Exploring the MAA Centre for Material Culture: Personal Adornments - Beads and Brooches - FULLY BOOKED

What's the story behind your favourite piece of jewellery? Why is it special to you? During this session, we will be unboxing beads and brooches from across the collection and exploring how personal adornments tell elaborate stories of trade, craft and connection. Make your own personal adornment or pin badge during a relaxed craft session inspired by the objects.

Join us for an afternoon of store tours, objects-in-focus and relaxed activities! 

This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2025.

Important Information - Booking is Essential

The CMC is a working storage facility and public engagement site for the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 

Due to the security and staffing of this building, booking is essential and late arrivals may not be accepted. Please book a free ticket for every individual attending. Attendees must be ages 6+ and anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Please see the schedule below:

14:00 - 14:10 - Welcome and Arrival

14:10 - 14:40 - Tour of the CMC

14:40 -  15:10 - Objects in Focus

15:10 - 16:00 - Activities and Craft

How do I find the building? 

The CMC is a large, gated, concrete building that is surrounded by grass and tall metal fencing. It is located on the corner of Gilpin Road and Kingfisher Way.

Address: 

Gilpin Road / Kingfisher Way

CB2 8BY

University Map: https://map.cam.ac.uk/?maplon=0.12642&maplat=52.18859&mapzoom=15&maplayers=Building+Labels%2CExternal+Sites%2CColleges%2CUniversity+Sites%2CBuildings%2CCar+Parks%2CTransport&mapfeature=mfid1357%2CBuildings

Getting to the CMC

We do not have a car park and there is no off-street parking. We encourage you to reach us on foot or by bike. There are 10 bike racks outside the building shared by staff and visitors.

Preparing for your visit to the CMC

We have locker and coat rack space available in the Entrance Lobby for personal possessions.

We will ask that all visitors leave food, drink, and non-essential items in the Entrance Lobby to ensure the safety of the collections. 

As part of our care for the collections, we carefully monitor the environment of the stores. Temperatures can sometimes get a bit chilly so do bring an additional layer!

If you have any further questions about the event or about the CMC more generally, please do not hesitate to contact Rosie, Senior Education and Outreach Assistant at rlc88@cam.ac.uk