Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge
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The Museum of Classical Archaeology (aka the "Ark") is a museum run by the Faculty of Classics of the University of Cambridge
, England
. It is located on the Sidgwick Site
of the University, north of Sidgwick Avenue
.
The museum is one of the few surviving collections of plaster cast
s of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture
in the world. The collection consists of several hundred casts. It is housed in a purpose-built gallery on the first floor of the University's Faculty of Classics.
The museum is open to the public Monday to Friday: 10.00am to 5.00pm and on Saturdays in University term time: 10.00am to 1.00pm.
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, England
England
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. It is located on the Sidgwick Site
Sidgwick Site
The Sidgwick Site is one of the largest sites within the University of Cambridge, England.- Overview and history :The Sidgwick Site is located on the western edge of Cambridge city centre, north of Sidgwick Avenue and south of West Road, and is home to several of the university's arts and...
of the University, north of Sidgwick Avenue
Sidgwick Avenue
Sidgwick Avenue is located in western Cambridge, England. It links Grange Road to the west with Queen's Road to the east. The road continues northeast into central Cambridge as Silver Street....
.
The museum is one of the few surviving collections of plaster cast
Plaster cast
A plaster cast is a copy made in plaster of another 3-dimensional form. The original from which the cast is taken may be a sculpture, building, a face, a fossil or other remains such as fresh or fossilised footprints – particularly in palaeontology .Sometimes a...
s of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture
Roman sculpture
The study of ancient Roman sculpture is complicated by its relation to Greek sculpture. Many examples of even the most famous Greek sculptures, such as the Apollo Belvedere and Barberini Faun, are known only from Roman Imperial or Hellenistic "copies." At one time, this imitation was taken by art...
in the world. The collection consists of several hundred casts. It is housed in a purpose-built gallery on the first floor of the University's Faculty of Classics.
The museum is open to the public Monday to Friday: 10.00am to 5.00pm and on Saturdays in University term time: 10.00am to 1.00pm.