Museum of Classical Archaeology

Largest collections of ancient sculptures

The Museum of Classical Archaeology in Cambridge houses one of the largest collections of plaster casts of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures in the world. The collection includes several hundred casts, including some of the most famous sculptures of classical antiquity, such as the Laocoon Group, the Farnese Hercules, and the Barberini Faun. One outstanding exhibit is the Peplos Kore, a plaster cast of an ancient Greek statue of a young woman, originally erected around 530 BC on the Acropolis of Athens. In 1975, the museum attempted to recreate the original appearance of the sculpture by painting a cast of the figure. This cast is displayed alongside a second, untreated cast, challenging the misconception of ancient Greek sculpture as purely white marble works.

Plaster casts of ancient Greek art

In addition to the plaster casts, the museum has an extensive collection of pottery shards and epigraphic imprints. It is one of the eight museums belonging to the University of Cambridge Museums consortium.

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Tuesday	10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	10:00 - 17:00
Thursday	10:00 - 17:00
Friday	10:00 - 17:00
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