FREE Family Workshop

Join Beats of Polynesia for a family drumming workshop in the galleries to explore the culture and music of the Pacific.

Instruments provided.

Part of the HLF-funded Pacific Currents program.

Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking essential. 

Our explorer teachers will lead a two-hours of fun Spanish workshop in which children will do interactive exploratory tasks in the museum and some other activities in the museum classroom. The main aim of this workshop is for children aged 4-8 years old to learn Spanish in an interesting and enriched environment such as The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Cambridge. It is the perfect excuse to learn Spanish, it is the perfect excuse to visit the Museum!

Highlights include

• apple tasting: over 2 dozen delicious, locally-grown heritage varieties from the region to try and buy

Dr Cerian Webb Post Doctorate Research Associate Epidemiology & Modelling: Department of Plant Sciences

The UK ash tree population is in rapid decline due to the fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, more commonly referred to as Ash dieback, but there is another threat on the horizon – a small green shiny beetle.

Dr Kelsey Byers, Research Associate Butterfly Genetics Group: Department of Zoology

In 1879 Charles Darwin wrote that the rapid diversification of flowering plants was an “abominable mystery” and, citing Gaston de Saporta, suggested that the relationship between flowering plants and insect pollinators was responsible for flowering plant diversity. Flowering plants attract insect pollinators with a wide variety of signals which advertise the availability of floral rewards such as nectar and pollen.

Professor Ottoline Leyser, Director: Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University

Plants in the natural world are the products of evolution by natural selection. Their genes work in concert to allow them to survive environmental challenges, defend themselves from predators and pathogens, and successfully reproduce, passing their genes on to the next generation.

Professor Jim Haseloff, Head of Group Synthetic Biology for engineering plant growth: Department of Plant Sciences

The liverworts are descendants of the earliest land plants. They are characterised by simple forms and genome architectures. Liverwort biology has been a neglected area of plant science, but recent technical advances have accelerated the field, and offer exciting new experimental approaches.

Dr Boris Delahaie, Research Associate Evolution & Development: Department of Plant Sciences

Flowering plants are the most diverse taxonomic group of land plants, with an estimated total of more than 350,000 species on earth. To understand the origins of diversity, scientists are studying the processes that are generating and, then, maintaining this exceptional biological diversity.

Come and join us as we tell the story of a friendship, growing and sharing. Expect dancing, drama and lots of fun!

10.15-11.15 for ages 2-4 years
11.30-12.30 for ages 5-7 years

Booking essential. Telephone 01223 331875 to book and pay. Non-refundable.