Articles about 'Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology'

May is National Museums and Galleries Month, a great chance to discover some of Cambridge's hidden gems.

Families will have the chance to see the museums on their doorstep in a different light this half term at a special free twilight opening event on Thursday 15 February from 4.00pm – 7.30pm .

The Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology has announced the appointment of Nicholas Thomas as its new Director from October 2006.

Art workshops led by top Maori and Cook Islander artists will be open to Cambridge children tomorrow, Saturday April 22.

Four of the museums in the University of Cambridge are to benefit from funding to enhance their internationally important collections.

Professor David Phillipson, Director of the University of Cambridge’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, has been awarded the prestigious Frend Medal by the Society of Antiquaries of London.

Members of the public are invited to bring their archaeological finds along to the University of Cambridge's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology this weekend.

Five University of Cambridge museums have been awarded nearly half a million pounds worth of funding for redevelopment by the Museums Libraries and Archives council (MLA) Designated Challenge Fund. The awards have been made through Renaissance in the Regions funding, MLA’s programme to revitalise England’s regional museums using the Designation Challenge Fund that awards funding to museums with collections of national importance.

The Mayor of Cambridge visited the University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on Friday (19 March), in the first of a series of visits to help raise the profile of the University museums to the people of Cambridge.