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The Human Touch: Making Art, Leaving Traces
The Fitzwilliam Museum
18/05/2021
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
Touch is our first sense. Through touch we make art, stake a claim to what we own and those we love, express our faith, our belief, our anger. Touch is how we leave our mark and find our place in the world; touch is how we connect. Drawing on works of art spanning four thousand years and from across the globe, this exhibition explores the fundamental role of touch in human experience, and offers new ways of looking.
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rosa gallica 'versicolor' (Rosa Mundi) by Pieter Withoos
Scent from Nature: Beauty's botanical origins
The Fitzwilliam Museum
18/05/2021
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
Plants have been used in the beauty and fragrance industry for thousands of years, from ancient times up until the present day. This exhibition features a range of works from our exceptional botanical collection, including watercolours, perfume vessels and scent bottles.
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Brookside Lawn flower bed in the early morning sun, with the Brookside office in the background
Photography Competition – capture the spirit and beauty of Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
26/05/2021
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
We are delighted to partner with the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) to offer a new free-to-enter special competition
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Alliums in the Bee borders at the Botanic Garden. Orb shaped flowers.
Late Night Openings This Summer
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
03/06/2021
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Normal Garden admission
The Garden will be open late on Thursday evenings in June and July
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18 June - 1 September. James Epps - A twist of the hand
A twist of the hand
Museum of Classical Archaeology
18/06/2021
Free
An exhibition of contemporary art by James Epps informed by the use of pattern and colour in ancient Greece and Rome
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Boy and girl posing in museum with large knitted mouse
Mice about the Museum
Chatteris Museum
03/07/2021
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Twenty mice have escaped from Larratts Mill and are hiding in the museum. Can you follow the trail and find them all?
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children on stepping stones
Mystery History Family Trail
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
10/07/2021
Admission charge applies for accompanying adults
Uncover the hidden stories of the Garden on this new trail for summer 2021
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Untitled: Art on the conditions of our time
Kettle's Yard
10/07/2021
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
Kettle’s Yard is pleased to present Untitled: art on the conditions of our time. This exhibition brings together work by 10 British African diaspora artists with a focus on how their innovative practices ask important questions about some of the most important cultural and political issues of our turbulent times. 
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Jade buffalo from China's Ming Dynasty
Herd the cows (self led activity)
The Fitzwilliam Museum
14/07/2021
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
Some cows have had a moo-vellous morning at the Fitz. But, they have become separated and need to return to their field before the farmer gets worried. Can you find and tick off these cows from around The Moo-seum? Download or print off this activity. Or pick up a copy from our Museum Reception. 
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Salt-dough sculptures of sea creatures and plastic trash
Protest Plastics Challenge 2021: ONLINE
Museum of Zoology
This is a challenge for you to do at home or independently
19/07/2021
Free
This year for Zoology Live, we are challenging you to take part in a Protest Plastics challenge. There's a few ways to get involved, from creating a Protest Plastics sculpture to pledging to swap a plastic item.
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Red admiral butterfly basking on a leaf
Butterfly Challenge 2021: ONLINE
Museum of Zoology
This is a challenge for you to do at home or independently
19/07/2021
Free
If you want to have a go recording butterfly behaviours for yourself why not take part in our Zoology Live Butterfly Challenge.
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Cow looking at camera side-on
What's in that cowpat? ONLINE
Museum of Zoology
This is a challenge for you to do at home or independently
19/07/2021
Free
Join us for our Cowpats about Cambridge summer challenge and discover what creatures live inside a pile of dung.
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Cambridge city map overlaid with safari locations and animal illustrations
Cambridge Wildlife Safari Trail: ONLINE
Museum of Zoology
19/07/2021
Free
Go on safari in Cambridge’s green spaces to discover the plants and animals that live in these city centre wildlife havens.
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Dinosaur hunt
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
23/07/2021
Free
Can you spot our colourful dinosaurs hidden around the museum?
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Summer Family Fun
The National Horseracing Museum
23/07/2021
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Adults £15 (can be upgraded to an annual pass free of charge), children under 16 are free.
Enjoy a range of summer activities and outdoor fun at the National Horseracing Museum
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Volunteers in art activity tent on lawn of Fitzwilliam Museum
Family Art Week at the Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum
27/07/2021
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
This year, Family Art Week is themed around the senses, inspired by our temporary exhibitions: The Human Touch and Scent from Nature. We will have free art activities on the lawn between Tues 27th July and Friday 30 July.  The event is unfortunately SOLD OUT, however, we have online activities through our website here.  
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Stained Glass Museum logo featuring a stained glass 'roundel'
Family Trails at the Stained Glass Museum
Stained Glass Museum
27/07/2021
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Adult admission applies, children go free
Drop-in to the Museum for special holiday trails and crafts. 
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Crafts at the Castle: Week One, Castles!
Saffron Walden Museum
29/07/2021
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
£5 per activity pack
Join Saffron Walden Museum in their grounds near the newly opened Walden Castle for some fun crafting activities.
