Drop in for some fun with us, investigating fascinating igneous rocks from Greenland. The rocks contain rare earth elements, which are important components of electric vehicles, wind turbines and devices such as mobile phones and laptops.
Handle these rocks that have been collected by researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences, and see the rocks glow and sparkle under UV light. Get stuck into some sweet-squashing fun as we use sweets to investigate how different rock types are formed.
Drop-in runs 10am-12pm. All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
This month we will be based in Gallery 33, our Arts of the Near East Gallery, with breakout activities in the Glashier gallery (Gallery 27) next door.
No need to book, just drop in!
Space to park prams is available at the Courtyard Entrance.
We look forward to seeing you.
Explore a remarkable range of scientific instruments used to make sense of the world, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Discover objects from astronomy, navigation, surveying, drawing and calculation, including sundials, mathematical instruments, early electrical apparatus—and even a microscope once owned by Charles Darwin.
Step into the doctor’s secret garden with Dr Theeba Krishnamoorthy and discover the remarkable stories of early South Asian women doctors of the British Raj and Ceylon. These pioneering healers were often the first women in their communities to practice Western medicine, working within societies shaped by generations of traditional botanical healing knowledge.
They navigated the complex meeting of Western medicine and indigenous understandings of health, and their stories invite us to consider how medical knowledge travels, transforms and takes root in different lands.
Join us for an afternoon of hands-on family fun as we explore the fascinating world of Roman portraits. Discover how Romans showed their status, style and personality through art and create your own Roman portrait to take home.
Follow a special Roman trail through the museum to uncover hidden stories among our sculptures, design and decorate your own Roman armour, and imagine life in ancient Rome.
This is a Cambridge Festival event.
Visit the Museum to discover more about our collections, how they are cared for and chat to us about some of the research that we are involved in.
Everyone welcome. FREE.
If museum objects could talk, what questions would you ask them? If you could create your own scrimshaw, what images would you use?
As part of the AI for Cultural Heritage Hub project (ArCH), members of the SPRI collections teams, have been working on an experimental research project with other academics, library and archive professionals and computing specialists to see if/how computer vision, language models and other AI tools can address important questions in cultural heritage.
Come and celebrate the Lunar New Year at the museum and mark the start of the Year of the Horse, with free drop-in craft sessions. Activities will include calligraphy, creating paper cut art, and colouring.
Drop-in runs 10am-12pm.
All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
This month we will be based in our Arts of the Far East Gallery (Gallery 28) and will be exploring the theme of the Lunar New Year.
These free events build upon our ‘Family Welcome Project’, a participatory research project with the North Cambridge Child and Family Centre.
No need to book, just drop in!
Space to park prams is available at the Courtyard Entrance.
From 11 February to 12 April, Talking Plants invites you to take part in a live experiment exploring how artificial intelligence can help us connect more deeply with the plant kingdom. By scanning QR codes positioned throughout the Glasshouses, you’ll be able to talk to 20 remarkable plants, each represented by a generative AI chatbot.
Ask questions, follow your curiosity and discover more about each plant’s habitat, life cycle, ecological role and cultural significance. Every conversation is unique, shaped by what you choose to ask and how you choose to engage.
