The museum entrance is on Downing Street in Cambridge city centre.
MAA will be re-opening on 24th September 2020. Entry to the Museum will be free, and via a timed ticketing system. Tickets must be booked in advance, via this link. Tickets will be released from Thursday 17 September 2020.
Opening hours:
Thursday to Saturday 10 am – 5 pm
- Tickets are released each Thursday for the following week. The first set of tickets will be released from Thursday 17 September 2020, for visits from Thursday 24 September onwards.
- Each visitor will need their own ticket (including children).
- Each ticket is for a maximum 90-minute time slot.
- Please arrive no more than five minutes before the start of your time slot as we don’t have much space for queuing.
- To guarantee entry, please arrive during the first 30 minutes of your time slot.
- All visitors must leave by the end of their allocated time.
- If you are feeling unwell or have had recent contact with someone displaying symptoms of COVID-19, please delay your visit.
When you book a ticket, we will need your contact details so that we can let you know if we need to close the Museum at short notice, or if it is otherwise necessary to contact you about your visit for NHS Test and Trace purposes.
The Museum welcomes family visitors warmly. Children, however young, as well as adults get a great deal out of their visits but please note that children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.
Please check back here on 17th September for live links to the booking system.
Admission is Free.
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DZ
Accessibility
The main entrance on Downing Street is fully accessible to wheelchair users and there is a lift for visitors.
The Museum has accessible toilets. The nearest Changing Places toilet is in the Grand Arcade car park, across the road on Downing Street. See this link for more information.
Facilities
Baby changing facilities are available. The museum does not have a restaurant or cafe, but there is one at the Museum of Zoology on the other side of Downing Street.
Lost Property
The Museum will keep any items left behind at the front desk for two weeks, after which we will take them to charity.
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Two million years of human history
One million artefacts
Countless astonishing stories
The Museum is re-opening on 24 September 2020. You will be able to book your free timed slot from 17 September and you will get all of the information you need about your visit when you book.
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Admission free but you will need a pre-booked, timed ticket to enter.
We will initially be restricting opening to three days per week – but please keep checking as this will be subject to change at short notice.
The museum will be open Thursday – Saturday
10:00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
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Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DZ
admin@maa.cam.ac.uk
+44 (0)1223 333516