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Green tractor sitting outside large barn
Fenland Farming Week at the Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
29/07/2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Follow the story of Fenland Farming from past to present with a special trail and activities.
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View of Burwell Museum windmill
Arty Afternoons at Burwell Museum
Burwell Museum and Windmill
Burwell Museum of Fen Edge Village Life
29/07/2021
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Visit the Museum every Thursday to create your own artworks based on objects in the museum's collections  
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Game On! The Guided Tour
Centre for Computing History
30/07/2021
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Enjoy this 30-minute museum tour and explore the history of video games.
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Selection of witch's bottles in a display case
Cambridge Spell Bottles
Museum of Cambridge
31/07/2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Pay what you wish
Make your very own spell bottle and learn about the history of witches and witchcraft in the fens.
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Folklore Explorer
Museum of Cambridge
31/07/2021
Free with normal admission
Pick up an activity guide and explore the folklore at the Museum of Cambridge through fun games and challenges.
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Family visiting the Polar Museum
Family Friendly Openings at the Polar Museum
The Polar Museum
The Polar Museum, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1ER
31/07/2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
Join us at the Polar Museum for our family friendly opening days during the summer holidays. These days are bookable specifically for children and their carers.
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Summertime Family Fun at The Norris Museum
Norris Museum
31/07/2021
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Trails free; craft activities: £2.50 per child
Complete a gallery trail each week to earn stickers for your summer sticker book, plus drop-in to the Museum for themed crafts each Friday.
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Studio Sunday Outdoors
Kettle's Yard
01/08/2021
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Join us in St Peter’s Churchyard for free, practical art making activities. Be inspired by Kettle’s Yard and make your own artworks. Pick up one of our family art activity packs and get creative with our artists. You can collect your materials to make outside at Kettle’s Yard or take them home with you.
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Child using mosaic tiles for craft
Marvellous Mosaics
Norris Museum
02/08/2021
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
• £8.50 per person (1x ticket for each adult or child making a tile, accompanying adults not making a tile are free)
A bookable workshop where you can design and make your own clay tile.
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Large wooden telescope
Women at the Whipple: Caroline Herschel
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
02/08/2021
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Find out more about the amazing women behind some of the objects in the Whipple Museum's collection! Follow the museum trail at any time when the museum is open or come on a Monday afternoon to take part in practical activities based on a different woman each week. Booking essential.  
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SG Mini-Mornings: Deserts
Stained Glass Museum
03/08/2021
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
£2 per child
Fun storytelling and craft sessions for children aged 3 - 6 years.
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Interior of Museum with bronze cast of dinosaur and families
Disability Friendly Opening at the Sedgwick Museum
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
03/08/2021
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
A special event at the Sedgwick Museum 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. 
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Pygame
Centre for Computing History
04/08/2021
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Workshop participant - £15; Accompanying Adult - £9 (required for under 14s)
Join this workshop to learn some fundamentals of coding before making your own game. 
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Paper boat floating on water
Great St Mary's Family Activity Days: Noah's Ark
Great St Mary's Church
04/08/2021
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ages 3+ £2.50, under 3s free
Complete the Noah’s Ark trail and try out some related activities.
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Boy trying on a replica civil war helmet while adult and another child look on
Become a Civil War Soldier
The Cromwell Museum
04/08/2021
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
£12 per table (2-6 children accompanied by carers)
Do you have what it takes to join the New Modelled Army, and fight for Parliament? Join this workshop to make your own equipment, meet real Civil War soldiers, and receive your training certification, signed by Oliver Cromwell!
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Close-up of starfish showing tube feet
Protest Plastics: family craft-together
Museum of Zoology
This is an online event held over Zoom: https://zoom.us/download
05/08/2021
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Join us in creating a Protest Plastic salt-dough sculpture together and hear from marine experts to help design your message.
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Drop-in Crafts with Ely Museum: The Fens
Ely Museum
05/08/2021
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Join Ely Museum for a fun drop-in Fenland themed craft session. With lots of fun crafts to try and real museum objects to handle, there is plenty to enjoy.
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Assorted computers from last 40 years
Timeline Bytes
Centre for Computing History
05/08/2021
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Discover the extraordinary advances made in technology over 50 years of computing history.
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Crafts at the Castle: Week Two: Under the Sea
Saffron Walden Museum
05/08/2021
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
£5 per activity pack
Join Saffron Walden Museum in their grounds near the newly opened Walden Castle for some fun crafting activities. 
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Soft toys sitting on grass in front of farming machinery
Teddy Bears Picnic at the Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
05/08/2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Visit the Farmland Museum for traditional games and a teddy bear's picnic. 
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Mario Kart Tournament
Centre for Computing History
06/08/2021
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Visit the Centre for Computing History and test your mettle on Mario Kart 8 on the WiiU.
