Here are the opening hours for the University of Cambridge Museums and Botanic Garden during the May half term 2026. 

Industrial action will be taking place from Tuesday 26 to Friday 29 May 2026 at some of our sites, meaning their standard opening hours will change. Updated opening hours are listed below.

Please note that these plans may change in response to changing circumstances, so please check each site's website and social media before you visit for the latest.

We are also including opening times for other local independent museums in the city, including the Museum of Cambridge, the Cambridge Museum of Technology and the Centre for Computing History, which will be open as usual.
 

Thursday 28 May 2026
Cambridge University Botanic Garden: 10am to 6pm
Museum of Classical Archaeology: 10am to 5pm
The Polar Museum: 10am to 4pm
Museum of Zoology: 10am to 4.30pm
Kettle's Yard: 11am to 5pm
...
Museum of Cambridge: 10am to 5pm
Centre for Computing History: 10am to 5pm
Cambridge Museum of Technology: 10.30am to 4pm

Friday 29 May 2026
Cambridge University Botanic Garden: 10am to 6pm
Museum of Classical Archaeology: 10am to 5pm
The Polar Museum: 10am to 4pm
Museum of Zoology: 10am to 4.30pm
Kettle's Yard: 11am to 5pm
...
Museum of Cambridge: 10am to 5pm
Centre for Computing History: 10am to 5pm
Cambridge Museum of Technology: 10.30am to 4pm

Saturday 30 May 2026
Cambridge University Botanic Garden: 10am to 6pm
The Fitzwilliam Museum: 10am to 5pm
The Polar Museum: 10am to 4pm
Sedgwick Museum: 10am to 5pm
Museum of Zoology: 10am to 4.30pm
Kettle's Yard: 11am to 5pm
Museum of Classical Archaeology: 2pm to 5pm
...
Museum of Cambridge: 10am to 5pm
Centre for Computing History: 10am to 5pm
Cambridge Museum of Technology: 10.30am to 4pm

Sunday 31 May 2026
Cambridge University Botanic Garden: 10am to 6pm
Kettle's Yard: 11am to 5pm
The Fitzwilliam Museum: 12pm to 5pm
Museum of Zoology: 12pm to 4.30pm
...
Museum of Cambridge: 10am to 5pm
Centre for Computing History: 10am to 5pm
Cambridge Museum of Technology: 10.30am to 4pm

The Whipple Museum of the History of Science will be closed from 25 to 31 May 2026 inclusive.