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 A portrait photograph of woman Earth Scientist wearing caving clothing and equipment, surrounded by rocks in a cave.
Breaking New Ground: Celebrating Past, Present and Future Women Earth Scientists at the University of Cambridge
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
24/08/2024
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Free
 Join us in celebrating women Earth scientists in this display, co-curated by two Earth Sciences students. 
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Blue plaque, removed from The Eagle pub, commemorating Watson and Crick's announcement of the discovery of DNA structure, with '+Franklin' in graffito. Object Number: 6807.
‘+FRANKLIN: Rosalind Franklin and DNA’
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceFree School Ln, Cambridge CB2 3RH
21/09/2024
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Free
Discover the blue plaque repeatedly graffitied to acknowledge Rosalind Franklin’s contribution to the history of DNA.
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A side view of a sculpture featuring a kneeling carved wooden figure behind which a sloping slab of stone extends to the left. Text includes the exhibition title 'Fault Lines', the museum's and partners' logos and '6 December 2024 - 21 December 2025'.
Fault Lines: Imagining Indigenous futures for colonial collections
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,Downing Street,CambridgeCB2 3DZ
06/12/2024
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Free
An exciting new exhibition which explores interactions between Indigenous communities of the volcanic Pacific region and colonial institutions through historic artefacts and specially commissioned artistic responses.
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Female scientists with microscopes
Women in Science exhibition
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridgeCB2 3EJ
08/03/2025
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Free
Celebrate our women in science as we share their research stories throughout the Museum. 
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Brushstroke style logo for "Painting the Poles" with "The Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute Artists in Residence" on dark blue background.
Painting the Poles
The Polar Museum
14/03/2025
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Free
Take a closer look at the polar regions, featuring eight artists from the Friends of SPRI Artists in Residence Programme. 
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Image: Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve, 1504, Engraving, black carbon ink on paper © The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge
Discovering Dürer
The Fitzwilliam Museum
01/04/2025
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This display is free to visit and there's no need to book
Discover the depth, detail and drama in the works of one of Europe’s most ambitious, experimental and acclaimed pioneers of print, Albrecht Dürer. Propelling the art of printmaking to new heights during the Northern Renaissance of the late 1400s, the German artist not only elevated the status of prints throughout Europe but secured his reputation as one of the very best.
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Grayson Perry, Our Town painting. Image copyrighted to Grayson Perry and Paragon | Contemporary Editions Ltd, London
What's New XXL
The Fitzwilliam Museum
01/04/2025
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This display is free to visit and there’s no need to book
Explore our latest What’s New display, packed with a selection of supersized works which have joined our collection of prints and drawings over the last five years.
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Cacti in a glasshouse
Photography Competition – Around the World at Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
10/04/2025
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Free
Enter this free-to-enter competition at the Botanic Garden in partnership with International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) 
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Picture of the Essence and Prescence display in Gallery 6 of the Fitzwilliam
Essence and Presence
The Fitzwilliam Museum
15/04/2025
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This display is free to visit and there's no need to book
From Italy in the 1300s to today, discover what unites artists born hundreds of years apart and explore how art of the past inspires bold new visions of what art can be.
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Bennet glass blowing at the Cavendish Laboratory
Physics & Glass
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Ln, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
13/05/2025
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Free
Discover the forerunners to our modern X-ray machines, neon lights and TV screens, and explore the stories of the craftsmen who hand-made them.
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Multicoloured urine flasks mounted on a display wheel with information about their meaningsMulticoloured urine flasks mounted on a display wheel with information about their meanings
Curious Cures Exhibition
University Library
Cambridge University Library, West Road, CB3 9DR
20/06/2025
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9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Free
Discover a time when unusual ingredients and questionable remedies mixed with curiosity about bodily functions, creating a world of revolting recipes, stargazing and surgery in this exhibition at Cambridge University Library.
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Photo of the skeleton of a dodo
Talk to the animals
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridge
24/06/2025
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10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Free
Come & have a chat with our animals, in this artificial intelligence experiment!
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A brightly coloured painting of a tall person dressed in a pink jacket carrying white chairs.
Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
12/07/2025
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Free
This new exhibition by one of the UK’s most renowned and celebrated contemporary artists will present new paintings, a special installation made in collaboration with Magda Stawarska and ‘interventions’ in the Kettle’s Yard house.
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Illustration of a squirrel with pawprints
Professor Filbert’s Plant Heroes
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
17/07/2025
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Free
Join Professor Filbert on our summer trail and search for some amazing plant discoveries
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Objects from the Whipple Museum in a colourful collage banner. Marcel the human body, Sputnik the toy globe and a mechanical calculator.
Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBQT+ History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
19/07/2025
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Free
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum! 
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Young visitor using a red telescope in the Learning Gallery at the Whipple Museum.
Saturday Opening
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Lane, CB2 3RH
19/07/2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
We’re open on the third Saturday of the month!
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A woman with blonde hair pointing at an artwork in the Kettle's Yard house.
Guided House Tour
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
19/07/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
£18 (£15.50 Friends and students)
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
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Photo of penguin with LGBTQ+ text
Pride in Nature LGBTQ+ tour
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridge
19/07/2025
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Free
Join us on a tour of the Museum as our expert guides share stories about gender & sex in the animal world. 
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A new display at the Whipple Museum, with several glass X-ray tubes
Curator's Talk: Physics & Glass
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RH
19/07/2025
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
Discover our new display Physics & Glass with Curator Dr Hannah Price. 
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A woman and a child smiling at a creative workshop at Kettle's Yard.
Studio Sunday: Relaxed Session
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
20/07/2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Free
Join us for our family workshop, in this session for children with additional sensory needs.
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A woman and a child smiling at a creative workshop at Kettle's Yard.
Studio Sunday
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
20/07/2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Join us in the Clore Learning Studio for a workshop for families.
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An illustration of DNA helix twisting into leaves
Science on Sundays 2025 - A five-star hotel for nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
20/07/2025
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Free with normal Garden admission
Listen to Dr Katharina Schiessl, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge, speak about the symbiotic root nodule in legumes
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A member of museum staff enthusiastically smiling next to a chalk board sign advertising her tour.
Sedgwick Museum Staff Favourites tours
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
21/07/2025
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Free
Drop in and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love. 
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Cultured Canines: Evolution, Emotion, Imitation. An exhibition by Allison Ksiazkiewicz. 22 July - 18 Oct.
Cultured Canines: Private View
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
21/07/2025
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Free
Celebrate our exhibition opening with us
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Illustration of wildflowers on the ecological mound
Wild Garden Walk: July 2025
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
21/07/2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
£10
Early morning guided walks exploring British wild plants and their folklore
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Cultured Canines: Evolution, Emotion, Imitation. An exhibition by Allison Ksiazkiewicz. 22 July - 18 Oct.
