Becoming an Arts Pioneer

Join us for an expert guided tour of the Museum of Zoology.

Life is stirring in the Victorian Parlour…. 

We're inviting people affected by Parkinson’s to take part in a short course led by dance for health artist Filipa Pereira-Stubbs and inspired by objects, artefacts and artworks from the University of Cambridge Museums.

Join us for an in-conversation with exhibition artists chaired by Assistant Curator Naomi Polonsky. 

Join us for an in-conversation with art historians Olivia Meehan and Rebecca Birrell on the theme of flower paintings and Modernism with Assistant Curator Meg Breckell.

Join us at Kettle’s Yard for an evening of art, talks, music and making, inspired by our exhibition Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.

Join us for an exhibition tour with Kettle’s Yard Director Andrew Nairne and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.

Join us for an exhibition tour with Curatorial Assistant Meg Breckell and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.

Join us for an audio described tour of our current exhibition, Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.

Join us for an exhibition tour with Assistant Curator Naomi Polonsky and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.

A museum dance programme for older people looking to bounce back.

Join us as James Costa and Elizabeth Yale talk about their new book: The Annotated Edition of The Descent of Man.

Come plant some seeds and watch them grow at home.

Join us for a Welly Walk around the Garden.

Join us for Little Stars – a relaxed morning at the Whipple Museum.

Join us in Gallery 26 for our Family Friendly Drop In - a relaxed morning at the Museum for all the family. We’ll have picture books, drawing materials, sensory play resources, as well as tips and ideas to help you enjoy your visit. There’s no need to book, just drop-in.

Be inspired by the collections on display and rediscover the joy of drawing in the atmospheric setting of the museum galleries.

Go behind-the-scenes at the museum and discover the new stories research has uncovered about objects that once belonged to people who have lived in the Cambridge region since the end of the last Ice Age.

Discover what each piece of jewellery and costume worn by a Bharata Natyam dancer represents, beyond just bling!

PhD student Tomas Brown explores the secret history of repairs in the Museum's ceramics collections, from stapled dishes to experimental cements.

Journey through 250 years of British art at the Fitzwilliam with Dr James Finch, Senior Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts.

Join Nabil Ali, an artist affiliated with Cambridge University Botanic Garden, as he introduces his new book 'Gold from Newton’s Apple Tree'. 

Enjoy a variety of hands-on creative activities facilitated by experienced artist Cläre Basel.

Inspired by our current exhibition, Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today, we invite visitors to drop in to the Clore Learning Studio and try your hand at painting flowers with artist Hilary Moreton.

Become the newest pupil in bee school when you pick up this self-led trail from the Garden Ticket Offices. 

Weave, wrap and collage your own bee to take out into the Garden.

Join us as we explore 'Imagining Coastlines', an art-science collaboration that traces East Anglia’s shifting coastline through art, geology, and future thinking.

Learn about Roman Britain with our free drop-in session for home educated children aged 7 to 11. Tickets must be pre-booked.

Join us for a relaxed and friendly evening of sketching amongst our awe-inspiring sculptures. Simply drop in and get your sketch on.

Join us for an afternoon of heroic exploits at the Museum of Classical Archaeology.

Join us this half-term to explore ancient life in Cambridgeshire. Take part in fun, hands-on activities to get to know our prehistoric neighbours, and follow our trail to discover Cambridgeshire dinosaurs, sea urchins, mammoths and more.

Join us this half-term to explore ancient life in Cambridgeshire. Take part in fun, hands-on activities to get to know our prehistoric neighbours, and follow our trail to discover Cambridgeshire dinosaurs, sea urchins, mammoths and more.

Join us to celebrate some of the queer histories of the Sedgwick Museum's collections and people.
 

Join us to celebrate some of the queer histories of the Sedgwick Museum's collections and people.

Drop in and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love.
 

Drop in and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love.
 

Join us at the Polar Museum for the debut of our newly updated Bridging Binaries tour, led by the researcher whose archival investigations have expanded the stories this tour tells.

Join us at the Polar Museum for a free talk from Polar Museum Curator Dr David Waterhouse.

Drop in and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love.