Cambridgeshire Museums

The city museum in Priestgate houses relics from as far back as the Roman occupation of the city, to crafts produced by French prisoners of War during the Napoleonic Wars. A portrait of a 16th-century judge is believed to be the oldest painting showing a judge dressed in his traditional robes of office.
Priestgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, PE1 1LF

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Heritage Highlight: The museum building itself is one of the most historic in Peterborough

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Primavera is a unique gallery and shop exhibiting a wide variety of modern British arts and crafts. The gallery works with the Fitzwilliam Museum to offer regular special exhibits.
10 King's Parade, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 1SJ

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The Scott Polar Research Institute is part of the Cambridge University Department of Geography and is one of the most prestigious polar organisations in the world. The Institute houses a marvellous collection of archive material on early polar exploration, including records of the Scott expedition, a picture library, and a fascinating museum that tells the history of early attempts to reach both poles. This award-winning museum was shortlisted for the European Museum of the Year 2012.
Lensfield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 1ER

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This fascinating museum holds collections of fossils, rocks and minerals from around the world, including specimens gathered by Charles Darwin on his voyage to the Galapagos. There is a huge gallery of minerals, including gemstones, plus a gallery devoted to prehistoric wildlife in East Anglia. Another prize exhibit is the Woodward Collection, over 10,000 items collected by Dr John Woodward (1665 - 1728). The Woodward Collection was the first collection owned by the Sedgwick Museum.
Downing Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 3EQ

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A museum of local history, from way back then until now! Lively exhibits, in what was once the police station and magistrates' court. Visit the early 20th-century gaol cells, and see how townsfolk lived in the Home Life Gallery.
The Old Court, 8 New Street, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England, PE19 1AE

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Heritage Highlight: 1907 gaol cells

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The Stained Glass Museum is located in the south triforium gallery of historic Ely Cathedral. The museum showcases more than 100 panels of stained glass, dating from the year 1200 to the modern era. It is, as far as we know, the only museum in England devoted solely to stained glass.
The South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, CB7 4DL

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The Whipple Museum is a fascinating look at the history of scientific discovery. The museum holds collections of instruments and scientific models dating back to the Middle Ages. Among the exhibits are scientific instruments used at Cambridge University dating to the 16th century. The museum is partially housed in an early 17th-century hall that was the first home of the Cambridge Free School. The museum is based on a collection of over 1,000 scientific objects and rare books donated by Robert Whipple in 1944.
Free School Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB2 3RH

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Serving Wisbech since 1847, this is one of the UK's oldest museums. Its original focus was on the natural history of the area, but its current collections are eclectic, a wide-ranging and in-depth exploration of subjects from local and social history to textiles to the slave trade to Egyptology.
Museum Square, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England, PE13 1ES

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Heritage Highlight: Charles Dickens' original manuscript of Great Expectations

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