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a little girl explores a museum with classical casts

Open Cambridge: Casting New Light (tour)

Wednesday, 16 September, 2026 - 14:00 to 15:00

Wednesday 16 September, 2-3pm The Museum of Classical Archaeology is home to more than 600 plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculpture. But our plaster casts are a funny type of object: betwixt and between, with one foot in the ancient world and one foot in more recent history. Join us for this tour to look beyond the...

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

Friday, 17 July, 2026 - 13:30 to 15:00

Friday 17 July, 2-3pm 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...

Cambridge Festival: Curator's Tour

Thursday, 26 March, 2026 - 14:00 to 15:00

** FULLY BOOKED ** The Museum of Classical Archaeology is home to more than 450 plaster casts of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. But why do we have a collection of copies or ‘fakes’? Join Curator Dr Susanne Turner on this tour of the Museum of Classical Archaeology’s Cast Gallery. The Museum houses a rather unusual...

CANCELLED Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

Saturday, 17 January, 2026 - 14:30 to 15:30

A volunteer-led LGBTQ+ tour

Cultured Canines: Evolution, Emotion, Imitation. An exhibition by Allison Ksiazkiewicz. 22 July - 18 Oct

CANCELLED Closing Party: Cultured Canines

Friday, 17 October, 2025 - 18:00 to 19:30

Join us to celebrate the end of our current exhibition, Cultured Canines: Evolution, Emotion, Imitation by artist Allison Ksiazkiewicz. Grab a glass of wine and enjoy a private afterhours view of this show of new works, inspired perhaps unexpected pairing of the ancient pottery and modern-day dog breeding. The show is the...

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

Friday, 5 December, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:00

A volunteer-led LGBTQ+ tour

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

Saturday, 22 November, 2025 - 14:30 to 15:30

A volunteer-led LGBTQ+ tour

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

Friday, 7 November, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:00

A volunteer-led LGBTQ+ tour

CANCELLED Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

Saturday, 18 October, 2025 - 14:30 to 15:30

A volunteer-led LGBTQ+ tour

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour

Friday, 3 October, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:00

A volunteer-led LGBTQ+ tour

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