Shaped by the voices of Cambridge residents, Snapshots in Time transports visitors into the past, celebrating 50 years of the schools, businesses, and gathering places that not only shaped the city, but also helped form the identities and memories of the people who call it home.

At the heart of these shared memories is nostalgia - a sentimental, wistful, and sometimes bittersweet longing for the past. This near-universal and deeply complex emotion connects personal experience with collective history, reminding us how familiar places and everyday moments shape who we are, how we understand our community, and even how we imagine our future.

We invite you - Cambridge resident or not - to reflect, reminisce, and share your own stories of the people and places that continue to live in your memories when you visit this exhibit.