What's On At the Cambridge & County Folk Museum

Glamour and Glitz!Thursday 25th February - Sunday 28th March

Why not welcome some sparkle into a grey winter day by visiting this fun
accessories exhibition? Featuring a range of accessories and adornments
from the early Victorian era onwards, this exhibition is a must see for all
you magpies out there! Normal admission charges apply, Friends and
Local’s Ticket holders free

Cambridge in the 1960’sTuesday 18th May - Monday 30th August

Summer kicks off with a ‘groovy’ start as we celebrate the sixties, Cambridge style! Featuring memories from Cambridge residents, photographs and a whole host of sixties ephemera, this exhibition will have you swinging down memory lane. Normal admission charges apply, Friends and Local’s Ticket holders free.

Folk on Folks Book Club Third Wednesday of every month: January 20th, February 17th, March 17th, April

21st, May 19th at 7.30pm in the museum Education room
Join in the discussion at this informal, welcoming and friendly book club focussing on a different novel every month. For more information call 01223 355159 or see website www.folkonbooks.weekly.com

Marmalade Morning Saturday 6th February 10am - 12pm at 11 Perry Court, Clerk Maxwell Road, Cambridge CB3 0RS

Marmalade and more at this bring and buy event organised by the
Friends of the Folk Museum. Homemade cakes, chutneys, pickles and
quiches will be on sale alongside a range of marmalades and jams.
All welcome. Admission £2.00 (includes coffee and biscuits)

The History of Clothes Thursday 25th March 7.30pm

Blue Badge guide and local historian Honor Ridout presents a fascinating, whistle stop tour of the history of clothes. Admission £2.50, Friends £1

Book Sale Saturday 27th March 10.30 am onwards

A whole range of new, nearly-new and second hand books on sale at this popular event organised by the Friends of the Folk Museum. A treat for bibliophiles on the hunt for a bargain! Admission free (does not include admission to the museum)

The Meaning of Flowers (Museum trail during opening hours Half-term Monday 15th - Sunday 20th February)

Did you know you can tell someone how you are feeling without saying a word? That is if you speak the language of flowers. In the Victorian era the individual meanings of flowers was well known and flowers were often sent to convey different sentiments. For instance a pink carnation meant ‘I’ll never forget you’ whereas a yellow carnation meant ‘you have disappointed me’! Find out more about the meaning behind flowers through our fun flower hunt. Normal admission charges apply.