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 prebook a Whipple Highlights guided tour. Afterwards, take home a treat from the Whipple gift shop to remember your visit.
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 prebook a Whipple Highlights guided tour. Afterwards, take home a treat from the Whipple gift shop to remember your visit.
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 prebook a Whipple Highlights guided tour. Afterwards, take home a treat from the Whipple gift shop to remember your visit.
Participants will get the opportunity to explore the Kettle’s Yard house and the large collection of art and objects on display, and be inspired by colourful artworks such as Joan Miró’s Tic Tic.
In this workshop, Hilary will lead an imaginative drawing and painting session encouraging participants to explore questions such as: What texture is blue? Does yellow have a flavour? Does picture have sound?
See if you can spot the forgeries in our new exhibition, "The Art of Deception", all about making fake scientific instruments. Take the quiz, then head to the learning gallery for a chance to handle replica instruments (not fakes because we're being honest about them!). Explore illustrations used by instrument forger Lloyd Evan Williams and see if you can use them to create your own convincing designs.
This is a drop in event, there will be a short talk about the handling objects at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm but you are welcome to arrive or leave at any time.
See if you can spot the forgeries in our new exhibition, "The Art of Deception", all about making fake scientific instruments. Take the quiz, then head to the learning gallery for a chance to handle replica instruments (not fakes because we're being honest about them!). Explore illustrations used by instrument forger Lloyd Evan Williams and see if you can use them to create your own convincing designs.
This is a drop in event, there will be a short talk about the handling objects at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm but you are welcome to arrive or leave at any time.
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.
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.
Explore the ideas and poses from Harold Offeh's exhibition Mmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet, through fun and creative activities, working with Sin Cru to discover your b-boy or b-girl name and customise it onto your own hip hop cap!
This workshop is suitable for 7-11 year olds.
