Using globes, models, and scientific instruments from the Whipple Museum, explore the Earth, Sun, Moon, and planets. Find out how people have studied the skies through history and discover how space science continues to reveal new mysteries today.
There will be a brief introduction to the session at the start of each hour.
Meet in the Learning Gallery. Drop-in, free.
At this Disability Friendly Opening, the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will be open exclusively for families with children with sensory sensitivities. This event is aimed at children with special educational needs who usually find visiting museums overwhelming due to conditions that affect their sensory processing and/or have a developmental disability.
Using globes, models, and scientific instruments from the Whipple Museum, explore the Earth, Sun, Moon, and planets. Find out how people have studied the skies through history and discover how space science continues to reveal new mysteries today.
There will be a brief introduction to the session at the start of each hour.
Meet in the Learning Gallery. Drop-in, free.
Join us for a day of crafts and activities as we explore the wonders of the world’s oceans.
All activities FREE, no need to book.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2026.
Explore the science of light through hands-on activities inspired by historic instruments from the Whipple Museum. Discover how microscopes and telescopes changed the way we see the world, and experiment with reflection, refraction, and optical illusions.
There will be a brief introduction to the session at the start of each hour.
Meet in the Learning Gallery. Drop-in, free.
Explore the science of light through hands-on activities inspired by historic instruments from the Whipple Museum. Discover how microscopes and telescopes changed the way we see the world, and experiment with reflection, refraction, and optical illusions.
There will be a brief introduction to the session at the start of each hour.
Meet in the Learning Gallery. Drop-in, free.
How can we make a difference to the sound something makes? Experiment with the museum’s duochord, tuning forks and other objects to find out how sound can be changed and measured. Find out why there are different sizes of instruments and what difference that makes to the sounds they can make.
There will be a brief introduction to the session at the start of each hour.
Meet in the Learning Gallery.
Drop-in, free.
How can we make a difference to the sound something makes? Experiment with the museum’s duochord, tuning forks and other objects to find out how sound can be changed and measured. Find out why there are different sizes of instruments and what difference that makes to the sounds they can make.
There will be a brief introduction to the session at the start of each hour.
Meet in the Learning Gallery. Drop-in, free.
Take inspiration from the Cambridge Museum of Technology Print Shop and celebrate everything print-related.
Try your hands at relief printing, mono-printing and cyanotype printing techniques and get creative!
Event free with museum entry.
For more information, visit Cambridge Museum of Technology website.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2026.
Learn all about rivers in this practical, hands-on drop-in session.
Find out about how and where the river Cam flows to.
Get stuck in to some messy play and build your own river.
Learn about floating and sinking and the infrastructure that surrounds the local rivers.
Event free with museum entry.
For more information, visit Cambridge Museum of Technology website.
