Eastlife Spring 2020

A M B R I D G E S H I R E ' S B E S T
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U S E U M S
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the end of 2019 Museums in Cambridgeshire and
Towards
came together for the County's first ever Museum
Peterborough
held at the newly refurbished Museum of Zoology in
Awards,
From 36 nominations in six categories, judges chose
Cambridge.
outstanding museums as their top picks. Why not make 2020
seven
year you visit these award-winning museums to enjoy the best of
the
@StNeotsMuseum
www.stneotsmuseum.org.uk
fabulously creative museum which deserves recognition for the hard work and
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of staff and volunteers, as well as its community partnerships and
dedication
ideas. Also Highly Commended for its successful 'Jail Break Escape
innovative
Rooms' with local business Mystery in History and its long-term development plans.
@CamTechMuseum
www.museumoftechnology.com
transformed from 2018-19, this leading repository of information about our
Utterly
past is now rightly recognised, says Curator Pam Halls, as the "Jewel in
industrial
Crown".
Cambridge's
@ZoologyMuseum
spectacular museum doubled visitor numbers and reached the national final of
This
Kids in Museums Family Friendly Awards in 2019. Professor Rebecca Kilner,
the
Director thanks her team for making the museum "...an amazing, inspiring
Museum
Hero
Heritage
Elding, Ramsey Rural Museum
Sally
www.ramseyruralmuseum.co.uk
@RamseyRuralMuse
of the Year
Project
People and Possessions'
'Treasured
Museum and Art Gallery, Vivacity
Peterborough
@Vivacity_Museum
www.vivacity.org
exhibition (above right) reflecting the most treasured
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of people in diverse local communities, and
belongings
historic residents of the city with their modern
linking
counterparts.
of the Year
Object
ZX Spectrum Processor (above left)
Prototype
for Computing History, Cambridge
Centre
www.computinghistory.org.uk
@computingmuseum
prototype used during the development of the
“The
programming language for the Spectrum before
BASIC
release...an important part of Cambridge and British
its
history." (Harriet O'Rourke, Collections
computing
Won 47% of 1500 public votes cast from July-
Officer).
for You
New
and Behind the Scenes Tours
Spotlight
Glass Museum, Ely
Stained
www.stainedglassmuseum.com
conversations between visitors and a member
‘In-depth’
the museum team about key pieces from the only
of
of its kind in the U.K. Tours open again in
collection
2020. See website and social media for details.
Spring
Left: Winning museums celebrate. Photo: N.Hughes, 2019
REVEALED:
Your guide to the winners of the Museums in Cambridgeshire Awards 2019
inspiring heritage on your doorstep?
Small Museum of the Year: St Neots Museum
Large Museum of the Year: Jointly awarded to
remarkable volunteer who created an entire learning
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from scratch at this fascinating, volunteer-
programme
run 'Tardis' of a rural life museum.
Cambridge Museum of Technology
University Museum of Zoology
www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk
place to visit."
September 2019.
@stainedglassmus