Cultured Canines: Evolution, Emotion, Imitation
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
22/07/2025
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
An exhibition by Allison Ksiazkewicz
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A cartoon picture of a friendly dragon
Children's Summer Holiday Crafts: Dragons
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass MuseumSouth Triforium, Ely CathedralElyCB7 4DL
23/07/2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Join a free drop-in dragon craft session in the stunning surroundings of the Stained Glass Museum, Ely.
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Objects from the Whipple Museum in a colourful collage banner. Marcel the human body, Sputnik the toy globe and a mechanical calculator.
Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBQT+ History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
23/07/2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum! 
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A sheet on the floor is covered in artwork and spray cans. Children and adults gather around, actively contributing to the their piece.
Street Art Games workshop with Reprezent Project
The National Horseracing Museum
Rothschild Yard, National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, CB8 8EP
23/07/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free with museum admission
Enjoy a day out at the National Horseracing Museum, meet the horses, take our trail and join this pre-bookable family-friendly creative session from 11am - 3pm.
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Friends chat in the sunshine as they listen to music.
Sounds Green 2025: Week 4
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
23/07/2025
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Normal Garden admission pricing, booking recommended.
The Garden opens its gates late on Wednesday evenings throughout July to host a season of open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music
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Illustration of a Telescope by John Tordoff
Whipple Scribble
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Free School Ln, Cambridge CB2 3RH
23/07/2025
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Free
Ever fancied sketching among telescopes, globes, and scientific instruments?
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A cartoon of two children walking holding hands and wearing backpacks. One holds a map in front of them and the other drags along a teddy bear.
Gallery Trail Summer Sticker Book
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, 41 the Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BX
24/07/2025
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
Complete a trail at the Norris Museum each week to earn stickers for your sticker book.
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Farmland Museum logo and text "Denny Abbey and the Farmland Museum Life in the Fens" with clipart of countryside objects and animals around the outside.
Life in the Fens
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Denny Abbey and the Farmland MuseumEly RoadWaterbeachCambridgeCB25 9PQ
24/07/2025
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Crafts are included with standard admission.
Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life - from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines. 
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Daily Crafting: Following the Pawprints. 24 July-29 Aug. Tues-Fri, 10am-5pm
Following the Pawprints
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
24/07/2025
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
Get crafty and explore the Museum from a dog's-eye view!
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Earth Scientist Julian Pahl stands front of a volcano and blue sky. The volcano is smoking slightly.
Summer of Earth Sciences: Drop In and Rock Out
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
25/07/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Drop in and meet Earth scientist Julian Pahl, who studies lava rocks from Hawaii to investigate volcanic eruptions.
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LGBTQ+ tours
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
25/07/2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
From queens, emperors and divine beings, to scientists, artists and global communities, explore the spectrum of identities that exist across time, place and culture in the Museum of Classical Archaeology.
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Photo of penguin with LGBTQ+ text
Pride in Nature LGBTQ+ tour
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridge
27/07/2025
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Free
Join us on a Museum tour where our expert guides share stories about gender & sex in the animal world.
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A bright and colourful piece of fused glass.
Children's Summer Holiday Crafts: Children's Glass Fusing Workshop
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
28/07/2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £17.50
Create and design your own stunning 10cm x 10cm fused glass piece with the Stained Glass Museum, Ely.
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The exterior of Great St Mary’s church, with a blooming rose bush in the foreground.
Creation Celebration!
Great St Mary's Church
Great St Mary's, The University Church, Senate House Hill, CB2 3PQ.
28/07/2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Celebrate the natural world through crafts and stories at Great St Mary’s Church. Feel inspired to take care of nature and learn more about local habitats.
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A colourful collage titled 'Optics and Observations', featuring a microscope, red and green glasses, colourful lenses, opera glasses, cheerful green cartoon frogs, and a young girl looking through a toy microscope.
Optics and Observations 
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
28/07/2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
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A member of museum staff enthusiastically smiling next to a chalk board sign advertising her tour.
Sedgwick Museum Staff Favourites tours
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
28/07/2025
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Free
Drop in and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love.
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Woad-Working Wonder
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
28/07/2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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A drawing of a kite on a tan coloured background with the words Let's Go Make a Kite!
Let's Go Make a Kite!
Ely Museum
Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market St, Ely, CB7 4LS
29/07/2025
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Child: £7
Learn the science behind kite building and build your own kite that flies at Ely Museum.
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A cipher wheel used to code and decode top secret messages
Crack the Code
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
29/07/2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Workshop participant: £14 | Accompanying adult: £12
Become a spy and help 'crack' these secret messages at the Centre for Computing History.
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A colourful collage titled 'Optics and Observations', featuring a microscope, red and green glasses, colourful lenses, opera glasses, cheerful green cartoon frogs, and a young girl looking through a toy microscope.
Optics and Observations 
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
29/07/2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
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black and white printed image that a child has done using various objects
Children's Summer Holiday Crafts: Children's Printing Workshop
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
30/07/2025
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Child: £6.50
Join the Stained Glass Museum for a children's printing workshop inspired by the stunning temporary exhibition by Surinder Warboys.
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An optical illusion graphic of black lines against pink, blue and purple.
Agamograph Pictures
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
30/07/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Child: £5
Create a unique agamograph picture with St Neots Museum.
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Lost Craft Drop-in
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
30/07/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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Objects from the Whipple Museum in a colourful collage banner. Marcel the human body, Sputnik the toy globe and a mechanical calculator.
Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBQT+ History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
30/07/2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum! 
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A poster stating 'Tea & Talk with Claudia Myatt' with a photograph of Claudia sketching from a ship as well as sketches of icebergs and icy water.
Tea & Talk: Sketching the Poles - A Talk by Claudia Myatt
The Polar Museum
30/07/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Join us at the Polar Museum for a free talk with former FoSPRI Artist in Residence Claudia Myatt.   
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A poster stating 'Artist Workshop with Claudia Myatt' with a photograph of Claudia sketching from a ship as well as sketches of icebergs and icy water.
Artist Workshop: Painting Penguins ...and all things polar
The Polar Museum
30/07/2025
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
Join us at the Polar Museum for an artist workshop with Painting the Poles artist Claudia Myatt.  
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A small brown wooden Wunderkammer box divided into six sections, each containing a miniature scene: a shell, a mannequin with a gold jewelled crown, a mannequin in a white lace dress, a minifigure viewing shells like a gallery, another viewing an art gallery, and duck cut-outs attending a bird-themed exhibition. Set on a light and dark green striped background.
Wonderkammer
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1BN
30/07/2025
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £15
Make your own miniature museum in a wooden frame and fill it with wonderful miniature treasures and pictures.
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Groups of people sit in front of the marquee with a band playing music in the Garden.
Sounds Green 2025: Week 5
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
30/07/2025
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Normal Garden admission pricing, booking recommended.
The Garden opens its gates late on Wednesday evenings throughout July to host a season of open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music
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An exterior view of the concrete Centre for Material Culture building.
Exploring the MAA Centre for Material Culture: Amulets and Charms - FULLY BOOKED
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Gilpin Road / Kingfisher Way, CB2 8BY
30/07/2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Come along to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's (MAA) Centre for Material Culture (CMC) for a 'deep-dive' into the collections as part of the UCM Summer at the Museums programme.
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A colourful collage titled 'Optics and Observations', featuring a microscope, red and green glasses, colourful lenses, opera glasses, cheerful green cartoon frogs, and a young girl looking through a toy microscope.
Optics and Observations
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
30/07/2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
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A close-up of the ‘HORSEPLAY’ logo. The word “HORSE” is in purple with a small horse figure incorporated into the “S,” and “PLAY” appears in red, yellow, blue, and green lettering.
Mosaic Art and badges with Nichola Eddery
The National Horseracing Museum
Rothschild Yard, National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, CB8 8EP
30/07/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free with museum admission
Enjoy a day out at the National Horseracing Museum, meet the horses, take our trail and join a family-friendly drop-in creative session from 11am - 3pm.
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A mum helps a young girl look down a microscope, standing on a stool. The table has a second microscope and a large screen, showing white, shell-like fragments which are tiny fossils, the size of a grain of sand.
Summer of Earth Sciences: Drop In and Rock Out
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
30/07/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Meet Earth scientists Jeannie Booth and Simon Crowhurst, and investigate tiny 5000-year-old fossils under powerful microscopes. 
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A group of people smiling and talking in the courtyard at Kettle's Yard.
LATE at Kettle's Yard
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
30/07/2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
£8 (£5 Students/Open House Community card holders), booking required
Join us for art, music, talks, making and more!
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A drawing of an early style biplane on a pale blue coloured background with the words Felix's Flying Circus
Felix's Flying Circus
Ely Museum
Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS
31/07/2025
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Free with standard admission or annual pass
Join Ely Museum to make your own flying machine with paper, or using junk modelling, and then test it out by completing the Flying Circus Challenge! 
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An example of fossil painting featuring various fossil shapes, some painted in a bronze colour and others left in white clay. Set against a light and dark green striped background.
Fossil Painting
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1BN
31/07/2025
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM, 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM, 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM, 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £2.40
Paint your own plaster fossil at Saffron Walden Museum.
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Farmland Museum logo and text "Denny Abbey and the Farmland Museum Life in the Fens" with clipart of countryside objects and animals around the outside.
Life in the Fens
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Denny Abbey and the Farmland MuseumEly RoadWaterbeachCambridgeCB25 9PQ
31/07/2025
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Crafts are included with standard admission.
Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life -from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines.  
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The Great Greek Gymnasium. 31 July, 2-4pm
The Great Greek Gymnasium
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
31/07/2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Step into the sandals of the young athletes from the classical past...
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Blurred image of feathered cape
Summer at the Museums: Thursday Fun at MAA
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
31/07/2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
An afternoon of puzzles, challenges, and crafting at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 
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Gaming characters like Mario showing that this is a tour that guides you through the history of gaming.
Game On! The Guided Tour
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
01/08/2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
During this special museum tour of the Centre for Computing History, in-house gaming experts will guide you through the history of video games from the seventies to the modern day. 
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A bee-shaped robot on a cartoon beach, wearing a sun hat.
BeeBot at the Beach
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
01/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Normal admission fee applies
Come and help BeeBot (a bee-shaped robot!) plan a trip to the beach while learning about algorithms at the Centre for Computing History.
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A drawing of an owl in flight on a yellow coloured background with the words Wings and Talons
Wings and Talons
Ely Museum
Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS 
01/08/2025
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Free with standard admission or annual pass
Come and meet some amazing birds of prey live at Ely Museum with the Raptor Foundation. 
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A piece of yellow and green weaving between two bits of woods, propped up in a garden next to a daisy.
Wild Weaving: Family Workshop with Zena Brackenbury
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, 41 the Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BX
01/08/2025
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Two at a table: £20 | Three at a table: £28 | Four at a table: £35
Come and explore the art of wild weaving with the Norris Museum.
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An optical illusion graphic of black lines against pink, blue and purple.
Agamograph Pictures
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
01/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
£5 per child
Create a unique agamograph picture with St Neots Museum.
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Poster with text: Tea & Talk with Nicholas Romeril. On the left, a picture from a studio with a painting of an iceberg in blues and below that a photograph of Nicholas painting while on board a ship, with the Antarctic coast in the background.
Tea & Talk: Nicholas Romeril in the Antarctic - An Artist's Journey
The Polar Museum
01/08/2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
Join us at the Polar Museum for a free talk with former FoSPRI Artist in Residence Nicholas Romeril. 
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Woad-Working Wonder
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
01/08/2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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Poster with text: Drop in with Nicholas Romeril. On the left, a picture from a studio with a painting of an iceberg in blues and below that a photograph of Nicholas painting while on board a ship, with the Antarctic coast in the background.
Nicholas Romeril at the Polar Museum
The Polar Museum
02/08/2025
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Free
Drop in to the Polar Museum to chat with artist Nicholas Romeril, get a whiff of penguin and view some of Nicholas' VR footage of Antarctica 
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Illustration of a butterfly made of leaves. Text says: ‘Nature Butterflies, Saturday 2 August’.
Family Saturday: Nature Butterflies
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
02/08/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free (normal Garden admission applies for accompanying adults)
Transform leaves, flowers and petals into stunning nature-inspired butterflies! 
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mother and son take part in creative activities
Studio Sunday Relaxed Session
Kettle's Yard
03/08/2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Free
Join us for our family workshop, in this session for children with additional sensory needs.
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mother and son take part in a creative activity
Studio Sunday
Kettle's Yard
03/08/2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Join us in the Clore Learning Studio for a workshop for families.
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The exterior of Great St Mary’s church, with a blooming rose bush in the foreground.
Creation Celebration!
Great St Mary's Church
Great St Mary's, The University Church, Senate House Hill, CB2 3PQ.
04/08/2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Celebrate the natural world through crafts and stories at Great St Mary’s Church. Feel inspired to take care of nature and learn more about local habitats.
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A colourful collage titled 'Optics and Observations', featuring a microscope, red and green glasses, colourful lenses, opera glasses, cheerful green cartoon frogs, and a young girl looking through a toy microscope.
Optics and Observations
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
04/08/2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
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Two nurses dressed in traditional white uniforms and caps smile as they each hold two babies on their laps, making a total of four infants. The babies are dressed warmly in knitted clothing and are sitting side by side, looking in various directions. The photo appears to be black and white.
Giants, Beasts and Highwaymen
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
05/08/2025
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Adult: £10 | Child: Free
Join St Neots Museum's Learning Officer on a guided family history walk.
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A cartoon mammoth walking across a grass field.
Mud and Mammoths: Family Story Time and Crafts
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, 41 the Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BX
05/08/2025
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
One Child: £7.50 | Two children: £14 | Three children: £19.50
Step into the world of Oscar and Arabella, the delightful woolly mammoths created by Neal Layton, at the Norris Museum.
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Music beats using Sonic Pi software on the Raspberry Pi computer
Musical Code with Sonic Pi
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
05/08/2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Workshop participant: £16 | Accompanying adult: £12
Calling young music makers! Come and learn how to use Sonic Pi on the Raspberry Pi to create some amazing tunes with the Centre for Computing History.
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A colourful collage titled 'Optics and Observations', featuring a microscope, red and green glasses, colourful lenses, opera glasses, cheerful green cartoon frogs, and a young girl looking through a toy microscope.
Optics and Observations
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
05/08/2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
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Individuals seated on the grass, engaged in conversation and relaxation
Play Pavilion
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1RB
05/08/2025
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12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
Play Pavilion: free family fun in August, whatever the weather.
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Off the Leash. 6 Aug, 2-4pm.
Off the Leash!
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
06/08/2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
We're unleashing the hounds for an ancient dog-themed extravaganza!
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Lost Craft Drop-in
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
06/08/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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A child wearing a yellow t-shirt and an apron sits at a table and shapes some clay.
Clay Wobble Heads
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
06/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Child: £5
Make a clay creature with St Neots Museum.
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A white piece of fabric featuring a blue square. Inside the square is a white cut-out of a horse with a heart above it.
T-shirt printing workshops with Ricki Oultis
The National Horseracing Museum
Rothschild Yard, National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, CB8 8EP
06/08/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free with museum admission
Enjoy a day out at the National Horseracing Museum, meet the horses, take our trail and join a family-friendly drop-in creative session from 11am - 3pm.
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White butterfly on purple lavender
Lavender art
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
06/08/2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Come along to this family drop in event, learn about the lavender family and make a calming card using lavender
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A colourful collage titled 'Optics and Observations', featuring a microscope, red and green glasses, colourful lenses, opera glasses, cheerful green cartoon frogs, and a young girl looking through a toy microscope.
Optics and Observations
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
06/08/2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
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Exterior View - MAA CMC
Exploring the MAA Centre for Material Culture: Toys and Games
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Gilpin Road / Kingfisher Way, CB2 8BY 
06/08/2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Come along to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's (MAA) Centre for Material Culture (CMC) for a 'deep-dive' into the collections as part of the UCM Summer at the Museums programme.
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Two men stand in a town square dressed as Civil War soldiers. The man on the left holds a large gun, while the man on the right carries a long pole. A gazebo is visible behind them.
Become a Civil War Soldier
The Cromwell Museum
Huntingdon Market Square, Huntingdon PE29 3NR
06/08/2025
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Do you have what it takes to join the New Modelled Army and fight for Parliament? Join the Cromwell Museum to find out!
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An actress playing the palaeontologist Mary Anning. She is wearing a shawl and the red ribbon of her bonnet is visible, her face is not in the picture. She is holding a basket and an ammonite.
Summer of Earth Sciences: Drop In and Rock Out
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
06/08/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Back by popular demand - join us as we celebrate the ground-breaking palaeontologist, Mary Anning. Hear about her revolutionary fossil discoveries, by 'meeting' her in person.  Observe fossil ammonite features and make your own clay ammonite to take home.
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A cartoon of a boat, on a bright blue background.
Children's Summer Holiday Crafts: A day at the seaside
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass MuseumSouth Triforium, Ely CathedralElyCB7 4DL
06/08/2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Join a free drop-in seaside craft session in the stunning surroundings of the Stained Glass Museum, Ely.
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Objects from the Whipple Museum in a colourful collage banner. Marcel the human body, Sputnik the toy globe and a mechanical calculator.
Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBQT+ History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
06/08/2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum! 
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Map of the UK, with binary code overtop and two typewriters.
Made in Cambridge Tour
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
06/08/2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
In this short tour of the Centre of Computing History, explore the Cambridge story.
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Mummified juvenile crocodile with mummy wrappings partially removed from its head and tail. A handwritten paper label sits in front of it and reads: Mummy of a crocodile one of the Egyptian Gods.
Family Open Day
Wisbech and Fenland Museum
Wisbech & Fenland Museum, Museum Square, Wisbech, Cambs, PE13 1ES
06/08/2025
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Free
Travel back in time and explore what life was like for the Ancient Egyptians with Wisbech & Fenland Museum.
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Burwell Museum exterior, a black barn with a mill in the background.
Summer Holiday Kids Activities
Burwell Museum and Windmill
Burwell Museum and Windmill, Mill Close, Burwell, Cambridge CB25 0HL 
07/08/2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Child: £6.50
Visit Burwell Museum on Thursdays in August to create your own artworks based on objects in the Museum's collections.
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Blurred image of feathered cape
Summer at the Museums: Thursday Fun at MAA
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
07/08/2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
An afternoon of puzzles, challenges, and crafting at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 
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Printing Press with typeface
Picture Perfect
Cambridge Museum of Technology
Cambridge Museum of Technology, The Old Pumping Station, Cheddars Lane, CB5 8LD
07/08/2025
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Get your hands on a miniature printing press, create a mono print and explore the world of cyanotype with the Cambridge Museum of Technology.
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Soldering equipment being used to build a wire maze game
Electronics Lab: Beat the Buzzer
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
07/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop participant: £25 | Accompanying adult: £12
How steady are your nerves? Find out in this soldering workshop at the Centre for Computing History by building a game where you guide a metal loop around a wire maze without the two touching.
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A child wearing a yellow t-shirt and an apron sits at a table and shapes some clay.
Clay Wobble Heads
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
08/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Child: £5
Make a clay creature with St Neots Museum.
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James Newman the creator of the Megaprocessor standing in front of the Megaprocessor exhibit at The Centre for Computing History.
James and the Giant Processor
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
08/08/2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission prices apply
Meet the mind behind The Centre for Computing History's biggest exhibit! James Newman, builder of the Megaprocessor, is coming to the Centre to answer questions about his remarkable creation.
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Woad-Working Wonder
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
09/08/2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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Wildflowers on the front lawn of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Fitz Fest: Making Nature
The Fitzwilliam Museum
09/08/2025
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
The natural world has always been an inspiration to artists. Join us for a lively afternoon of art, music, conversation and creativity, all inspired by nature.
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Two people in the Kettle's Yard house smiling.
Guided House Tour
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
09/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
£18 (£15.50 Friends and Students)
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
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Robots solving Rubik's Cubes
Rubik's Cube Robots
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
11/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
David Gilday shares his passion for Rubik's Cube puzzles and his LEGO MINDSTORMS robots that solve them in this event from the Centre for Computing History.
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Illustration of wildflowers on the ecological mound
Wild Garden Walk: August 2025
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
11/08/2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
£10
Early morning guided walks exploring British wild plants and their folklore
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A child in a red hoodie, wearing ear defenders looks into a glass cabinet containing specimens from the Zoology Museum. To the left is the bottom half of a taxidermic penguin and behind the child is another child and an adult.
Disability Friendly Opening - Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB23DZ
11/08/2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Enjoy a relaxed morning exclusively aimed at children with sensory sensitivities along with their families, siblings and carers.
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The Romans are Coming! 12 Aug, 1-4pm.
The Romans are Coming!
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
12/08/2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Enter the world of ancient Rome!
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Poster for Art Bot Workshop
Make your own Art Bot
Cambridge Museum of Technology
Cambridge Museum of Technology, The Old Pumping Station, Cheddars Lane, CB5 8LD
12/08/2025
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
£12.50
Can robots get creative? Find out and make your own art creating robot with the Cambridge Museum of Technology.
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Member of staff in a green dress standing in front of a case labelled 'South: The Antarctic' which contains fossils and rocks.
Polar Museum Staff Favourites Tour
The Polar Museum
12/08/2025
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Free
Drop in to find out what's cool according to us!
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coloured photograph of silk painting equipment
Children's Summer Holiday Crafts: Children's Silk Painting Workshop
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
13/08/2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
£6.50
Join the Stained Glass Museum to learn how to create your own stunning silk bookmark.
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A drawing of teddy bears having a picnic on a green coloured background with the words Teddy Bears' Picnic
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Ely Museum
Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS 
13/08/2025
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Free with standard admission or annual pass
Bring your favourite teddy bear down to Ely Museum today for games and some surprises.
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A bright swirled tie dye pattern of different colours.
Tie Dye Tote Bags
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
13/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Child: £5
Back by popular demand - tie dye with St Neots Museum!
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Lost Craft Drop-in
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
13/08/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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A white sheet of paper with a black border displays a pietra dura-style design, featuring shiny gold, green, and colourful paper pieces.
Marvellous Mosaics
The Cromwell Museum
Huntingdon Library and Archives, Princes St, Huntingdon PE29 3PA
13/08/2025
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Free
Create your own pietra dura mosaic with Cromwell Museum.
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Hands holding seeds above a table with herbs on.
Herbs and Salads
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
13/08/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Come along to this family drop in event and plant herb and salad seeds to take home
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Exterior View - MAA CMC
Exploring the MAA Centre for Material Culture: Personal Adornments - Beads and Brooches
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Gilpin Road / Kingfisher Way, CB2 8BY 
13/08/2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Come along to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's (MAA) Centre for Material Culture (CMC) for a 'deep-dive' into the collections as part of the UCM Summer at the Museums programme.
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A range of polar themed toys and activities, including knitted polar figures, penguin figurines, snow goggles and a child's compass.
Chill Out at the Polar Museum
The Polar Museum
13/08/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Drop in on a summer day to chill out at the Polar Museum with family-friendly crafts and activities
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Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBQT+ History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
13/08/2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum! 
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Various sizes of paper eggs are laid out, some painted blue with speckles and others abstractly decorated with black paint. Set on a light and dark green striped background.
Paper Eggs
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden, CB101BN
13/08/2025
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM, 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM, 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM, 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £2.40
Paint your own paper eggs inspired by Saffron Walden Museum's temporary exhibition 'Wonder: 190 years of Saffron Walden Museum'.
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Models and fossil casts of Earth's earliest animals are placed on a table, trilobites and anomalocaris are discernible. An upturned hand is holding a white model of a trilobite, as if for someone else to look at it.
Summer of Earth Sciences: Drop In and Rock Out
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
13/08/2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Drop in and meet palaeontologists who investigate dinosaurs and the earliest animals on Earth.  
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Domesday computer package which the talk focuses on.
Explore the Domesday Machine
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
13/08/2025
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Normal museum admission applies
Join a talk on the Domesday Machine at the Centre for Computing History.
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Children gather around a table filled with craft materials. In the background, an adult works with clay as the children look on with curiosity.
Creative Clay
The National Horseracing Museum
Rothschild Yard, National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, CB8 8EP
13/08/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free with museum admission
Enjoy a day out at the National Horseracing Museum, meet the horses, take our trail and join a family-friendly drop-in creative session from 11am - 3pm.
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Photo of a python skeleton
All about Reptiles: Family Day
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridge
14/08/2025
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Free
Family crafts & activities to celebrate World Lizard Day! 
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Blurred image of feathered cape
Summer at the Museums: Thursday Fun at MAA
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
14/08/2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
An afternoon of puzzles, challenges,  and crafting at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 
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Burwell Museum exterior, a black barn with a mill in the background.
Summer Holiday Kids Activities
Burwell Museum and Windmill
Burwell Museum and Windmill, Mill Close, Burwell, Cambridge CB25 0HL 
14/08/2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Child: £6.50
Visit Burwell Museum on Thursdays in August to create your own artworks based on objects in the Museum's collections.
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A man wears a gold and red samurai helmet, holding a matching mouthpiece with a large red mouth design. He is dressed in a blue and white striped shirt, standing against a light and dark green striped background.
Samurai Helmet
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden, CB101BN
14/08/2025
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £10
Make your own samurai helmet and mask at Saffron Walden Museum.
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An image of the crocodile that will be made with some drawn grass behind it. It's on a pale blue background with the words Tick Tock Croc
Tick Tock Croc
Ely Museum
Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS 
14/08/2025
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Child: £9
Apply your creative technology skills to make your very own snapping Tick Tock the Crocodile with Ely Museum.
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Farmland Museum logo and text "Denny Abbey and the Farmland Museum Life in the Fens" with clipart of countryside objects and animals around the outside.
Life in the Fens
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Denny Abbey and the Farmland MuseumEly RoadWaterbeachCambridgeCB25 9PQ
14/08/2025
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Crafts are included with standard admission.
Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life -from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines. 
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Illustration of lions and giraffes
Animal Tails: Roaring Lions & Dancing Giraffes
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridge 
15/08/2025
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Free
Expert-led stories and play in the Museum for 2-5 year olds   
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Drink and Draw. Fri 15 Aug, 6-9pm
Drink and Draw
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
15/08/2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Free
Join us for a relaxed and friendly evening of sketching amongst our awe-inspiring sculptures
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Gaming characters like Mario showing that this is a tour that guides you through the history of gaming.
Game On! The Guided Tour
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
15/08/2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
During this special museum tour of the Centre for Computing History, in-house gaming experts will guide you through the history of video games from the seventies to the modern day.
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A seal sculpture made of wood and cardboard.
Fenland Wildlife Sculptures: Family Workshop with Zena Brackenbury
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, 41 the Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BX
15/08/2025
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Two at a table: £20 | Three at a table: £28 | Four at a table: £35
Explore fenland wildlife through sculpture with the Norris Museum.
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A bright swirled tie dye pattern of different colours.
Tie Dye Tote Bags
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
15/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Child: £5
Back by popular demand - tie dye with St Neots Museum!
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Visitors engaged in craft-making at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Jimmy’s Crafternoon: Celebrating 30 Years
The Fitzwilliam Museum
16/08/2025
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Join us for a relaxed afternoon of creativity in support of Jimmy’s, a Cambridge-based charity that has been providing housing and support to people experiencing homelessness for 30 years. 
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Objects from the Whipple Museum in a colourful collage banner. Marcel the human body, Sputnik the toy globe and a mechanical calculator.
Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBQT+ History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
16/08/2025
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Free
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum! 
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Objects found at the Whipple Museum - Mars Globe, Papier-mâché models of horses' teeth and Mini Marcel the Human Body model.
Whipple Highlights Tour
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
16/08/2025
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Free
This free tour showcases a selection of must-see museum objects – your perfect introduction to the Whipple.
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Young visitor using a red telescope in the Learning Gallery at the Whipple Museum.
Saturday Opening
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Lane, CB2 3RH
16/08/2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
We’re open on the third Saturday of the month!
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A colourful collage titled 'Optics and Observations', featuring a microscope, red and green glasses, colourful lenses, opera glasses, cheerful green cartoon frogs, and a young girl looking through a toy microscope.
Optics and Observations
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
16/08/2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Woad-Working Wonder
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
16/08/2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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A hand holds a bouquet of paper flowers with deep red outer petals and pink and purple inner petals. The centres are orange and yellow, with wooden sticks as stalks.
Blossom & Bloom
David Parr House
David Parr House, 184 Gwydir Street, CB1 2LW
16/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Child: £10
This session from David Parr House invites children aged 4+ to explore flowers and nature through fun, hands-on crafting and creative play.
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A transparent jar sits on a wooden surface, decorated with pressed flowers in shades of red, pink, orange, yellow, and blue.
Floral Forms
David Parr House
David Parr House, 184 Gwydir Street, CB1 2LW
16/08/2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Child: £10
This session from David Parr House invites children aged 8+ to explore the outdoors through hands-on crafting using recycled and natural materials. Celebrating nature through imaginative, eco-friendly making!
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mother and son take part in creative activities
Studio Sunday
Kettle's Yard
17/08/2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
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mother and daughter take part in creative activities
Studio Sunday Relaxed Session
Kettle's Yard
17/08/2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Free
Join us for our family workshop, in this session for children with additional sensory needs.
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Stinging String Superstar
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
18/08/2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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A bright and colourful piece of fused glass.
Children's Summer Holiday Crafts: Family Glass Fusing Workshop
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL
18/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Tickets per participant: £17.50
Looking for something memorable to do with your child this summer? In this unique session you and your child/children can work alongside each other to each make a beautiful fused panel.
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Young boy in blue hat plays with an assortment of sensory toys laid out on a table before him. Museum cases are in the background.
Disability Friendly Opening - Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB21RB
18/08/2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Enjoy a relaxed morning exclusively aimed at children with sensory sensitivities along with their families, siblings and carers.
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A cartoon of a kingfisher wearing a party hat and sit on some bunting next to a river.
Summer on the Ouse!
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, 41 the Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BXHolt Island Nature Reserve, Church St, St. Ives PE27 5BYThe St Ives Methodist Church, 4 The Waits, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5BY
19/08/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join the Norris Museum for a day of river-themed fun and celebrate beloved local river, the Great Ouse! 
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Two nurses dressed in traditional white uniforms and caps smile as they each hold two babies on their laps, making a total of four infants. The babies are dressed warmly in knitted clothing and are sitting side by side, looking in various directions. The photo appears to be black and white.
Giants, Beasts and Highwaymen
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
19/08/2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Adult: £10 | Child: Free
Join St Neots Museum's Learning Officer on a guided family history walk.
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Member of staff in a green dress standing in front of a case labelled 'South: The Antarctic' which contains fossils and rocks.
Polar Museum Staff Favourites Tour
The Polar Museum
19/08/2025
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Free
Drop in to find out what's cool according to us!
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A girl making a glass lantern adding tissue paper to a jar.
Children's Summer Holiday Crafts: Glass Lantern
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, Ely, CB7 4DL 
20/08/2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Join a free drop-in craft session making a glass lantern in the stunning surroundings of the Stained Glass Museum, Ely.
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Ada Lovelace, the world's first programmer!
Ada and The Very First Computer
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
20/08/2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Normal museum admission applies
We all know that Ada Lovelace is credited as the first computer programmer. But what did she write? What did it do? And how does it work? Find out at the Centre for Computing History.
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Hands showing the finished brain game kit.
Electronics Lab: Simone Says Play
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
20/08/2025
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Workshop participant: £30 | Accompanying adult: £12
Build yourself a pocket-sized, hand-held ‘brain’ game with the Centre for Computing History.
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A hand holds up a model ammonite with a swirled shell and tentacles emerging from its opening. The background is light and dark green striped.
Model Ammonite
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden, CB101BN
20/08/2025
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £10
Make your own large-scale model of a living ammonite with Saffron Walden Museum. Perfect for budding palaeontologists. 
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A bright swirled tie dye pattern of different colours.
Tie Dye Tote Bags
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
20/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Child: £5
Back by popular demand - tie dye with St Neots Museum!
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An actress playing the palaeontologist Mary Anning. She is wearing a shawl and the red ribbon of her bonnet is visible, her face is not in the picture. She is holding a basket and an ammonite fossil.
Summer of Earth Sciences: Drop In and Rock Out
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
20/08/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Back by popular demand - join us as we celebrate the ground-breaking palaeontologist, Mary Anning. Hear about her revolutionary fossil discoveries, by 'meeting' her in person.  Observe fossil ammonite features and make your own clay ammonite to take home. 
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Lost Craft Drop-in
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
20/08/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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A sheet on the floor is covered in artwork and spray cans. Children and adults gather around, actively contributing to their piece.
Street Art Characters with Reprezent Project
The National Horseracing Museum
Rothschild Yard, National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, CB8 8EP
20/08/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free with museum admission
Enjoy a day out at the National Horseracing Museum, meet the horses, take our trail and join this pre-bookable family-friendly creative session from 11am - 3pm.
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A child’s glittery purple-painted hands hold up a handmade pocket watch with a pink face and purple and blue hands. The child is wearing a brown coat with dark spots.
Make your own Pocket Watch
The Cromwell Museum
Huntingdon Library and Archives, Princes St, Huntingdon PE29 3PA
20/08/2025
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Free
Create your own 17th century watch with Cromwell Museum.
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A range of polar themed toys and activities, including knitted polar figures, penguin figurines, snow goggles and a child's compass.
Chill Out at the Polar Museum
The Polar Museum
20/08/2025
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
Drop in on a summer day to chill out at the Polar Museum with family-friendly crafts and activities
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Exterior View - MAA CMC
Exploring the MAA Centre for Material Culture: Patterns in Print
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Gilpin Road / Kingfisher Way, CB2 8BY
20/08/2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Come along to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's (MAA) Centre for Material Culture (CMC) for a 'deep-dive' into the collections as part of the UCM Summer at the Museums programme.
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Burwell Museum exterior, a black barn with a mill in the background.
Summer Holiday Kids Activities
Burwell Museum and Windmill
Burwell Museum and Windmill, Mill Close, Burwell, Cambridge CB25 0HL 
21/08/2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Child: £6.50
Visit Burwell Museum on Thursdays in August to create your own artworks based on objects in the Museum's collections.
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A micro:bit acting as a light-sensitive wake-up alarm.
Wake Up With the micro:bit
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
21/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop participant: £16 | Accompanying adult: £12
With mornings so much brighter, learn how to code the micro:bit to become a light-sensitive wake-up alarm with the Centre for Computing History.
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Museum Marvellous Medicine. 21 Aug, 12-4pm
Museum Marvellous Medicine
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
21/08/2025
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Uncover the curious cures and fascinating treatments of the ancient world
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Farmland Museum logo and text "Denny Abbey and the Farmland Museum Life in the Fens" with clipart of countryside objects and animals around the outside.
Life in the Fens
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Denny Abbey and the Farmland MuseumEly RoadWaterbeachCambridgeCB25 9PQ
21/08/2025
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Crafts are included with standard admission.
Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life - from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines.  
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Blurred image of feathered cape
Summer at the Museums: Thursday Fun at MAA
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
21/08/2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
An afternoon of puzzles, challenges, and crafting at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 
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James Newman the creator of the Megaprocessor standing in front of the Megaprocessor exhibit at The Centre for Computing History.
James and the Giant Processor
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
21/08/2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Meet the mind behind The Centre for Computing History's biggest exhibit! James Newman, builder of the Megaprocessor, is coming to the Centre to answer questions about his remarkable creation.
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A hand holds up a handmade bird mask featuring a long yellow beak and bright pink paper feathers cut into slits around the eyes. The background is light and dark green stripes.
Bird Mask
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1BN
21/08/2025
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM, 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM, 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM, 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £2.40
Make your own colourful bird mask from paper at Saffron Walden Museum.
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Robots solving Rubik's Cubes
Rubik's Cube Robots
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
22/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
David Gilday shares his passion for Rubik's Cube puzzles and his LEGO MINDSTORMS robots that solve them in this event from the Centre for Computing History.
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LGBTQ+ tours
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
22/08/2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
From queens, emperors and divine beings, to scientists, artists and global communities, explore the spectrum of identities that exist across time, place and culture in the Museum of Classical Archaeology.
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A bat flying through the air.
Bat Patrol 2025
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
22/08/2025
8:00 PM - 9:15 PM
£7
Come for a twilight ramble through the Botanic Garden and learn about the fascinating world of bats
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A bright swirled tie dye pattern of different colours.
Tie Dye Tote Bags
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
22/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Child: £5
Back by popular demand - tie dye with St Neots Museum!
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Stinging String Superstar
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
22/08/2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Stinging String Superstar
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
25/08/2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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Young girl wearing a flower crown and smiling at her mum.
Flower Crowns
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
26/08/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Come along to this family drop in event and make a beautiful crown made of flowers and leaves from the Garden
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Member of staff in a green dress standing in front of a case labelled 'South: The Antarctic' which contains fossils and rocks.
Polar Museum Staff Favourites Tour
The Polar Museum
26/08/2025
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Free
Drop in to find out what's cool according to us! 
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A close-up of the ‘HORSEPLAY’ logo. The word “HORSE” is in purple with a small horse figure incorporated into the “S,” and “PLAY” appears in red, yellow, blue, and green lettering.
Printmaking workshop with Penny Sobr
The National Horseracing Museum
Rothschild Yard, National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, CB8 8EP
27/08/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free with museum admission
Enjoy a day out at the National Horseracing Museum, meet the horses, take our trail and join a family-friendly drop-in creative session from 11am - 3pm.
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Two hessian bags on an orange table decorated with smiley faces.
Rag Pictures
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
27/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Child: £5
Re-use materials to make a rag picture with St Neots Museum.
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Lost Craft Drop-in
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
27/08/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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A child's hands are held above a floor of gravel, holding a few pieces of gravel.
Summer of Earth Sciences: Drop In and Rock Out
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
27/08/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Have you found a rock or fossil that you'd like identified? Drop in and meet our Museum scientists for help, and get hands-on with our amazing rocks and fossils. 
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The Great Greek Gymnasium. 27 Aug, 2-4pm
The Great Greek Gymnasium
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
27/08/2025
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Step into the sandals of the young athletes from the classical past...
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Two clay medal models sit on a wooden surface. The left medal has dates and patterns carved into it; the right features a carved side profile of a man and a hole at the top.
Medal Making
The Cromwell Museum
Huntingdon Town Hall, 53 High St, Huntingdon PE29 3AQ
27/08/2025
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Make your own clay medal with Cromwell Museum.
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A range of polar themed toys and activities, including knitted polar figures, penguin figurines, snow goggles and a child's compass.
Chill Out at the Polar Museum
The Polar Museum
27/08/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Drop in on a summer day to chill out at the Polar Museum with family-friendly crafts and activities
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An example of the plant stamps craft, displayed on a light and dark green striped background. On the left, a white sheet of paper features the image of a bright pink pressed flower. A bright pink cardboard stamp is positioned to the top right.
Plant Stamps
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden, CB10 1BN
27/08/2025
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM, 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM, 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM, 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £2.40
Make your own plant stamps with funky foam and print onto paper at Saffron Walden Museum.
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Building and coding a cube-shaped robot
Build-A-Bot: Introducing Q-B
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
28/08/2025
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Workshop participant: £50 | Accompanying adult: £12
Build your very own cube-shaped robot named Q-B at the Centre for Computing History.
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Farmland Museum logo and text "Denny Abbey and the Farmland Museum Life in the Fens" with clipart of countryside objects and animals around the outside.
Life in the Fens
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Denny Abbey and the Farmland MuseumEly RoadWaterbeachCambridgeCB25 9PQ
28/08/2025
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Crafts are included with standard admission.
Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life - from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines. 
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Burwell Museum exterior, a black barn with a mill in the background.
Summer Holiday Kids Activities
Burwell Museum and Windmill
Burwell Museum and Windmill, Mill Close, Burwell, Cambridge CB25 0HL 
28/08/2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Child: £6.50
Visit Burwell Museum on Thursdays in August to create your own artworks based on objects in the Museum's collections.
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Painted maps of the Arctic and Antarctic
Family Friendly Drop-In: Map Making
The Polar Museum
28/08/2025
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Free
Drop in for a craft, object handling and the chance to learn all about the art of navigation. 
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Moving Monsters poster
Moving Monsters
Cambridge Museum of Technology
Cambridge Museum of Technology, The Old Pumping Station, Cheddars Lane, CB5 8LD
28/08/2025
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
£12.50
Build your own pneumatic monster and discover how air pressure can be used to make things move with the Cambridge Museum of Technology.
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A brightly decorated stick with thread and beads.
Magic Wishing Sticks: Family Workshop with Ricki Outis
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, 41 the Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BX
29/08/2025
9:45 AM - 12:15 PM, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
One child: £12 | Two children: £22 | Three children: £30
Make your own beautifully decorated Magic Wishing Stick with the Norris Museum.
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Two hessian bags on an orange table decorated with smiley faces.
Rag Pictures
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
29/08/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Child: £5
Re-use materials to make a rag picture with St Neots Museum.
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Linocut print of a bat and the text 'bat' repeated in a red font
Listening to the Night: Bat Walk and Poetry Performance
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
29/08/2025
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
£7
Join us at the Botanic Garden for a unique evening that pairs natural science with poetic exploration
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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Stinging String Superstar
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle St, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
29/08/2025
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.
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Illustration of a bat made out of a pinecone flying in the night sky. Text says: ‘Pinecone Bats, Saturday 6 September’.
Family Saturday: Pinecone Bats
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
06/09/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free (normal Garden admission applies for accompanying adults)
Create your own spooky bats from pinecones and learn amazing bat facts along the way! 
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Two men in colourful clothing outside of a shop front.
Lubaina Himid: Making Choices Lecture by Dorothy Price
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
10/09/2025
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
£12 (£9 Friends, £6 students and Open House Community card holders), booking required
Join us for a lecture with Dorothy Price on the artist Lubaina Himid.
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Two women sat in chairs in the Kettle's Yard house smiling happily.
Guided House Tour
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
13/09/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
£18 (£15.50 Friends and Students)
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
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Illustration of wildflowers on the ecological mound
Wild Garden Walk: September 2025
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
15/09/2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
£10
Early morning guided walks exploring British wild plants and their folklore
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Young visitor using a red telescope in the Learning Gallery at the Whipple Museum.
Saturday Opening
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Lane, CB2 3RH
20/09/2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
We’re open on the third Saturday of the month!
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A pencil drawing of a woman holding a letter.
Panel Discussion: Of Bitterness, Doubt and Neglect: Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska, Kettle’s Yard and History’s Shadows
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
01/10/2025
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
£12 (£9 Friends, £6 Students and Open House Community card holders), booking required
Join us for a panel discussion with Dr Inga Fraser, Senior Curator of the House and Collection, Juliette Bretan, writer and researcher, Patricia Gillies, Senior Lecturer at the University of Essex, and Ania Ready, Polish-British photographic artist.
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A group of people stand and dance together in a room at Cambridge Junction.
Museum Encounters: Parkinson’s Dance Course (Autumn 2025)
Cambridge Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge, CB1 7GX
03/10/2025
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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
We're inviting people affected by Parkinson’s to take part in a short course led by dance for health artist Filipa Pereira-Stubbs and inspired by objects, artefacts and artworks from the University of Cambridge Museums.
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Illustration of a seed packet with flowers and leaves on it. Text says: ‘Seed Keepers, Saturday 1 October’.
Family Saturday: Seed Keepers
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
04/10/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free (normal Garden admission applies for accompanying adults)
Create and decorate your own seed packets! 
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Archival papers and books scattered across a desk.
Chance Encounters: Archival Fabulations and Feminist Art History
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
10/10/2025
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
£12 (£9 Friends, £6 students/Open House Community card holders), booking required
This hands-on session takes the archive as a starting point for how artists, curators and writers can learn from, and speculate beyond history.
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A smiling woman introducing three people to the Kettle's Yard house.
Guided House Tour
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
11/10/2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
£18 (£15.50 Friends and students)
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
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Young visitor using a red telescope in the Learning Gallery at the Whipple Museum.
Saturday Opening
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Lane, CB2 3RH
18/10/2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
We’re open on the third Saturday of the month!
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Apples in crates
Apple Day 2025
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
19/10/2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Prices vary
Join us as we host the region’s biggest Apple Day on Sunday 19 October 2025
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Two men in colourful clothing outside of a shop front.
In Conversation with Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
22/10/2025
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
£18 (£15 Friends, £10 Students and Open House Community card holders), booking required
Join us for a special event in the Kettle’s Yard house where artists Lubaina Himid and Magda Stawarska will be in conversation with exhibition curator Dr Amy Tobin.
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Illustration of three tree slices. Text says: ‘Tree Stump Prints, Saturday 1 November’.
Family Saturday: Tree Stump Prints
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
01/11/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free (normal Garden admission applies for accompanying adults)
Create incredible tree trunk art! 
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Young visitor using a red telescope in the Learning Gallery at the Whipple Museum.
Saturday Opening
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Lane, CB2 3RH
15/11/2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
We’re open on the third Saturday of the month! 
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A man wearing green trousers lunges in front of a bright orange wall, holding a selfie stick.
Harold Offeh
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
15/11/2025
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Free
The first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in a UK institution, this exhibition will bring together a selection of works from the artist’s career, revealing ambitious projects that have taken place across the world.
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Image of a stick adorned with Christmas baubles and festive string. Text says: ‘Yule Wands, Saturday 6 December’.
Family Saturday: Yule Wands
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
06/12/2025
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free (normal Garden admission applies for accompanying adults)
Celebrate the festive season by crafting your very own Yule Wand from natural materials! 
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