Museum of Classical Archaeology

Can ancient dead languages save today's endangered languages? A tale of identity and visibility

24 Feb 2025

The world is facing a language crisis. Of its c.7,000 languages, Glottolog estimates that only 35% are safe - the rest are at varying stages of being...

The museum technician who found her place among ancient faces

22 Jan 2020

When Charis Millett realised that being a museum technician was the job for her, she worked day and night to make it happen. She speaks about her...

Terme Boxer makes an entrance at the Museum of Classical Archaeology

19 Dec 2015

A heavyweight addition has joined the ranks at the Museum of Classical Archaeology after a cast of the Terme Boxer was placed on display.

Would you place a Grand National bet on a Shetland pony?

20 Jul 2015

The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, H is for...

Herakles – a hero for all ages

16 Apr 2015

An exhibition that reimagines Greek hero Herakles as a 19th century colonist in New Zealand will open at the Museum of Classical Archaeology tomorrow...

Polar snow goggles from Discoveries at London’s 2 Temple Place, the first joint exhibition from the University of Cambridge Museums, and the first to be held outside the city.

Major Partner Museum status for UCM

01 Jul 2014

The vision of securing Cambridge’s reputation as an international centre of museums excellence received a major boost today when Arts Council England...

Michael Ventris (left) and (right) a detail of the Pylos Tablet Ta641 inscribed with Linear B

Cracking the code: the decipherment of Linear B 60 years on

13 Oct 2012

A conference in Cambridge this weekend will mark the 60th anniversary of the decipherment by Michael Ventris of Linear B, a script used for an early...

Summer at the Museums

02 Jul 2011

More than sixty events are taking place over the school holidays in museums across Cambridge.

Socrates was guilty as charged

08 Jun 2009

One of the most famous trials in history has been misrepresented as a miscarriage of justice, when it was really a legitimate case of democracy in...

Museum of Classical Archaeology

Can ancient dead languages save today's endangered languages? A tale of identity and visibility

The museum technician who found her place among ancient faces

Terme Boxer makes an entrance at the Museum of Classical Archaeology

Would you place a Grand National bet on a Shetland pony?

Herakles – a hero for all ages

Major Partner Museum status for UCM

Cracking the code: the decipherment of Linear B 60 years on

Summer at the Museums

Socrates was guilty as charged

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