Join our archivist, Sandra Freshney, as she delves into the archives of the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences.
You'll see photos from early fieldwork expeditions, when women were first encouraged to participate. You'll hear from Eleanor Sidgwick asking about mixed classes. You'll also hear from Cambridge geologist Mary Hughes about her journey to an international geological conference, and her encounter with Millicent Fawcett, leading campaigner for women's suffrage.
Enjoy a drinks with friends at our pay bar, and explore the exhibition after hours.
Join us at the Polar Museum for the chance to dive deeper into the art of map making and navigation! Get a closer look at the stunning paintings of the Arctic and Antarctic on our ceiling domes and fill in your own versions to take away. While you're here, you'll have the chance to speak to experts about some of the equipment explorers would use to navigate safely in the polar regions and use a new trail to find the objects in the museum. We'll even have a few objects from our handling collection out so you can get a closer look for yourselves!
Come and explore, play, create and have fun with materials in our Creative Studio on the lower ground floor!
Workshops are free and supported by the Fitz Families team. All materials are included, and the workshops are suitable for children aged 5-12 years with their parents and carers.
Where: Creative Studio on the lower ground floor
When: Activity slots at 10am, 11am, 2pm & 3pm. This is a pre-booked activity lasting 45 minutes.
The event is free but pre-booking is essential
Drop-in runs 10am-12pm.
All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
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! Join us in Gallery 15 (Dutch Art gallery) this month.
Discover life under the sea with stories and play. The Museum of Zoology is the ‘plaice’ learn about fishes and their friends.
This event is suitable for ages 2-5. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Only children need tickets.
Discover marvellous minibeasts at the Museum of Zoology. See some of the little things that make our world go round.
The session repeats - the first session is at 10.30 and the second session at 11.30. Aimed at children aged 2-5 years, must be accompanied by an adult.
Animals don’t do sexual identity; they just do sex.’
From same-sex sexual behaviour in giraffes and penguins to the scientists working in the field of zoology. How do the labels and categories we give animals affect the way we interact with the natural world?
Our volunteer guides share their personal selection of fascinating stories about gender and sex in the animal world at the Museum of Zoology.
Important Information
Tour guides will meet you in the Whale Entrance Hall approx. 5-10 mins before the tour is due to start.
Animals don’t do sexual identity; they just do sex.’
From same-sex sexual behaviour in giraffes and penguins to the scientists working in the field of zoology. How do the labels and categories we give animals affect the way we interact with the natural world?
Our volunteer guides share their personal selection of fascinating stories about gender and sex in the animal world at the Museum of Zoology.
Important Information
Tour guides will meet you in the Whale Entrance Hall approx. 5-10 mins before the tour is due to start.
'Animals don’t do sexual identity; they just do sex.’
From same-sex sexual behaviour in giraffes and penguins to the scientists working in the field of zoology. How do the labels and categories we give animals affect the way we interact with the natural world?
Our volunteer guides share their personal selection of fascinating stories about gender and sex in the animal world at the Museum of Zoology.
Important Information
Tour guides will meet you in the Whale Entrance Hall approx. 5-10 mins before the tour is due to start.
