Looking for something to do during this upcoming half term? Here at the Museum of Technology, we have a number of events to keep kids (and adults!) entertained during the holidays; From ghost stories to radios, we have it all!
Museum Open
The Museum will be open Saturday and Sundays, like usual, but we will also be open on Friday 17th as an half-term treat! Opening times will remain 10:30-16:00. What will you do with the extra time you have at the Museum?
Torchlit Trail: Story from Our Sewer
As part of the Cambridge wide Twilight with the Museums, we are having a bonus trail where you can get to discover the secrets of our Museum. Hunt for clues by torchlight to uncover the hidden history of our Pumping Station.
Free (included in the price of admission).
The brand new exhibition, called ‘Radio Enters the Home’ celebrates 100 Years of the BBC bringing radio into the home and the first radios made by Cambridge company Pye.
Free (Included in the price of admission).
12th February: Guided Tour of the Pye and Radio Enters the Home Exhibition, 2pm
Join Roger Crabtree of the Pye History Trust as he guides you round the Pye Building, including our brand new exhibition, Radio Enters the Home! The tour starts at 2pm and no booking is required - though we do suggest you get there early as it can get full!
Free (Included in the price of admission).
12th February: Printshop Demonstrations, 1 - 4pm
Come see our wonderful printshop volunteers demonstrating our 1820s Albion early iron hand-printing press and also our proofing press. There will even be chances for you to get involved and have a go at printing for yourself!.
Free (Included in the price of admission).
15th February: Cambridge Ghost Stories by Robert Lloyd Parry, 7pm
Robert Lloyd Parry presents two chilling Cambridgeshire set supernatural tales from the golden age of the English ghost story. Richard Malden's "A Collector's Company" is a tale of rural horror and black magic that stands alongside the best by the author's great friend M R James. "The Moongazer," a tale of academic hubris and nocturnal dread, was originally published in The Cambridge Review in 1821, and is one of only two works to survive from the pen of the mysterious and brilliant 'DNJ.'
£12 per person (not suitable for under 12s). Booking is essential and can be done here.