Use museum objects to observe closely, perform simple tests, classify objects and gather your own data. Can you find out which parts of the learning gallery are attracted to a magnet and which are not? How many different ways can you find to sort shells? What can you see through our telescopes and microscopes? Can you measure sound, length and time and record your results?
Drop-in runs 10am-12pm. This month we will be based in Gallery 28.
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!
Space to park prams is available at the Courtyard Entrance.
The Great Comet of 1618 was the very first comet to be studied through a telescope. It was so bright it was spotted all over the world! Whoosh into the Museum’s Learning Gallery for hands-on family fun, and find out more about the comet and other science stories.
Drop in. Learning Gallery.
We will be celebrating all winter wildlife at this family event, with crafts, real specimens to handle and a host of other wintry fun! All FREE. Everyone welcome, all ages. No need to book, just pop in.
Date:
Saturday, 29 November, 2025 - 10:00 to 16:30
We will be live online chatting about winter wildlife, with some expert interviews and contributions from our Young Zoologists Club. You'll be able to put your questions LIVE to our experts on the night.
Join via our You Tube channel (which will be linked from the events list on the Museum of Zoology website).
FREE. Suitable for families and all ages.
Date:
Monday 24 November, 2025 - 19:00 to 20:00
Join us at this school holiday drop-in activity where we will be creating nature-inspired art by pressing leaves, flowers, or twigs into air-dried clay. All ages welcome, no need to pre-book. Find us in the Garden Room at the Schools Garden.
This UK Fungus Day, join us for Fungi Field Day at the Botanic Garden to celebrate fungi and their relationships with plants. Come along to learn, engage and play, and discover what we can do to help conserve the fungal diversity around us.
Highlights include:
🍄 A range of talks from expert speakers about fungi, lichens and slime moulds.
🔬Science outreach stall with microscopes to view fungi that live deep inside plant roots.
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. This month we will be making bunting using mixed media.
Where: Creative Studio on the lower ground floor
Join us for a relaxed morning at the Museum for all the family.
Drop-in runs 10am-12pm.
All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
This session will take place in Gallery 3, on the first floor of the museum. Join us to explore faces and portraits.
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!
