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Whipple Museum of the History of Science
18/07/2022
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Free
Craftswomen is a new exhibition at the Whipple Museum exploring the work of women in the British instrument trade between the 17th and 19th centuries. It exposes the often unseen work of the ‘craftswomen’ who made instruments for measuring, modelling and investigating the world.
The Fitzwilliam Museum
24/02/2023
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Free
Bringing together extraordinary antiquities, Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean takes visitors on a 4,000-year journey from life in the ancient Mediterranean to today.
Kettle's Yard
04/03/2023
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
Celebrating one of the most significant potters of the twentieth century, this major new exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience Lucie Rie’s (1902-1995) ground- breaking practice across six decades.
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of Zoology, Downing St, Cambridge. CB2 3EJ
19/04/2023
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10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Free
Visit the Museum to see our nature inspired ceramics exhibition from three local primary schools. 
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
02/05/2023
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Six dinosaur eggs that featured as part of the Grand Arcade Jurassic Arcade Easter event will be on display in the museum
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
03/05/2023
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£250
Join RHS medal-winning garden designer Paul Herrington and start designing your own garden
The Polar Museum
30/05/2023
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
Pick up our Polar Sensory Trail at the Polar Museum this May half term.  
Visitor information To help plan your visit, the address and access information for the libraries are available on their website: Wisbech Library Soham Library Ely Library Huntingdon Library Barnwell Road Library Milton Road Library Cambridge Central Library
01/06/2023
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Free
Pop into the library and join us for a conversation about our Museums and their complex, challenging and contradictory stories of power.
Kettle's Yard
Kettle’s Yard University of Cambridge Castle Street Cambridge CB3 0AQ
02/06/2023
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Join us for a workshop to explore the history of the Kettle’s Yard artist in residence programme from the 1970s and 1980s.
Museum of Zoology
03/06/2023
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
£5, booking required
Visit the Museum of Zoology after-hours with specially lit galleries and hands-on activities.  
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
03/06/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Garden admission applies for accompanying adults
Have fun at this family session as you weave your own artwork using leaves, grasses, plant fibres and scented plants from the Botanic Garden.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
06/06/2023
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£135
Learn how to use plant material to print and make your own sketchbooks
Kettle's Yard
Kettle’s Yard University of Cambridge Castle Street Cambridge CB3 0AQ
06/06/2023
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Free
Join us at Kettle’s Yard for an audio-described tour of our current exhibition Lucie Rie: The Adventure of Pottery. 
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
08/06/2023
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
£35
Explore the changing mealtimes of the Georgian gentry, and the role of temples, garden tents and picnic sites in garden design
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of Zoology, David Attenborough Building, Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3EJ
09/06/2023
10:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Free
Calling all 2 - 5 year olds! Join us for playtime and storytelling - all about corals!
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of Zoology David Attenborough Building Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3EJ
09/06/2023
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Join our expert guided tour as we uncover the stories behind our collection.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
10/06/2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Normal Garden admission applies
Join us for a day exploring the wonderful world of plants!
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
16/06/2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£70
Develop a taste and a confident passion for these beautiful plants
University Library
Milstein Exhibition Centre
17/06/2023
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Free
Explore Cambridge University Libraries' Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective exhibition with BSL interpretation.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
18/06/2023
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Garden admission applies
Science on Sundays is a programme of free, informal, monthly science talks, bringing the latest discoveries in plant science, as well as research linked to the plant collection at CUBG, to our visitors in a 30 minute nutshell. 
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
18/06/2023
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Garden admission applies
Science on Sundays is a programme of free, informal, monthly science talks, bringing the latest discoveries in plant science, as well as research linked to the plant collection at CUBG, to our visitors in a 30 minute nutshell. 
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
19/06/2023
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9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
£395
Develop an understanding of the evolution and systematics of the major plant families and the skills needed for plant identification
The Polar Museum
19/06/2023
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
Discover some of the fascinating themes in the museum with our new tea and talk programme.
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
21/06/2023
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Free
A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.
The Polar Museum
24/06/2023
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Join us for a walk and talk to explore our Museums and their complex, challenging and contradictory stories of power.
ONLINE
29/06/2023
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Free
Join us LIVE online as we chat about urban wildlife!
University Library
Milstein Seminar Rooms
29/06/2023
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Free
Nicolette Jones, co-curator of the exhibition, provides an insight to the famous author and illustrator.
