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A colour photograph of an iron firedog from the Iron Age in Cambridgeshire

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A brand new, fully-searchable online catalogue of the object, photograph and document collections cared for by MAA was launched in August 2020!

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Lost-wax cast commemorative head of an Oba, used to support a tusk on an ancestral altar

Our approach to the return of museum objects

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Small, ivory pendant in the form of a pregnant woman, from Ryder Island, Arctic

The new Centre for Material Culture

The largest stores move in MAA history is now underway. Hundreds of thousands of objects are being moved to a new state-of-the-art location.

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Nine women wearing face masks, eight wearing white lab coats, stand outside a building on a sunny day.

Our latest blog

Check out MAA's latest blog post by Collections Team Coordinator Lucie Carreau and Senior Curator in Anthropology Mark Elliott, introducing the amazing team behind MAA Stores Move, and how the last 15 months have gone.

Herle & Philp (ed.) (2020) - Recording Kastom

Recording Kastom

A new publication edited by Dr Anita Herle & Jude Philp: Recording Kastom: Alfred Haddon's Journals from his Expeditions to Torres Strait and New Guinea, 1888 and 1898.

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Donations to the Museum, large or small, are hugely important to the ongoing care of the collections and continued improvement of the exhibition galleries. All donations go directly towards the core activities of the museum: education, research, and conservation.

Latest news

Decolonising the Archive: Cambridge Anthropology and Torres Strait Island Kastom

20 October 2021

Dr Anita Herle, Senior Curator (Anthropology) A recent collaborative project to publish Recording Kastom: Alfred Haddon’s Journals from the Torres Strait and New Guinea, 1888 and 1898 , highlights the far-reaching value of anthropological collections for ongoing research and community empowerment. Read on to find out how...

Two million years of human history. One million artefacts. Countless astonishing stories.

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If you would like to visit the shop only, you will not need a ticket but may have to wait a short time as we are covid-safe and allowing only two ‘groups’ in the shop at a time.

Covid-19 update: In line with University of Cambridge guidance, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology requires visitors to continue to wear face coverings (unless exempt) and maintain social distancing. We are also continuing with free ticketing for general admission to ensure safe social distancing. We hope that our visitors support this in an effort to keep each other and our staff and volunteers safe.