![]() ![]() Rather, its trying to display well the objects it happens to have ended up with. So it’s not trying to be a comprehensive museum or either archaeology or anthropology. I suppose this is because a lot of it has come either from donations, or from field work. There is also, slightly incongruously, an Inigo Jones choir screen salvaged from Winchester Cathedral. There are objects from Oceania, South America, Asia and other corners of the globe. The majority of the collection is in the two-story space with a mezzanine, grouped more or less by culture. Given my enthusiasm for ‘ old-fashioned‘ museums, I found the MAA rather charming. Let’s have a look in a bit more detail at what’s on offer, including a temporary exhibition which I loved. Temporary exhibitions and local archaeology occupy a separate ground floor space. Today there is a charming display of archaeological and anthropological materials over two floors (one a mezzanine, so essentially one large space). The collection continued to expand through donations and fieldwork and the museum moved to purpose-built premises in 1913. It started life in 1884 as the Museum of General and Local Archaeology. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is one such museum. I’m talking about things like the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences and the University Museum of Zoology. Nonetheless, some are what I would consider ‘proper’ university museums – ones which started as educational resources for students studying particular subjects. See, for example, Kettle’s Yard and the Fitzwilliam. The University seems to manage pretty much all of the museums in Cambridge. Today is my final Cambridge museum post, and the next post will be a daytrip to Ely. We are now most of the way through the Salterton Arts Review’s outing to Cambridgeshire. A pleasant and forward-looking museum, perfect to get a flavour of Cambridge’s university museums. The Red Hen Project is a small but vital charity based in North Cambridge, working one-to-one with children and their families in their home, at school, and in the community to tackle anything making life difficult and preventing that child from thriving.A review of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) in Cambridge, including their exhibition Entanglements: Colonial collections in decolonial times. There is also a family reading area with copies of the book on the top floor of Kettle’s Yard. The illustrations were captured during the Story Space workshops by Cambridge-based illustrator Tonka Uzu. This project is celebrated in this new children’s book, Finding Our Story, which shows the children following their imaginations on wonderful adventures inspired by art. ![]() One of these sessions was led by Sutapa Biswas, who invited the families to create their own costumes and explore a vibrant fabric world together. Together, they explored themes from Sutapa Biswas’s artwork, along with objects from Kettle’s Yard, through looking, talking, reading, art-making and multi-sensory play. In summer 2021, families met each week to share creative journeys inspired by stories and art led by artist Kate Corlett. Story Space was a programme led by Kettle’s Yard in partnership with the charity The Red Hen Project and funded by Talking Together in Cambridgeshire. ![]() ‘Finding Our Story’ celebrates the power of the imagination, the wonder of story-telling and the endless possibilities of ‘Once Upon a Time…’” Sutapa Biswas ![]() “Every time I open a book my heart skips a beat. Jump in to join the search for a story and see just how far your imagination can take you… ![]()
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