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.
Plus, enjoy hands-on activities in the newly refurbished Learning Gallery, perfect for little ones — or book a Whipple Highlights guided tour. Afterwards, take home a treat from the Whipple gift shop to remember your visit.
Join us for our third Little Stars session – a relaxed morning at the Whipple Museum. We’ll have picture books, drawing materials, and sensory play resources. We’d also love to hear what you’d like to see in future activities for little ones at the museum.
There’s no need to book, just drop-in. All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
Meet in the Learning Gallery.
Access Update at the Whipple Museum: Lift Works 2026
Join us for our second Little Stars session – a relaxed morning at the Whipple Museum. We’ll have picture books, drawing materials, and sensory play resources. We’d also love to hear what you’d like to see in future activities for little ones at the museum.
There’s no need to book, just drop-in. All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
This January, The Art of Deception will take visitors to Cambridge’ Whipple Museum of the History of Science into the dark underbelly of the world of collecting. How do fake artefacts end up in museums? Who made them, and why? And how do we detect them?
Celebrate the blossom in the Garden by creating your own beautiful blossom and learn some amazing facts about cherry blossom around the world.
Ages 3 +
Children must be accompanied at all times.
Free child tickets for this event must be booked online. Ticket sales open one week before the event. Adults do not need to book to accompany however please note that adults will be required to pay for Garden entry on arrival.
Join us and print your own amazing artwork with fruit and vegetables.
Ages 3 +
Children must be accompanied at all times.
Free child tickets for this event must be booked online. Ticket sales open one week before the event. Adults do not need to book to accompany however please note that adults will be required to pay for Garden entry on arrival.
Create a feast for your feathered friends! We will be making lovely pine cone feeders to keep our garden visitors happy all winter long. The birds will thank you with their cheerful songs!
Ages 3 +
Children must be accompanied at all times.
Free child tickets for this event must be booked online. Ticket sales open one week before the event. Adults do not need to book to accompany however please note that adults will be required to pay for Garden entry on arrival.
With all this talk about machine learning, we thought we'd get our heads around it too!
Come and join the Centre for Computing History as they teach a micro:bit to recognise some basic gestures and use it on a museum trail.
Aimed at age 12+. Booking essential.
This event is part of Twilight at the Museums 2026.
Are you brave enough to descend into Hades, the Greek Underworld? It is easy enough to enter, but very few manage to leave... Fortunately for you, the Queen of the Underworld Persephone has offered you the chance to escape if you can gather her six golden pomegranate seeds.
For one night in half-term, join us with the lights down low and see our Cast Gallery in a new way. You will meet the gods, complete the challenges, and see if you can cross the river Styx to make your way back to the land of the living. Take a risk and make your journey.
The evening’s events at Great St Mary's Church will begin at 4.30pm with craft activities on the theme of how the natural world communicates.
