Sunday 1 January 2017, 2pm-5pm: New Year's Day Opening
Take a New Year's Day stroll along Riverside, Cambridge to the Museum of Technology. Open on the first Sunday afternoon of each month during the winter season, the museum's Print Shop will be open to print your new year's greetings!
Monday 9 January, 2017, 7.45pm-9.30pm: Cambridge Industrial Archaeology Society Annual General Meeting
Come along to the CIAS AGM to hear about the development plans for the Cambridge Museum of Technology and Engineer's House. CIAS members will also be giving mini-presentations. AGM to be held at Friend's Meeting House, Jesus Lane, Cambridge. More information here.
Thursday 26 January, 2017: Robert Lloyd Parry reads Charles Dickens' The Signalman
Back by popular demand! Following his sold-out dramatised reading of Charles Dickens' The Signalman in November 2016, Robert Lloyd Parry will return to the atmospheric Old Pumping Station in the Cambridge Museum of Technology to perform this classic ghost story. Advance tickets: £10 + booking fee from Eventbrite
Sunday 5 February, 2017, 2pm-5pm: Museum Opening
Regular winter-opening hours on the first Sunday afternoon of each month before Easter.
Sunday 5 March 2017, 2pm-5pm: Museum Opening
Regular winter-opening hours on the first Sunday afternoon of each month before Easter.
Thursday 23 March 2017, 7.30pm: Robert Lloyd Parry Reads
H.G. Wells
Robert Lloyd Parry, aka Nunkie Theatre, returns to the Museum of Technology in a fundraiser for the redevelopment of the Engineer's House. Robert will be reading two short stories by H.G. Wells. Performance and ticket information here.
Saturday 25 + Sunday 26 March 2017: Steam-Rally Weekend
Steam engines, stationary engines and tractors, fairground organ, plus catering van, bar and live entertainment! Times and admission information here.
Summer Opening Schedule: Museum Opens Weekly from Sun 23 April
The summer opening schedule for Cambridge Museum of Technology will begin on Sunday 23 April 2017: the museum will open weekly, on Sundays from 2pm-5pm throughout the summer, until the major redevelopment project funded by Heritage Lottery Fund (“Steam, Sewage and Semiconductors”) commences.
Look out for more information about Summer at the Museum (coming soon …!)
Wednesday 26 April 2017, 7.30pm: Robert Lloyd Parry reads Sherlock Homes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Robert Lloyd Parry returns to Cambridge Museum of Technology with rehearsed readings of two tales of Sherlock Holmes in the atmospheric surroundings of the Engine Room. Tickets £12 available to purchase online in advance.
Summer at Museum: German-style biergarten by Thirsty
Open as part of the museum's summer programme, Thirsty Cambridge will be hosting a German-style biergarten from Friday 28 April 2017 until the end of September, every Friday (afternoon and evening), Saturday (daytime and evening) and Sunday (daytime and evening). Food, drink, children's activities, music and entertainment.
Rehearsed readings from The Wind in the Willows
with Robert Lloyd Parry
Fri 23 June 2017 6:30pm – 8pm
Nunkie Theatre, aka Robert Lloyd Parry, returns to Cambridge Museum of Technology to read two chapters from Kenneth Graham’s timeless classic.
Sunday 25 June 2017, 2pm-5pm: Classic & Vintage Motorcycle Day
Classic & Vintage Motorcycle Day returns to the Cambridge Museum of Technology on Sunday 25th June 2017, from 2pm-5pm: motorcycles, scooters and mopeds will be on display.
"Pop-Up" Cambridge Museum of Technology appearances during 2017 redevelopment
Look out for additional "pop-up" appearances of the Cambridge Museum of Technology at partner events as the museum site undergoes scheduled redevelopment during 2017 (dates to be announced).
Map illustration of Cambridge Museum of Technology: Jon Harris