Day Seven in England - Museum Marathon Madness

Today was the day for our Museum Marathon Madness challenge. In a pamphlet that was in our hotel room, we discovered that there are 11 museums in Cambridge, 10 of which we would be able to go to during our stay (one was only open on Sundays). We made our plans and started on our way to get to the museums.

The first museum we went to was the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. This museum had an interesting collection of pieces that showed many different cultures and what they believed in and the various rituals and traditions they had.

The World's Largest Spider (Replica)

The second museum we went to, which was right next door to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, was the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. I had researched this museum before the trip and read that the world's largest spider was on display at this museum. I am very much afraid of spiders and knew that seeing the world's largest spider would either heighten or lessen my fear of them. Now that I have seen it, I think it has slightly lessened my fear of spiders, because I know that smaller spiders are not has harmful as something that size. Besides, it was only a replica of what could be the world's largest spider, based off a fossil that was found.

The final museum that was in this general area was the Museum of Zoology. This was an interesting museum that had many skeletal models of animals, as well as animals that have been stuffed to preserve them. I really enjoyed walking around this museum because it was not overwhelming, as it was small in size and seemed to have just enough on exhibition. 

Fitzwilliam Museum

Fitzwilliam Museum

 After the Museum of Zoology, we headed over to the Fitzwilliam Museum. They did not allow photographs inside, so I only have a couple of them from the outside. It had a lot of artwork and porcelain items. It was definitely an upscale and fancy place, where I felt a bit underdressed and out of place.