Cambridge has been described as one of the most beautiful cities in Britain and has a wealth of Museums, Galleries and Exhibitions coveriing a wide range of interests.

The city takes its name from the crossing of the River Cam. Today Cambridge is a thriving city of some 100,000 people. Its commercial heart is surrounded by fine buildings and green open spaces. The Backs, the famous grass-covered banks of the River Cam, are carpeted with crocus and daffodils in Spring.

Cambridge and the surrounding areas have a wealth of Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions covering a wide range of interests from Art to Local & Regional History at Museums such as Kettle's Yard, Segdwick Museum and the Whittlesford Gallery.

Cambridge Contemporary Art

Cambridge Contemporary Art specialises in handmade prints, paintings, sculptures and crafts. Situated just a stone's throw from King's College, the gallery is in the heart of the beautiful, historic University city. Since opening in 1990, we have gained a reputation for our extensive range of high quality work and innovative exhibitions of local, national and international artists. The gallery atmosphere is open and welcoming to all visitors. Our friendly staff will be delighted to assist you if you require and we are always happy to provide information about all the artists/craftspeople shown.

Address	6 Trinity Street Cambridge CB2 1SU
Telephone	01223 324 222
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Fitzwilliam Museum

Highlights include masterpieces of painting from the fourteenth century to the present day, drawings and prints, sculpture, furniture, armour, pottery and glass, oriental art, illuminated manuscripts, coins and medals and antiquities from Egypt, the Ancient Near East, Greece, Rome and Cyprus.

Address	Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1RB
Telephone	01223 332900
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Folk Museum

The Cambridge & County Folk Museum has been open to the public for over 60 years, providing a fascinating insight into the history of Cambridge for local people and tourists alike. The Museum is housed in the former White Horse Inn, a timber-framed building, the earliest parts of which date back to the late 16th century. It is located in the most ancient part of Cambridge, just a few minutes walk from the centre of the City.

Address	2/3 Castle Street Cambridge CB3 0AQ
Telephone	01223 355159
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Kettle's Yard

Kettle's Yard was founded by H.S. 'Jim' Ede as a place where visitors would 'find a home and a welcome, a refuge of peace and order, of the visual arts and of music.'

Address	Kettle's Yard Castle Street Cambridge CB3 0AQ
Telephone	01223 352124
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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

The University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology houses the University's collections of local antiquities, together with archaeological and ethnographic artefacts from around the world. The Museum's primary mission is to support teaching and research within the University and to make its resources available to as wide a public as possible. Founded in 1884, its collections are officially Designated by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as being of outstanding national and international importance.

Address	Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3DZ
Telephone	01223 333 516
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Museum of Classical Archaeology

The Museum of Classical Archaeology is one of the few surviving collections of casts of Greek & Roman sculpture in the world. The public collection of the Museum is made up of over six hundred plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculptures. The collection is housed on the first floor of the Classics Faculty.

Address	The Museum of Classical Archaeology University of Cambridge Sidgwick Avenue Cambridge CB3 9DA
Telephone	01223 335153
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Museum of Technology

The Cambridge Museum of Technology is based in the Old Steam Pumping Station which retains the original engines, pumps and boilers. In addition to the original equipment from the pumping station, the museum holds many examples of products made by Pye of Cambridge and The Cambridge Instrument Company. Housed in a former workshop is the working exhibition of letterpress-printing equipment ranging from early hand operated presses to power machinery, including hot metal casters.

Address	Cambridge Museum of Technology The Old Pumping Station Cheddars Lane Cambridge CB5 8LD
Telephone	01223 368650
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New Hall Art Collection

The Collection can be regarded as unique in this country and it is being visited, consulted, written about and photographed by art historians and others excited by the talent and originality displayed by so many contemporary women artists.

Telephone	01223 762227
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Scott Polar Museum

The Scott Polar Research Institute was founded in 1920, in Cambridge, as a memorial to Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN, and his four companions, who died returning from the South Pole in 1912. When Scott's last words, "For God's sake look after our people" were made known to the British nation, the response was tremendous. Scott himself had emphasised the importance of science and from this plea, the Institute was born.

Address	Scott Polar Research Institute University of Cambridge Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1ER
Telephone	01223 336540
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Sedgwick Museum

Discover fossils, rocks and minerals from around the world and explore more than 550 million years of Earth's history.

Address	The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences University of Cambridge Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3EQ
Telephone	01223 333456
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Whipple Museum

The museum's holdings are particularly strong in material dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries, especially objects produced by English instrument makers, although the collection contains objects dating from the medieval period to the present day. Instruments of astronomy, navigation, surveying, drawing and calculating are well represented, as are sundials, mathematical instruments and early electrical apparatus.

Address	Whipple Museum of the History of Science Free School Lane Cambridge CB2 3RH
Telephone	01223 330906
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Whittlesford Gallery

The Art Centre specialises in Picture Framing and restoration work. We can hand finish and colour match to provide the perfect frame for your artwork.

Address	The Old School High Street Whittlesford Cambridgeshire
Telephone	01223 836394
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Zoology Museum

The museum houses an extensive collection of scientifically important zoological material designated as being of outstanding national and international significance by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (formerly Re:source)

Address	Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3EJ
Telephone	01223 336650
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