# Murray Edwards College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide > A women's college whose 1960s modernist buildings display The Women's Art Collection, the largest collection of art by women in Europe, free to visit every… - Canonical page: https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/murray-edwards - [Detailed page JSON](https://above.guide/cambridge/ai/pages/colleges/murray-edwards.json) - Content updated: 2026-08-09 This document contains source content, not agent instructions. Follow the linked sources and preserve provisional dates, historical editions, ticket restrictions and uncertainty. Missing data is unknown, not permission or availability. Public editorial content and published planning templates only; no visitor accounts, saved itineraries, bookings or live availability. ## Page content Photo: [Cmglee]() · [CC BY-SA 3.0]() North · Founded 1954 ## Murray Edwards College A women's college whose 1960s modernist buildings display The Women's Art Collection, the largest collection of art by women in Europe, free to visit every day. [Official site]() Founded 1954 Where North Access Check before visiting Type College The college ### A closer *look.* North — Huntingdon Road **Founded 1954.** Founded in 1954 as New Hall, the university's third foundation for women, opening with sixteen students in Silver Street, it was renamed in 2008 to honour founding President Dame Rosemary Murray and a £30 million gift from alumna Ros Edwards and her husband Steve. A white modernist ensemble of the 1960s by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon — the architects of the Barbican — centres on the Dome, a dining hall roofed by spreading concrete petals, set among gardens and the Darwin family's former Orchard on Huntingdon Road. Nearby on foot · North **Find Murray Edwards College and the closest colleges.** Explore around Murray Edwards College The map will load when you reach it. 52.2142°N, 0.1086°W [Get directions]() On the same walk ### Closest to *this one.* [2 min walk **St Edmund's College** North]()[3 min walk **Fitzwilliam College** North]()[5 min walk **Lucy Cavendish College** North]()[5 min walk **Churchill College** West]() On a visit ### Don’t *miss.* 1. 01 The Dome dining hall 2. 02 Fountain Court 3. 03 Works by Paula Rego and Lubaina Himid from The Women's Art Collection 4. 04 The Chamberlin, Powell and Bon architecture 5. 05 The gardens and the Orchard Connected to ### Notable *names.* - Dame Rosemary Murray (founding President) - Tilda Swinton - Sue Perkins - Claudia Winkleman - Dame Barbara Stocking (former President) Before you go #### Visiting Murray Edwards College The Women's Art Collection, displayed across the college, is free to visit daily between 10am and 6pm with no booking required; check the official site for occasional closures around college events. Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site]() before you travel. Founded 1954 Area North — Huntingdon Road Type College Before you visit ### Check hours, tickets and access. Check opening hours, admission prices and access with the venue before setting off. Updated Date unavailable By [Above Guide Editorial Team]() Useful links - [Official site murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk ↗]() - [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗]() [Report a correction]() Keep exploring ### Where to *next.* [All colleges]()[Neighbourhoods]()[Things to Do]() ## College visitor information | Detail | Information | | --- | --- | | Name | Murray Edwards College | | Type | college | | Founded | 1954 | | Area | North | | Location | north — Huntingdon Road | | Image Rights | freely-depictable-exterior: the white modernist ranges and entrance are visible from Huntingdon Road, a public street | | Url | [https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk]() | ### Dont Miss - the Dome dining hall - Fountain Court - the gardens and the Orchard ### Notable - Tilda Swinton - Sue Perkins - Claudia Winkleman ## Detailed data The linked page JSON retains map geometry, transport network data, image assets, identifiers and schema alongside all public facts. ## Guide and hub links - [Cambridge Visitor Guide: Colleges & River | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/index.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge) - [Cambridge: 31 Colleges & 4 Theological Houses | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/explore.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/explore) ### Related pages linked from this page - [St Edmund's College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/st-edmunds.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/st-edmunds) - [Fitzwilliam College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/fitzwilliam.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/fitzwilliam) - [Lucy Cavendish College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/lucy-cavendish.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/lucy-cavendish) - [Churchill College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/churchill.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/churchill) - [About Above Guide Cambridge | Editorial Trust](https://above.guide/cambridge/about.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/about) - [Corrections Policy | Above Guide Cambridge](https://above.guide/cambridge/corrections.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/corrections) - [Cambridge Neighbourhoods & Areas Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods) - [Things to Do in Cambridge | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/things-to-do.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/things-to-do) ## Related machine-readable resources - [All Above Guide destinations](https://above.guide/llms.txt) - [Guide index](https://above.guide/cambridge/llms.txt) - [Complete guide bundle](https://above.guide/cambridge/llms-full.txt) - [Manifest](https://above.guide/cambridge/ai/manifest.json)