Wake Up With the micro:bit

Do you have what it takes to join the New Modelled Army and fight for Parliament? Join the Cromwell Museum to find out!

Make a clay creature with St Neots Museum.

We're unleashing the hounds for an ancient dog-themed extravaganza!

In this short tour of the Centre of Computing History, explore the Cambridge story.

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

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

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.

Get your hands on a miniature printing press, create a mono print and explore the world of cyanotype with the Cambridge Museum of Technology.

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 a clay creature 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.

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.

Enjoy a relaxed morning exclusively aimed at children with sensory sensitivities along with their families, siblings and carers.

Can robots get creative? Find out and make your own art creating robot with the Cambridge Museum of Technology.

Enter the world of ancient Rome!

Paint your own paper eggs inspired by Saffron Walden Museum's temporary exhibition 'Wonder: 190 years of Saffron Walden 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

Bring your favourite teddy bear down to Ely Museum today for games and some surprises.

Join a talk on the Domesday Machine at the Centre for Computing History.

Create your own pietra dura mosaic with Cromwell Museum.

Drop in and meet palaeontologists who investigate dinosaurs and the earliest animals on Earth.

Come along to this family drop in event and plant herb and salad seeds to take home

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.

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.

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

Join the Stained Glass Museum to learn how to create your own stunning silk bookmark.

Apply your creative technology skills to make your very own snapping Tick Tock the Crocodile with Ely Museum.

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

Family crafts & activities to celebrate World Lizard Day! 

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

Make your own samurai helmet and mask at Saffron Walden Museum.

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

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.

Expert-led stories and play in the Museum for 2-5 year olds

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

This session from David Parr House invites children aged 4+ to explore flowers and nature through fun, hands-on crafting and creative play.

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.

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!

Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!

Join us for our family workshop, in this session for children with additional sensory needs.

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.

Enjoy a relaxed morning exclusively aimed at children with sensory sensitivities along with their families, siblings and carers.

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.

Join St Neots Museum's Learning Officer on a guided family history walk.

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.