We have joined with Nature Perspectives to offer a new insight into animal life. Thirteen of our specimens are part of our artificial intelligence experiment, where you can chat to them by scanning a QR code next to the specimen, on your phone. You can ask anything you like! From a dodo to a brain coral or a cockroach - what would you like to know? Their answer might surprise you!
Physics & Glass is the Whipple Museum's tribute to the art of the scientific glassblower. Glass is one of the most important materials in the history of physics, and this new display features some of the highlights of the Whipple's collection of intricate, beautiful glassware, much of it originally made and used at the Cavendish Laboratory of Experimental Physics in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Discover the forerunners to our modern X-ray machines, neon lights and TV screens, and explore the stories of the craftsmen who hand-made them.
Showcasing various painting, printmaking and drawing techniques from the 1600s to today, our fascinating new display brings together large-scale works on paper that reveal the artists’ creativity and the media’s versatility.
Essence and Presence brings together some of the finest examples of early renaissance art in our collection in conversation with works by modern and contemporary artists—from Filippo Lippi, Simone Martini and Domenico Veneziano to William Blake, Fernand Léger, Pablo Picasso, Sylvia Snowden and Stanley Spencer.
At first glance these abstract and expressive modern and contemporary artworks appear a world away from the representative realism of the Italian renaissance, but our fascinating new display sheds light on their shared themes, humanity and simplicity.
Our exciting new display Discovering Dürer brings together a selection of prints by the artist for the first time since a major conservation project of all 374 of Dürer’s prints in our collection was completed. From tears to repairs, transformative specialised treatments have revealed the fascinating past lives of these prints and preserved them for years to come. Their restoration brings to life Dürer’s varied and skilled mark-making and printing techniques.
Join us for art, music, talks, making and more, with a chance to see our exhibition Lubaina Himid with Magda Stawarska: Another Chance Encounter out of hours. This new exhibition by one of the UK’s most renowned and celebrated contemporary artists in collaboration with Magda Stawarska will present new paintings, and ‘interventions’ in the Kettle’s Yard house.
Enjoy a drinks with friends at our pay bar, and explore the exhibition after hours.
Since 2009 the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute (FoSPRI) have run an artist in residence scheme; sending intrepid artists to the Arctic (with 'One Ocean Expeditions' – sadly no longer trading) or Antarctic (initially onboard the Royal Navy's HMS Scott, then HMS Protector). The Polar Museum is lucky enough to receive part of the results of this unique scheme – a single artwork – gifted for its collections each year (other works go to both FoSPRI and the Royal Navy as appropriate).
We’re open on the third Saturday of the month, 10.00 – 16.00.
Free entry.
Join us for our Saturday opening and explore the history of science through our collection of microscopes, telescopes, and globes. Take part in family trails and visit our Learning Gallery, where you can engage with interactive handling boxes to discover topics such as Light & Sound, the Human Body, and Earth & Space.
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