Find out more about the amazing women behind some of the objects in the Whipple Museum's collection! Follow the museum trail at any time when the museum is open or come on a Monday afternoon to take part in practical activities based on a different woman each week. Booking essential.
Mrs Johnstone was keen to be remembered as the "sole inventor" of an educational cardboard globe, but other people used her ideas too! Explore her work and that of other women in the globes gallery and have a go at making your own globe.
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 dragon craft session in the stunning surroundings of the Stained Glass Museum, Ely.
Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life - from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines.
Complete a trail at the Norris Museum each week to earn stickers for your sticker book.
Drop in and meet Earth scientist Julian Pahl, who studies lava rocks from Hawaii to investigate volcanic eruptions.
Create and design your own stunning 10cm x 10cm fused glass piece with the Stained Glass Museum, Ely.
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.
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
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.
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
Learn the science behind kite building and build your own kite that flies at Ely Museum.
Become a spy and help 'crack' these secret messages at the Centre for Computing History.
Make your own miniature museum in a wooden frame and fill it with wonderful miniature treasures and pictures.
Meet Earth scientists Jeannie Booth and Simon Crowhurst, and investigate tiny 5000-year-old fossils under powerful microscopes.
Create a unique agamograph picture with St Neots Museum.
Join the Stained Glass Museum for a children's printing workshop inspired by the stunning temporary exhibition by Surinder Warboys.
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
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.
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.
Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life -from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines.
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!
An afternoon of puzzles, challenges, and crafting at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Step into the sandals of the young athletes from the classical past...
Paint your own plaster fossil at Saffron Walden Museum.
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.
Come and meet some amazing birds of prey live at Ely Museum with the Raptor Foundation.
Come and explore the art of wild weaving with the Norris Museum.
Create a unique agamograph picture 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 and help BeeBot (a bee-shaped robot!) plan a trip to the beach while learning about algorithms at the Centre for Computing History.
Join us for our family workshop, in this session for children with additional sensory needs.
Join us in the Clore Learning Studio for a workshop for families.
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
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.
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.
Step into the world of Oscar and Arabella, the delightful woolly mammoths created by Neal Layton, at the Norris Museum.
Join St Neots Museum's Learning Officer on a guided family history walk.
Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!
Play Pavilion: free family fun in August, whatever the weather.
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 - 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.
Make a clay creature with St Neots 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.
Travel back in time and explore what life was like for the Ancient Egyptians with Wisbech & Fenland Museum.
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.
