Explainer Series New Video available: How Radar Works

Have you ever really thought about how an everyday, household item, like your TV or radio actually works?  

If like many of us, you haven’t given it much thought - or you have......but put it down to a bit of electromagnetic wizardry - then our very own Explainer series of videos offers a wonderful insight into the workings of technology we use, day in, day out.   

Cambridge Museum of Technology volunteers, with the technical know-how and years in the industry have been busy sharing their expertise in these wonderful Explainer videos.  With a focus on the Pye brand – an iconic Cambridge company, that many are still familiar with today, it is with thanks to the Pye History Trust that we have these films.  

Aimed at an audience of GCSE level students and above, these videos are a useful tool to support understanding in physics at Key Stage 4 and 5, or for those adult enthusiasts with a passion for understanding our technological heritage.  

Follow the link here to the Cambridge Museum of Technology YouTube channel to watch the latest video “How Radar Works, Principles and Applications”.  Please give it a like and follow! 

New Guided Heritage Walks Programme

New! Guided Heritage Walks: Discover Cambridge’s industrial past.

In collaboration with Cambridge Industrial Archaeology Group, Cambridge Museum of Technology is proud to present a series of walking tours led by expert guides.

Discover Cambridge’s industrial history hiding in plain sight all around us. Access to the Museum is included in the price of each walk. Walks will start at 10:30 and reach the Museum at approximately 12 noon.

River Walk Jesus Green to Riverside

The banks of the river Cam were once teeming with industries and the river itself was an important trading route. From brewers to scientific instrument makers, from boat builders to the gas works, they could all be found along the river. Small ferries once carried passengers, vehicles and animals across the water but were replaced by bridges as Cambridge grew. If you know where to look, there are still traces to be seen and stories to be told of the industries and the workers of the past. 

The tour will begin at Jesus Lock and end at Cambridge Museum of Technology, home of Cambridge’s industrial heritage, where you will be able to explore the displays.

Prospective Dates: Friday 27th June, Friday 18th July, Friday 22nd August, Friday 19th September 2025.

Energy Walks: Cambridge Gasworks

Explore the former Cambridge gasworks (off Newmarket Road) and its impact on local society, economy and the environment. Featuring documentary sources (such as maps, photographs, company records and eyewitness reports), the tour will: explore the sights (and smells) of the former Cambridge gasworks, its operations, stories of its workers, evaluate its environmental impact, and invite participants to assess its legacy: past, present and future.

This tour will begin at the Cheddars Lane (upper) gate of Cambridge Museum of Technology (on a step-free route around Cheddars Lane, Newmarket Road, River Lane and Riverside) will visit archaeological remains from what was the largest industrial complex in Cambridge: the University and Town Gas-Light Company. The tour will end at Cambridge Museum of Technology, home of Cambridge’s industrial heritage, where you will be able to explore the displays

Prospective Dates: Sunday 15th June, Friday 25th July, Saturday 9th August, Friday 5th September 2025.

Group size is limited (to maximum of 16) and tickets must be purchased in advance, either via the Museum’s Events Calendar or by contacting the Museum directly.

For all of the above walks

• £16pp

• Access to the Museum is included in your ticket (please bring copy of your receipt).

• Group size limited: tickets must be purchased in advance (online or from museum)

• Suitable for ages 11+.

• All-weather (come suitably prepared!)

• Please aim to arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time of the walk, which will depart promptly!

Flying into the Future Drone Workshop

Flying into the Future Drone Workshop

In Partnership with

Pye Building, Cambridge Museum of Technology
30th March 2pm-4pm
Free to attend

Cambridge Museum of Technology, The Old Pumping Station, Cheddars Lane 01223 398650, CB5 8LD

Drones are now part of everyday life. Used to survey and map areas, generate quiet and safe ‘firework’ displays, deliver post, and provide the action shots we love to see on screen. Here at the Museum of Technology we even use drones to check that our rooves and chimney are in tip top condition.

In this workshop you’ll be able to learn all about drones and there uses, talk to people who use drones as part of their day to day lives and jobs, and watch drone pilots use their skill to fly their drones around the Museum site. There will also be the opportunity to build your own non-flying drone air frame that you can take home and upgrade with parts to make it fully functional, or simply use as an interesting hanging decoration.
This event is in association with the Cambridge branch of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers – imeche.org'
Reach for the sky | Cambridge Festival

Booking not essential but is encouraged to give us an idea of numbers:

Flying into the Future Drone Workshop

£0.00

This event is free entry, but normal entry charges apply to the rest of the museum, bar and food on site through our hospitality partners .