The museum is delighted to be taking part in Memories in the Community: Stories of My Life. This Lottery funded project run by Museums in Cambridgeshire aims to capture the memories and personal histories of older people in the county. We’ll be preparing two specially designed reminiscence boxes containing objects and documents to help spark memories.
The Museum took part in a celebration of the life of Don Unwin, one of the founding members of the Museum, at the Whipple Museum of the History of Science on 30th September.
Don, who died in January, was a superb engineer who inspired generations with his knowledge and enthusiasm for designing and making everything from models of historic clocks to a scale replica of the museum’s Hathorn Davey engine which is on display in the Main Engine Room.
The Museum of Technology entertained children from Abbey Meadows Primary School, Cambridge with tours and activities this September.