Cambridge Industrial Archaeology Group studies and records our local industrial heritage. We meet at Cambridge Museum of Technology where we host our talks programme, which embraces industries from across the world, from earliest times to the present day. We host industrial-heritage walks along routes to and from the Museum of Technology. We are affiliated to the Association of Industrial Archaeology.

We have designed some tools to help you to find out more about the industrial heritage which is all around us. Take a self-guided walk/cycle ride and follow one of our trails, or find out more about a particular place or structure with our gazetteer.

Both of these tools are constantly being developed so check back for new trails and the latest additions to our gazetteer regularly! The Museum’s events’ calendar lists forthcoming guided walks of Cambridge’s industrial heritage.

2026 programme of guided industrial heritage walks:
Get your tickets here

AIA Conference 2026: industrial life in East Anglia on-screen

Volunteers from Cambridge Museum of Technology and CIAG James Klima and Gordon Davies will present a video-essay about industrial life in East Anglia at the Association for Industrial Archaeology 2026 conference in Norwich, on the evening of Tuesday 8 September 2026. More information and tickets (limited availability) here.

Our forthcoming talks

Recent presentations

CIAG’s programme of talks will restart in autumn 2026. Click on thumbnails below for summaries of recent presentations:

Videos

Explore more of Cambridge’s industrial heritage on Cambridge Museum of Technology’s YouTube channel, courtesy of CIAG contributors, Museum volunteers and partners: