Optics and Observations

Back by popular demand - tie dye with St Neots Museum!

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.

Join a free drop-in craft session making a glass lantern in the stunning surroundings of the Stained Glass Museum, Ely.

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.

Make your own large-scale model of a living ammonite with Saffron Walden Museum. Perfect for budding palaeontologists. 

Create your own 17th century watch with Cromwell Museum.

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.

Drop in on a summer day to chill out at the Polar Museum with family-friendly crafts and activities

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.
 

Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life -from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines. 
 

Visit Burwell Museum on Thursdays in August to create your own artworks based on objects in the Museum's collections.

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.

An afternoon of puzzles, challenges, and crafting at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 

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.

Make your own colourful bird mask from paper at Saffron Walden Museum.

Uncover the curious cures and fascinating treatments of the ancient world

Come for a twilight ramble through the Botanic Garden and learn about the fascinating world of bats

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.

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.

Back by popular demand - tie dye with St Neots Museum!

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.

Come along to this family drop in event and make a beautiful crown made of flowers and leaves from the Garden

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.

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.

 

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.

Drop in on a summer day to chill out at the Polar Museum with family-friendly crafts and activities

Step into the sandals of the young athletes from the classical past...

Make your own plant stamps with funky foam and print onto paper at Saffron Walden Museum.

Re-use materials to make a rag picture with St Neots Museum.

Make your own clay medal with Cromwell Museum.

Build your very own cube-shaped robot named Q-B at the Centre for Computing History.

Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life -from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines. 

Build your own pneumatic monster and discover how air pressure can be used to make things move with the Cambridge Museum of Technology.

Visit Burwell Museum on Thursdays in August to create your own artworks based on objects in the Museum's collections.

Drop in for a craft, object handling and the chance to learn all about the art of navigation. 

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.

Re-use materials to make a rag picture with St Neots Museum.