A Lecture by Professor Tim Whitmarsh 

Do we know what ancient Greeks actually looked like? How did they understand skin colour? How did they see colour? What, ultimately, is skin colour: a fact of nature or a cultural construction, or something else entirely?

When: Wednesday 11th March, 6pm-7pm
Where: G19, Faculty of Classics
Who: Aimed at adults
Booking: Essential

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February

Greek Love: MuseumBums X MOCA

What: Join the MuseumBums team for an interactive evening exploring Greek Love and statuesque bottoms at the Museum of Classical Archaeology.
When: Friday 14th February, 6-8pm
Where: Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Aimed at adults
Booking: Advised

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**FULLY BOOKED** Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

What: Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects.
When: Saturday 15th February, 11.30am
Where: Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Aimed at adults
Booking: Essential

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Twilight at the Museums: The Secrets of the Statues

What: Explore the Museum after dark and try out the Twilight trail. The statues will be spectacularly lit in all colours of the rainbow... but you'll still need your torch for the shadowy corners!
When: Wednesday 19th February, 4.30-7.30pm
Where: Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Families
Booking: Drop in

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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

What: Join our volunteer guides to discover their personal selection of fascinating stories of non-normative gender and sexual identities through a range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-related objects.
When: Saturday 22nd February, 11.30am
Where: Cast Gallery, Museum of Classical Archaeology
Who: Aimed at adults
Booking: Essential

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Every cast tells two stories.
One ancient. One modern.

Admission is free.

 

Just drop in: no need to book

 

Lift out of order

Our lift is currently out of order which means we are not able to provide step-free access at present.

 

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Tues-Fri: 10am-5pm
Sat (univ. term-time only): 10am-1pm
Sun and Monday: Closed

Closed on Bank Holidays

 

Saturday Opening

Please note: We are open on Saturdays only during University of Cambridge term time.

We are currently closed on Saturdays. Our next Saturday opening will be Saturday 27 April.

 

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