#OpenCambridge

Churchill Archives Centre

@chuarchives.bsky.social

5 months ago

Visitors talking to our conservation team.

Visitors watching videos on the Centre's work and collections.

Visitors looking through facsimiles on the history of Churchill College.

Visitors browsing our reading room display.

⭐ It's hard to believe it was just a week ago that over 70 people joined us for our Open Day!

🔎 As always, we loved talking to visitors about our collections, work, & anything archive related!

🙏A big thank you to everyone who came over to the Centre & the #OpenCambridge team.

Churchill Archives Centre

@chuarchives.bsky.social

6 months ago

Happening today!

Drop in between 11:30 and 15:30 here at the Archives Centre to see our collections, meet our team, and learn about how we care for our collections.

@cambridgefestival.bsky.social

#opencambridge #heritageopendays #Cambridge

Cambridge University Library

@theul.bsky.social

6 months ago

A hallway exhibition in Cambridge University Library with people closely examining framed displays mounted on the walls. The corridor features tall wooden bookshelves, hanging light fixtures, and a high wooden ceiling.

We are excited to support #OpenCambridge, which is part of the national #HeritageOpenDays.

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Below are a few events taking place near the University Library this week that would pair beautifully with a visit to our FREE exhibition, Curious Cures. ⬇️

Cambridge Festival

@cambridgefestival.bsky.social

6 months ago

It's not just any Friday...

Today marks the start of 10 days of FREE events for EVERYONE. Explore the full programme now: https://bit.ly/3UUqxki

#OpenCambridge #Cambridge #CambridgeUniversity #HOD #HeritageOpenDays

Mill Road History Society

@millroadhistory.org.uk

6 months ago

Mill Road Through Space and Time YouTube video by Mill Road History

The recording of Tuesday's talk for #OpenCambridge is now available.

It features the history of 6-ish Mill Road locations using drone footage, old photos and archive interviews with Mill Road residents.

Thanks to all those who came along and enjoyed it on the night.

Cambridge Festival

@cambridgefestival.bsky.social

6 months ago

Step inside College libraries, uniquely curated gardens and meet the makers of Cambridge Open Cambridge starts next week

Happy September and happy #OpenCambridge month! 😍

10 days of free events for all starts next week, so check out some of the drop-in events that are taking place: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/open...

Mill Road History Society

@millroadhistory.org.uk

6 months ago

Mill Road Through Space and Time (Trailer) YouTube video by Mill Road History

We've made a trailer for our upcoming #OpenCambridge event to tempt you along. More info at www.opencambridge.cam.ac.uk/events/mill-...

Cambridge Festival

@cambridgefestival.bsky.social

6 months ago

Just 2️⃣ weeks to go until #OpenCambridge opens its doors for 2025!

Let us know what you’ve got planned and keep an eye out for Saturday Open Cambridge trails coming soon.

📨 Keep up to date by signing up to our mailing list: https://bit.ly/3qh8THa

Cambridge Festival

@cambridgefestival.bsky.social

6 months ago

To mark two hundred and fifty years since the birth of novelist Jane Austen, ‪@kingscollege.bsky.social‬ Library and Archives are hosting an exhibition showcasing first and early editions of the author’s much-loved novels, alongside other treasures: https://bit.ly/4oA84Hf

#OpenCambridge

Cambridge Festival

@cambridgefestival.bsky.social

6 months ago

Interior of the Whipple Museum of the History of Science, featuring a vintage brass telescope in the foreground, with display cases containing scientific artefacts on either side, under a vaulted Gothic-style ceiling.

Did you know that the Whipple Museum of the History of Science (‪@whipplemuseum.bsky.social‬) is situated in a building which dates back to 1618 when it was built as the first Cambridge Free School?!

Join them for a special day this September during #OpenCambridge: https://bit.ly/4ftU7q6

Cambridge Festival

@cambridgefestival.bsky.social

6 months ago

Promotional poster for Samaritans Cambridge featuring two people sitting and talking with the text "We listen" and a stylized background of Cambridge city landmarks.

We are delighted to be welcoming Cambridge Samaritans to the #OpenCambridge programme.

Join this online event to learn more about this vital service and discover Samaritans unique approach to supporting those in emotional distress: https://bit.ly/3Hq7IlP

Cambridge Festival

@cambridgefestival.bsky.social

6 months ago

People punting on a river in front of the classical architecture of the Wren Library at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Interior of the Trinity College Library, showing visitors exploring rows of bookshelves under an ornate ceiling, with a stained glass window at the end of the hall.

The gorgeous Wren Library (@trincolllibcam.bsky.social‬) is open for visitors this September as part of #OpenCambridge.

Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/45bEGiZ

#Cambridge #CambridgeUniversity #Library

Cambridge Festival

@cambridgefestival.bsky.social

7 months ago

Looking for free things to do this September? Explore the #OpenCambridge PDF programme which you can download and print at home.

🔗 Download and plan your September now: https://bit.ly/4mwJ3uL

#Cambridge #CambridgeUniversity

Cambridge Festival

@cambridgefestival.bsky.social

7 months ago

It's that time of year when we get to marvel at how gorgeous @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social‬ @corpuscambridge.bsky.social‬ is - I mean, that ceiling! 😍

Check out when you can visit during #OpenCambridge: https://bit.ly/4oHWtpR

Cambridge Festival

@cambridgefestival.bsky.social

7 months ago

We've been a bit quiet on here recently but we're back to tell that the #OpenCambridge programme is now live!

With over 70 FREE events this September, what will you do: https://bit.ly/3mqB7ze

#Cambridge #CambridgeUniversity #Culture

Keith Bonfield MstJ RN

@bonfieldkeith.bsky.social

7 months ago

I would encourage a visit to Fault Lines @maacambridge.bsky.social 🛖 but do give your self the time to pay attention to what its is trying to say 🙂
#Cambridge #Anthropology #OpenCambridge #museum

The Parker Library

@parkerlibcccc.bsky.social

1 year ago

Open Day at the Parker Library 📜:
12 September 10-12 and 2-4pm

A chance to visit our 1820s interior to view some of our 500-1,000+ year-old, internationally renowened treasures AND to see what our conservators are up to!

www.opencambridge.cam.ac.uk/events/open-...
#OpenCambridge