2012
Exhibition: Childhood Memories
1 April to 1 May 2012
A fascinating and interactive exhibition of childhood that will bring back memories for adults, and information for children, on the way we used to live.
The colourful and informative panels on such aspects as toys and games, children’s TV, nursery rhymes, clothing, children’s furniture, and school and learning, are accompanied by an old-fashioned wooden toybox, complete with toys and games, and a listening post to hear recordings of childhood memories.
The exhibition is enhanced by the museum’s own collection of toys and childhood memorabilia.
The museum has also organised family craft days on Tuesday 3rd and Thursday 5th April,12pm-4pm where children can have a go and recreating their own toys from the past such as making a whizzer, or a cup and ball, or an illusion trick.
Laura Pearson, Acting Curator says: “This delightful exhibition, which coincides with the Easter holidays, is a must for families, and all generations will enjoy either reminiscing about their own childhood, or learning about the toys their parents and grandparents played with.”
Exhibition: In The Frame
2 May to 16 July 2012
An exhibition looking at Museums collections of pictures – prints, paintings, posters, needlework, crafts and photographs. Come and see what the museum has chosen. Discover the range of different things; learn to tell what these pictures are and how to care for them. You may have similar things on your walls at home.
Normal admission and opening times apply.
Exhibition: The second annual Farmland Artists’ Exhibition
Sat 5 to Mon 7 May 2012
An in-house temporary exhibition over the bank holiday celebrating the artistic talents of The Farmland Museum volunteers and staff. The exhibition will feature some works for sale and a selection of printed cards.
Normal admission and opening times apply.
Exhibition: Cambridgeshire Competes
20 July to 31 August 2012
Cambridgeshire Competes is a partnership between museums and sports centres across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to work together to explore the tangible and hidden history of the county’s connections to the past and future Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The project will create an exhibition trail across the county utilising museums inspiring collections to explore local champions and heroes, and the excellent designated collections’ fascinating and quirky insights into different aspects of the Olympic story.
For further details on this project visit the Cambridgeshire Competes website
Archived Exhibitions
2011
Exhibition: The Coppice : Ancient Traditions, Sustainable Future?
An in-house temporary exhibition exploring the ancient tradition of coppicing and following its continued use into a contemporary context. The exhibition will feature interactives and examples of how coppicing is now put to use to create contemporary furniture.
Until 31st October 2011
