Past events: 2025
February
Private View: A Room of One's Own **FULLY BOOKED **
What: Grab a glass of wine and explore our brand new exhibition
When: Thursday 6 Feb 2025, 6- 7.30 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Saturday 8 Feb 2025, 2.30- 3.30 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Twilight at the Museums: Under the Sea
What: Just us for an after hours, underwater extravaganza!
When: Thursday 6 Feb 2025, 5- 7pm
Who: families, 5+
£££: free
Booking: no need to book, just drop in
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 28 Feb 2025, 2.00- 3.00 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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March
Afterhours: Sketching in the Museum
What: relaxed evening of drawing, with wine
When: Monday 3 March, 6-7.30pm
Who: students
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Saturday 8 March 2025, 2.30- 3.30 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Queer Classics on Film: Salomé
What: film screening in our atmospheric Cast Gallery
When: Wednesday 12 March 2025, 18.00-20.00
Who: Adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Queer Classics on Film: Salomé
What: film screening in our atmospheric Cast Gallery
When: Wednesday 12 March 2025, 18.00-20.00
Who: Adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 14 March 2025, 2.00- 3.00 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Timely Transformations: Bodies in Motion
What: An evening of classical bodies, philosophy - and dance
When: Wednesday 19 March 2025, 6.30-8.00 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Classics Beyond Borders: Why More and Better Intercultural Dialogue Matters
What: A Cambridge Festival lunchtime talk about the Classics Beyond Borders project
When: Friday 21 March 2025, 1.15-2.00 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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How Did the Greeks and Romans Seize the Day?
What: A Cambridge Festival lunchtime talk by Robert Rohland
When: Wednesday 26 March 2025, 1.15-2.00 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Jesus and Augustus
What: A Cambridge Festival evening lecture by Tim Whitmarsh
When: Thursday 27 March 2025, 6.00-7.30 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Jesus and Augustus
What: A Cambridge Festival evening lecture by Tim Whitmarsh
When: Thursday 27 March 2025, 6.00-7.30 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Can Ancient Dead Languages Save Today's Endangered Languages? A Tale of Identity and Visibility
What: A Cambridge Festival lunchtime talk by the Director of the VIEWS project, Pippa Steele
When: Friday 28 March 2025, 1.15-2.00 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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April
Accounts and Accountability in Antiquity
What: A Cambridge Festival lunchtime talk by Serafina Cuomo
When: Tuesday 1 April 2025, 1.15-2.00 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Setting the Record Straight: Queering the Archive
What: An evening with the Newnham Queer Archive
When: Wednesday 2 April 2025, 6.00- 8.00 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: no need to book, just drop in
Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes: A Curator's Tour of the Cast Gallery
What: Take a guided tour of the Cast Gallery with our Curator, Susanne Turner
When: Friday 4 April 2025, 2.00- 3.00 pm
Who: adults
£££: free
Booking: essential
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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 11 April 2025, 2.00- 3.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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Ekphrasis
What: An evening of poetry inspired by Greek and Roman sculpture with Gabriele Tinti, Peter Guinness and Nigel Spivey
When: Friday 2 May 2025, 6.00- 7.30 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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Queer Classics on Film: Sebastiane
What: An afterhours film screening of Derek Jarman's queer classic, Sebastiane
When: Wednesday 7 May 2025, 6.00- 8.30 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Saturday 10 May 2025, 2.30- 3.30 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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May
Drink and Draw
What: A relaxed evening of sketching in the Cast Gallery
When: Friday 16 May 2025, 6.00- 9.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: No need to book, just drop in
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 23 May 2025, 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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Animal Antics
What: A family-friendly afternoon of crafting and activities inspired by ancient animals
When: Thursday 29 May 2025, 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Who: Families
£££: Free
Booking: No need to book, just drop in
June
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour **FULLY BOOKED**
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Saturday 7 June 2025, 2.30 - 3.30 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 13 June 2025, 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 27 June 2025, 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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July
Cultured Canines: Private View
What: Celebrate the opening of our brand new exhibition
When: Monday 21 July 2025, 6.00 - 7.30 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 25 July 2025, 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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The Great Greek Gymnasium
What: An afternoon of family fun and ancient sport
When: Thursday 31 July 2025, 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Who: Families
£££: Free
Booking: No need to book, just drop in
August
Off the Leash!
What: An afternoon of ancient dog-related activities for all the family
When: Wednesday 6 Aug 2025, 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Who: Families
£££: Free
Booking: No need to book, just drop in
The Romans are Coming!
What: Enter the exciting world of ancient Rome!
When: Tuesday 12 Aug 2025, 1.00 - 4.00 pm
Who: Families
£££: Free
Booking: No need to book, just drop in
Drink and Draw
What: A relaxed evening of sketching in the Cast Gallery
When: Friday 15 Aug 2025, 6.00 - 9.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: No need to book, just drop in
Museum Marvellous Medicine
What: Uncover the curious cures and fascinating treatments of the ancient world
When: Thursday 21 Aug 2025, 12.00 - 4.00 pm
Who: Families
£££: Free
Booking: No need to book, just drop in
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 22 Aug 2025, 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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The Great Greek Gymnasium
What: An afternoon of family fun and ancient sport
When: Wednesday 27 Aug 2025, 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Who: Families
£££: Free
Booking: No need to book, just drop in
September
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 19 Sept 2025, 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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October
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 3 October 2025, 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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CANCELLED Closing Party: Cultured Canines
What: Last chance to explore our current exhibition with a glass of wine
When: Friday 17 October 2025, 6.00 - 7.30pm
Who: Students only
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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CANCELLED Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Saturday 18 October 2025, 2.30 - 3.30 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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What: Welcome event to find out more about how to get involved in the staging of the Greek Play
When: Monday 20 October 2025, 6.00 - 7.30pm
Who: Students only
£££: Free
Booking: no need to book, just drop in (sharp start at 6pm)
Mixed Messages on Mount Olympus
What: A fun-filled afternoon of Greek myth this half-term
When: Thursday 30 October 2025, 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Who: Families
£££: Free
Booking: No need to book, just drop in
November
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 7 November 2025, 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Saturday 22 November 2025, 2.30 - 3.30 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential
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December
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
What: Volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Tour
When: Friday 5 December 2025, 2.00 - 3.00 pm
Who: Adults
£££: Free
Booking: Essential