Print shop open

Print shop open

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Join our volunteers in the print shop for your chance to see presses in action. As well as being able to see printing presses and paraphernalia dating from the 1820s to the late 20th century, there will be opportunities for you to try your hand at printing and even create something to take home.

Guided Tour of the Pye Exhibitions

Guided Tour of the Pye Exhibitions

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Join a former Pye employee for a tour of the exhibition. Learn about Pye’s iconic radios and hear stories of the people behind the Company and the local sites at which they worked.

Toddle into Tech - February

Toddle into Tech - February

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Get ready for a day filled with heart-warming fun and creativity at our special Valentine's Day event! Designed for toddlers and their grown-ups, this event will spark imaginations and create lasting memories.

Our Toddle into Tech event is aimed at inspiring little ones during their early years. Our event will introduce them to STEAM, get them thinking about the world around them, and to have some fun in the process!

The event is included in the price of admission to the museum (Under 5s are free, Children aged 5-18 £3.50, Concessions £4.50 and Adults £5.40). Tea and Coffee will be provided in the Pye Building for any who atend the event.

Power at the Pumping Station - Twilight at the Museums

Power at the Pumping Station - Twilight at the Museums

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Explore our very own UV (ultra violet) light trail and follow the clues to pick up a prize. Find out about the shadowy past of the Victorian Pumping Station, make your own shadow puppets to cast light on a murky history. Discover how to generate your own electricity, build electrical circuits and create light, movement and sound.

This event is free entry, but some activities may incur a one-off charge of £2, bar and food on site through our hospitality partners ....why not make an evening of it?!

For the evening, the Museum will be FREE to enter. However RSVPing is a must!


This event is part of a city wide celebration throughout musuems in Cambridgershire. Twilight at the Museums runs 17th-23rd February, and there’s plenty of wonderful events to attend!

Discovery Day! - Twilight at the Museums

Discovery Day! - Twilight at the Museums

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Come and experience what the museum has to offer in terms of all things electrical. Get moving with a Faraday motor, learn about LEDs, light refraction and dispersal and much more!

Activities will be running throughout the day and are included in museum entry, some may incur a one-off charge of £2.

This event is part of a city wide celebration throughout musuems in Cambridgershire. Twilight at the Museums runs 17th-23rd February, and there’s plenty of wonderful events to attend!

Cambridge Industrial Archaeology Group | Film Studios: Infrastructure, Architecture, Afterlife

Cambridge Industrial Archaeology Group | Film Studios: Infrastructure, Architecture, Afterlife

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Film studios are architectural spaces designed to support every stage in a film’s production, yet they’ve rarely featured as the subject of extensive analysis compared with film movements, directors and the genres of popular cinema. This presentation is from a research project that investigated film studios in Britain, France, Germany and Italy 1930-60, when cinema dominated mass entertainment.