@MAACambridge

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, telling two million years of human history 🗺 Open Tuesday - Sunday

 Cambridge
maa.cam.ac.uk
Joined February 2010
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Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Bluesky @MAACambridge. Visit our website: maa.cam.ac.uk/. Explore our collections: collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/. Read our blog: maadigitallab.org/blog/
A colour photo of the Andrews Gallery with cases displaying world archaeology collections. The gallery has a balustrade around the space in the centre of the room, which opens out into the gallery below. At the far end of the gallery a totem pole rises up from the floor below to the skylights which form part of the roof.

ALT A colour photo of the Andrews Gallery with cases displaying world archaeology collections. The gallery has a balustrade around the space in the centre of the room, which opens out into the gallery below. At the far end of the gallery a totem pole rises up from the floor below to the skylights which form part of the roof.

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By using a very soft brush and a low-suction vacuum cleaner, Steph, the @CamUnivMuseums’ Conservator of Objects, ensures she doesn’t cause further damage to objects on open display at @MAACambridge whilst cleaning them. #CollectionsCare
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Video description: A hyper-lapse of a conservator using a vacuum cleaner and brush to clean two canoes on open display in the museum gallery. Captions explain the importance of using the correct tools. End card: "MAA Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology" the museum’s logo
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More than 2,500 Māori served overseas during WWI and over 16,000 in WWII. This arch commemorates Māori soldiers who fell during both conflicts. #RemembranceSunday 📸T.111179.GTN War Memorial, Aotearoa (New Zealand). Photographer: J. Merensky, c.1960s 🔗collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/ph…
Three men standing in centre of a Māori War Memorial arch dedicated to First and Second World War soldiers. Over the arch reads: “Tehokowhitu-A-Tu” and rolls of honour can be found around the bases of the arch.

ALT Three men standing in centre of a Māori War Memorial arch dedicated to First and Second World War soldiers. Over the arch reads: “Tehokowhitu-A-Tu” and rolls of honour can be found around the bases of the arch.

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You’ve only got until Sunday (10 November) to visit Cambridge University Mexican Society’s beautiful Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) at @maacambridge, so if you’re in Cambridge make sure you drop by to see this free display! #DayOfTheDead #DiaDeLosMuertos
A brightly decorated three-tier Day of the Dead altar viewed from behind a pillar on which there is a banner depicting a skeleton dressed in a suit, hat and monocle. Plastic versions of paper cutout decorations are hung above the altar.

ALT A brightly decorated three-tier Day of the Dead altar viewed from behind a pillar on which there is a banner depicting a skeleton dressed in a suit, hat and monocle. Plastic versions of paper cutout decorations are hung above the altar.

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Each year, the Cambridge University Mexican Society creates an altar at @MAACambridge to celebrate #DíaDeLosMuertos (#DayOfTheDead). In our latest blog post we speak to the Society's members to learn about this festival’s significance for Mexicans: maadigitallab.org/blog/2024/…
Ximena Iriarte Estrada, Treasurer of the Cambridge University Mexican Society, stands in front of the brightly decorated Day of the Dead altar in the museum gallery.

ALT Ximena Iriarte Estrada, Treasurer of the Cambridge University Mexican Society, stands in front of the brightly decorated Day of the Dead altar in the museum gallery.

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📸 Image credit: Cambridge University Mexican Society.
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We’re once again joining @camunivmuseums Conservator Stephanie as she continues her deep clean of the objects on open display at @MAACambridge. Dust can attract moisture, which can damage and corrode an object’s surface.
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Video description: A hyper-lapse of a conservator using a low-suction vacuum cleaner and brush to clean objects on open display in the museum gallery. Captions on screen explain the importance of dusting. End card: "MAA Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology" and the museum logo.
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Have you ever wondered just what’s inside the boxes we move on pallets? Well, this month you’re in luck as our Stores Move team processes the Arctic collection, we’re taking a quick look at some of the 5,130 objects in these boxes! #StoresMoveMonday
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Video description: Hyper-lapse of a pallet of boxes being wheeled through the old off-site store and loaded onto a van, plus 40 quickly flashing images of objects from the Arctic archaeology collection. End card: "MAA Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology" and the museum logo
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Conservators are a bit like doctors for museum objects, but why is their sense of smell an important tool and what is the most difficult material to work with? Join us for #AskAConservatorDay to find out: youtu.be/B8wbjRsj6V4
A conservator sits in the museum’s conservation lab. Behind her sit two baskets made from woven plant fibre.

ALT A conservator sits in the museum’s conservation lab. Behind her sit two baskets made from woven plant fibre.

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology retweeted
Hidden in Plain Sight@HiPS_Project30 Oct 2024
Replying to @HiPS_Project @QMUL
Dr. Ayesha Fuentes, objects conservator and postdoc @MAACambridge, specializes in Asian material religion. With a PhD from @SOAS, she’s now exploring the use and transformation of fabric-printed texts in Himalayan Buddhist traditions as part of the HiPS project. #MaterialCulture
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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology retweeted
University of Cambridge Museums@CamUnivMuseums31 Oct 2024
Join @MAACambridge to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)! Enjoy free drop-in family craft activities, including tissue paper flowers & colouring, & see the altar & gallery brilliantly decorated by the Cambridge University Mexican Society. 🗓️ 31 Oct - 2 Nov, 10am-4pm
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology@MAACambridge30 Oct 2024
#DĂ­aDeLosMuertos (Day of the Dead) has once again arrived at @MAACambridge! A massive thank you to the University of Cambridge Mexican Society for their hard work decorating the gallery, particularly the vibrant altar commemorating poet Octavio Paz. [1/2]
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#DĂ­aDeLosMuertos (Day of the Dead) has once again arrived at @MAACambridge! A massive thank you to the University of Cambridge Mexican Society for their hard work decorating the gallery, particularly the vibrant altar commemorating poet Octavio Paz. [1/2]
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Video description: A three-tier Day of the Dead altar within a museum gallery. It's brightly decorated with offerings, including food, drink, candles, skulls, and photos of the departed. End card reads "MAA Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology" and features the museum’s logo.
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Join our #DayOfTheDead celebrations on 31 October, 1 and 2 November, 10am-4pm, where we’ll be running free drop-in craft activities: maa.cam.ac.uk/dia-de-los-mue… [2/2]
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Whilst most objects on display at @MAACambridge are in cases, many are on open display. This puts them at a higher risk to damage due to dust - which attracts moisture and pests. Luckily @CamUnivMuseums Conservator Stephanie is on hand to carry out a deep clean! #CollectionsCare
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Video description: A hyper-lapse of a conservator cleaning sculptures on open display in the museum gallery. Captions explain what the conservator is doing. End card reads: "MAA Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology" and features the museum’s logo.
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Friday 1 November is #AskAConservatorDay! Comment below by 29 October 2024 to get your questions put to @CamUnivMuseums Conservator for Objects, Stephanie de Roemer.
A conservator cleans a carved wooden prow head with a brush and a low-suction vacuum cleaner. The prow head is shaped like a dragon or crocodile head with tea cups as eyes.

ALT A conservator cleans a carved wooden prow head with a brush and a low-suction vacuum cleaner. The prow head is shaped like a dragon or crocodile head with tea cups as eyes.

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