University Library
Milstein Exhibition Centre
29/06/2023
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Free
Join one of the exhibition curators for this special guided tour.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
30/06/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£25
Go on a journey through the seasons learning about wild flowers with garden historian Twigs Way
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of Zoology, David Attenborough Building, Downing St, Cambridge. CB2 3EJ
01/07/2023
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Free
Join us for a day of family activities celebrating urban wildlife!
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
01/07/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Garden admission applies for accompanying adults
Come along to learn all about butterfly and moth life cycles. We’ll also be discovering what has been caught overnight in our moth trap and making fabulous paper caterpillars to take home.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
03/07/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£35
Celebrate murderous plants with author Charlot King
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
05/07/2023
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£200
Extend your garden design skills with Paul Herrington
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
06/07/2023
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£135
Kettle's Yard
08/07/2023
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
Ancient, intimate and political, embroidery is the foremost cultural material of Palestine.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
13/07/2023
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£135
July is a great time to concentrate on the Asteraceae, or daisy family
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of Zoology, David Attenborough Building, Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3EJ
14/07/2023
10:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Free
Calling all 2 - 5 year olds! Join us for playtime and storytelling!
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of Zoology, David Attenborough Building, Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3EJ
14/07/2023
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Explore the Museum of Zoology with this free guided tour
The Polar Museum
24/07/2023
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
Join us for our museum wellbeing and making workshops for adults at the Polar Museum! For ages 16+
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
27/07/2023
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£135
Improve your oil painting skills with John Wiltshire
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
05/08/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Garden admission applies for accompanying adults
Join us for wand making as we use beautiful grasses and lavender to make very special nature wands.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
02/09/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Garden admission applies for accompanying adults
At this workshop we will be making leaf artworks.  Using some of the most interesting shaped leaves we will create pictures using leaf rubbing with crayons and watercolours.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
07/09/2023
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10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£100
Join Twigs Way to explore the wealth of resources available for researching the history of a garden
The Polar Museum
The Scott Polar Research Institute Library Lensfield Road Cambridge CB2 1ER
15/09/2023
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Free
Discover the story of how the Scott Polar Research Institute was founded through archival displays and a new interactive textile work created by textile artist, Lindsey Holmes.  
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
19/09/2023
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£135
Join tutor Ricki Outis to explore the magic of indigo on cotton fabrics
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
29/09/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£25
Go on a journey through the seasons learning about wild flowers with garden historian Twigs Way
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
03/10/2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£70
Join John Wiltshire for a day's painting in the Botanic Garden
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
07/10/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Garden admission applies for accompanying adults
The Botanic Garden is home to lots of different animals – come along to learn about them and make an animal mask decorated with autumn seeds and leaves.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
13/10/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£25
Learn how heaths are shaped by climate and management with Owen Mountford
The Polar Museum
16/10/2023
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
Join us for our museum wellbeing and making workshops for adults at the Polar Museum!
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
24/10/2023
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Use the reduction process to create a layered image using two sets of autumnal colour palettes
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
26/10/2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£70
Join visual artist and printmaker Susie Turner and learn how to transfer line drawings into unique fine art prints
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
27/10/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£25
Go on a journey through the seasons learning about wild flowers with garden historian Twigs Way
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
01/11/2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£70
Gain a greater understanding and appreciation of micro-climates, soil types, plant choices and planting styles
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
04/11/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Garden admission applies for accompanying adults
We’ll be using hessian, sticks and natural plant fibres to make nature wall hangings that you can hang on your wall or bedroom door. Drop-in to join in the fun.
Kettle's Yard
11/11/2023
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
This group exhibition is based on the pioneering vision of artist Li Yuan-chia (1929 – 1994) and the LYC Museum & Art Gallery which he founded and ran between 1972 and 1983 in the Cumbrian village of Banks, alongside Hadrian’s Wall.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
17/11/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£25
Go on a journey through the seasons learning about wild flowers with garden historian Twigs Way
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
23/11/2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£70
Get to grips with the terminology of stems, winter buds and conifer needles and cones with Ros Bennett
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
27/11/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£40
Try something new with this perfect sized beginners' project
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
01/12/2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£25
Go on a journey through the seasons learning about wild flowers with garden historian Twigs Way
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
02/12/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Garden admission applies for accompanying adults
Get festive at this drop-in activity where you can learn all about the history of the Christmas tree and make some Christmas craft to take home with you.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
05/12/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£35
Join Head of Horticulture Sally Pettit on this half day course discovering which plants will bring valuable colour to your garden in winter
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
07/12/2023
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£65
Start your festive season and make your own garden-inspired festive wreath
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
08/12/2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£65
Start your festive season and make your own garden-inspired festive wreath