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Cambridge Festival: Becoming Roman

Step back in time and meet the Romans!

  • 1st April 2026 - 1st April 2026
  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us for an afternoon of hands-on family fun as we explore the fascinating world of Roman portraits. Discover how Romans showed their status, style and personality through art and create your own Roman portrait to take home. Follow a special Roman trail through the museum to uncover hidden stories among our sculptures, design and decorate your own Roman armour, and imagine life in ancient Rome.

This is a Cambridge Festival event.

 

Accessibility

  • The Cast Gallery is on the first floor.
  • Step-free access to the Museum is available via our lift. To use the lift, please ask at the reception on the ground floor of the Classics Faculty.
  • This event involves standing, but we can move chairs around the gallery. Please let us know on arrival if you would like us to do so.
  • Find out more about Museum Access.
  • Please contact us on 01223 330402 or email museum@classics.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions or concerns about accessibility.

Facilities

  • Assistance dogs welcome
  • Facilities for Disabled Guests
  • wheelchair access
  • wheelchair accessible
  • WI-FI
  • WIFI

Accessibility Facilities

  • Assistance dogs welcome
  • Designated wheelchair public toilet
  • facilities for disabled guests
  • Wheel chair accessible
  • wheelchair access
  • Wheelchair accessible
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