The Mayor of Cambridge visited the University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on Friday (19 March), in the first of a series of visits to help raise the profile of the University museums to the people of Cambridge.

Established in 1884, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology displays renowned collections from around the world. The ground-floor gallery displays collections of world prehistory and local archaeology; the first-floor gallery offers an historical and geographical display of the social anthropology collection; while on the top floor, special exhibitions reflect current research interests in the Faculty.

Research and teaching remain the primary focus of the Museum, which welcomes researchers from all parts of the world to study the extensive collections. It also welcomes the public to visit the collections at the museum, consisting of approximately 750,000 objects of outstanding historical value: the photographic and manuscript archives hold invaluable historical material with over 90,000 field photographs and negatives alone. There is also an active changing exhibitions programme.

Professor David Phillipson, Director of the museum welcomed the Mayor, Cllr David White:


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