University-Museums-Leaflet.Pdf

University-Museums-Leaflet.Pdf

uk/transport/around/parkandride Find out more at www.cambridgeshire.gov. at more out Find car, we recommend you Park & Ride. Ride. & Park you recommend we car, If you’re planning to visit Cambridge by by Cambridge visit to planning you’re If this leaflet are close to the city centre. centre. city the to close are leaflet this All 11 museums & collections featured in in featured collections & museums 11 All 11 Botanic Garden Botanic 9 Cambridge University Cambridge Finding us is easy easy is us Finding entrance Station Road Road Station 6 Fitzwilliam Museum Fitzwilliam 1 The Polar Museum Polar The 4 Classical Archaeology Classical Museum of of Museum 3 7 Museum of Zoology of Museum 11 8 the History of Science of History the Whipple Museum of of Museum Whipple Earth Sciences Earth Sedgwick Museum of of Museum Sedgwick & Anthropology & Museum of Archaeology Archaeology of Museum CITY CENTRE MAP CENTRE CITY CAMBRIDGE junction of East Road & Parkside & Road East of junction Technology; approx. 20 min walk from from walk min 20 approx. Technology; Inset above shows location of Museum of of Museum of location shows above Inset Who will you meet in Cambridge today? Cambridge in meet you will Who County Folk Museum Folk County 5 Cambridge and and Cambridge 2 MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS & MUSEUMS Museum of Technology of Museum Kettle’s Yard Kettle’s CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE 10 GUIDE & MAP 2012 What will you discover in Cambridge today? Did you know that Cambridge has more museums, galleries and collections within a square mile than any other UK city outside London? Drop in to the Sedgwick Museum to come face-to-face with a dinosaur, or gaze up at a giant whale at the Museum of Zoology. Follow Captain Cook’s voyages to the Americas and read inspiring diaries from Scott’s Polar explorations. Admire the genius of Monet, Titian, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth through our world-class collections of art and sculpture. Walk in Darwin’s footsteps, see his microscope and examine the animals, plants and fossils he studied. And at the Folk and Technology museums you can dip into Cambridge’s fascinating local history through the lives of the people who lived and worked in the city. In all, Cambridge has 11 museums and collections to visit, all within easy walking distance of the city centre. Every one offers Just some of the things you full or partial wheelchair access and, best of all, most are might see (from top clockwise) : completely free for the whole family. Henri Gaudier-Brzeska sculpture at Kettle’s Yard , Plus talks, walks and special events systematic beds at Botanic Garden , elephant skeleton at There’s much more to our museums and collections than a Zoology , ammonite at the brilliant day out for the family, though. You can enjoy short talks, Sedgwick , interior of Polar guided walks or extended courses on everything from archaeology Museum , Titian’s Venus and to plant science, art history to photography, coral reefs to arctic Cupid with a Lute-Player at exploration. With evening openings and special events the Fitzwilliam . throughout the year there is always something new and interesting to do. Lift here for details and opening times Dr Auzoux’s model of a human, Whipple Museum . Front cover: Mexican mask, MAA ; Choiseul-Gouffier Apollo, Museum of Classical Archaeology ; Skull of male gorilla, Museum of Zoolog y; Girl wearing polar goggles, Polar Museum Right on your doorstep, all these brilliant days out… 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fitzwilliam Museum Kettle’s Yard Museum of Museum of Classical Cambridge and County The Polar Museum Trumpington Street Castle Street Archaeology and Archaeology Folk Museum Lensfield Road 01223 332900 01223 748100 Anthropology Sidgwick Avenue Castle Street 01223 336540 www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk www.kettlesyard.co.uk Downing Street 01223 335153 Tel: 01223 355159 www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum FREE entry FREE entry 01223 333516 www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum www.folkmuseum.org.uk FREE entry Open Tues to Sat 10-5 Gallery open Tues to Sun 1-5 www.maa.cam.ac.uk FREE entry Adults £3.50 / Concessions £2 Open Tues to Sat 10-4/ Closed on Sun & Bank holiday Mondays 12-5 House open Tues to Sun 2-4 FREE entry Open Mon to Fri 10-5 Children (6-12 years)£1, 1 free Bank Holiday weekends (extended in the summer) Open Tues to Sat 10.30-4.30 Sat 10-1 (term-time only). Schools child with every full paying adult Housing almost half a million NB. Parts of the house and gallery Closed on Bank Holidays and groups must book in advance Open Tues to Sat 10.30-5/ Sun & If you have ever wondered what it objects and hailed as ‘One of the may be closed during building of Bank holiday Mondays 2-5 is like to travel to the Polar Regions great treasure houses of Britain’ a new education wing from April Experience the diversity of people Often referred to as the ‘Ark’, the Closed between Christmas Eve and or why they are so important to by Britain’s Best Museums and 2012 but there will be collection and cultures from around the museum is one of Cambridge’s New Year’s Day inclusive the future of our world, take a Galleries , the Fitz has an amazing related ‘Artist in focus’ displays and world. Some of the highlights hidden gems. It houses one of the trip to the Polar Museum. From variety of beautiful objects and works by contemporary artists. are Pacific material collected on largest collections of plaster casts A vibrant gem of a museum which penguins to polar bears, sleeping art from around the world. See Captain Cook’s voyages of of Greek and Roman statues in brings the colourful history of bags to sextants, Inuit art to everything from Egyptian coffins Kettle’s Yard is the beautiful exploration and the 14-metre- the world. Originally gathered in Cambridge to life! Each themed explorers’ diaries - come and find to Impressionist masterpieces; former home of Jim Ede, once a high totem pole from Canada. the late19th century, this collection room in this 17th century building out about exploration, science illuminated manuscripts to curator at the Tate Gallery. Due to an ambitious programme remains a marvellous way to is filled with intriguing objects, and survival at the extreme ends Renaissance sculpture; rare coins It houses a collection of 20th of modernisation, the museum experience these masterpieces some dating back to the 1600s. of the earth. Discover the North to Oriental arts. Enjoy international century art including works by will be closed until early summer of ancient art. There is a regular Discover the fascinating world of and South Poles just 10 minutes exhibitions, events, music and Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, 2012. Please check the website programme of family holiday the fens and its folklore, and walk from the city centre. workshops year round, as well as Alfred Wallis, Ben and Winifred for updates on the re-opening or activities, and a schools & colleges explore Cambridge home life, fine shopping in the Courtyard Nicholson, Christopher Wood and call us before your visit. programme including talks, tours, childhood and trades through a Shop and refreshments in the Café. Henri Gaudier-Breszka. Next door teaching and storytelling. range of interactive displays. is a gallery that presents The museum offers temporary contemporary and modern art exhibitions, events and talks exhibitions. There is a wide throughout the year alongg with programme of events including a shop specialising in uniquenique concerts, talks and workshops. locally-made gifts. From far left: Coffin of the Chief Priest of Karnak, Nekht-ef-Mut, Fitzwilliam Museum ; Boy with Cat (Jean Bourgoint), Christopher Wood, Kettle’s Yard ; Wooden Inuit-type snow goggles used by Mask with rotating eyes, necklace of figures carved Aphrodite of Melos (Venus de Milo), Museum of Captain Scott, Soapstone Walrus by from whale ivory, MAA Classical Archaeology Spotty kettles, Matthew & Sons van, Folk Museum Joe Emiqutailaq, The Polar Museum 7 8 9 10 11 Sedgwick Museum of Whipple Museum Cambridge University Cambridge Museum of Museum of Zoology Families & Children Earth Sciences of the History of Science Botanic Garden Technology Downing Street at the Museum s Downing Street Free School Lane Gates at Brookside and Station Rd Riverside, Cambridge 01223 336650 01223 333456 01223 330906 01223 336265 01223 368650 (answering machine) www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk Whenever you visit, look www.sedgwickmuseum.org www.hps.cam.ac.uk/whipple www.botanic.cam.ac.uk www.museumoftechnology.com FREE entry out for our free trails, explorer FREE entry FREE entry Adults £4.50 (concessions and Adults £3.50 non-steam days, Open Mon to Fri 10–4.45 kits and hands on activities Open Mon to Fri 10–1 & 2–5 Open Mon to Fri 12.30–4.30 gift aid entry available); £5.50 steam days/ Concessions Sat 11–4 for children and families. Sat 10–4/ Closed on Bank Holidays Closed on Bank Holidays accompanying children (0-16) £2 non-steam days, £3.50 steam Closed some Bank Holidays We also run clubs, weekend are free days/ Children (age 7 to16) £1.50 and school holiday activities As you walk through the Here you will find a fascinating Open daily at 10; non-steam days, £3 steam days With its spectacular whale skeleton and provide online resources Sedgwick Museum’s galleries, you array of scientific instruments April to Sept10-6/ Feb, March & Oct Open Easter to Oct, Sun 2-5 hanging over the entrance, the to use at home. These include: pass through more than 500 dating from the Middle Ages to 10-5/ Jan, Nov & Dec 10-4 Nov to Easter, first Sunday in the Museum of Zoology is home to a million years of the history of life the present day.

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