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Family First Saturday - Flower Power
The Fitzwilliam Museum
07/08/2021
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Join us for our free Family First Saturday at the Museum (14.00 until 16.00). This month activities are based on the theme of flowers. To ensure the safety of our visitors, number restrictions will apply and you will need to book a ticket for all family members in advance.
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Coding the classics in Scratch
Centre for Computing History
07/08/2021
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Workshop participant - £15; Accompanying Adult - £9 (required for under 14s)
Join this Scratch workshop to recreate Atari's 1980 arcade game Missile Command.
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Children dancing round a traditional maypole
Farmland Museum Fete
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
07/08/2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Visit the museum for a day of music, dancing and games. 
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blue tit
Science on Sundays – Raising a brood in the Botanic Garden: The trials and tribulations of blue tits and great tits
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
08/08/2021
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
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. 
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Printing press from the museum's collection
Get into Print
Cambridge Museum of Technology
09/08/2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
£3 per child, accompanying adult free
Find out about, and have a go at different types of printing. Create a masterpiece to take home with you.
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Wooden fume cupboard with glass panel
Women at the Whipple: Ida Freund
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
09/08/2021
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Find out more about the amazing women behind some of the objects in the Whipple Museum's collection! Follow the museum trail at any time when the museum is open or come on a Monday afternoon to take part in practical activities based on a different woman each week. Booking essential.
Find out more >
two children child with dinosaur mask and two pairs of childrens feet with card dinosaur feet
Dinosaur dress up week
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
09/08/2021
Free
Craft at home and wear to the museum!
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Printing press from the museum's collection
Get into Print
10/08/2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
£3 per child, accompanying adult free
Find out about, and have a go at different types of printing. Create a masterpiece to take home with you.
Find out more >
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SG Mini-Mornings: Farming
Stained Glass Museum
10/08/2021
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
£2 per child
 Fun storytelling and craft sessions for children aged 3 - 6 years.
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Iron-age axe head
Museum on the Move: Stone Age to Iron Age
Wisbech and Fenland Museum
10/08/2021
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Free
Join the team from Wisbech & Fenland Museum for drop-in activities on the Stone and Iron Ages.
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4 children and artist holding self-portraits
Paintings and Portraiture
The Cromwell Museum
11/08/2021
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
£12 per table (2-6 children accompanied by carers)
A hands-on portrait drawing session with Peterborough artist, Tony Nero.
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Smudged mix of blue and green paint colours on paper
Mark Making and Messy Play
Norris Museum
11/08/2021
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
• £10 per messy play tray (up to 2 children per tray, each tray must have 1 adult present)
A sensory play activity for under fives
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Scratch Game Jam
Centre for Computing History
11/08/2021
1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies; please note that there must be an accompanying adult for children under the age of 14
A day-long event of friendly competition with other young game designers.
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Medieval camp renactment
Medieval Week at the Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
12/08/2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Learn all about medieval crafts and weaponry - and maybe watch a battle or two!
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Cartoon boy running with microchip in his hand
Get fit with the micro:bit
Centre for Computing History
12/08/2021
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop participant - £12; Accompanying Adult - £9 (required for under 14s)
Create your own personal fitness gadget at this coding workshop.
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Crafts at the Castle: Week Three, Brilliant Beasts
Saffron Walden Museum
12/08/2021
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
£5 per activity pack
Join Saffron Walden Museum in their grounds near the newly opened Walden Castle for some fun crafting activities. 
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Drop-in Crafts with Ely Museum: Dinosaurs
Ely Museum
12/08/2021
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Join Ely Museum for a fun drop-in Dinosaur themed craft session. With lots of fun crafts to try and real museum objects to handle, there is plenty to enjoy.  
Find out more >
Interior of Museum's lower gallery
Disability Friendly Opening at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
12/08/2021
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
A special event at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 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. 
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Image of two video game characters
Game On! The Guided Tour
Centre for Computing History
13/08/2021
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Enjoy this 30-minute museum tour and explore the history of video games.
Find out more >
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Pygame
Centre for Computing History
14/08/2021
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Workshop participant - £15; Accompanying Adult - £9 (required for under 14s)
Join this workshop to learn some fundamentals of coding before making your own game. 
Find out more >
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Studio Sunday Outdoors
Kettle's Yard
15/08/2021
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Join us in St Peter’s Churchyard for free, practical art making activities. Be inspired by Kettle’s Yard and make your own artworks. Pick up one of our family art activity packs and get creative with our artists. You can collect your materials to make outside at Kettle’s Yard or take them home with you.
Find out more >
Child using mosaic tiles for craft
Marvellous Mosaics
Norris Museum
16/08/2021
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
£8.50 per person (1x ticket for each adult or child making a tile, accompanying adults not making a tile are free)
A bookable workshop where you can design and make your own clay tile.
Find out more >
Printing press from the museum's collection
Get into Print
Cambridge Museum of Technology
16/08/2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
£3 per child, accompanying adult free
Find out about, and have a go at different types of printing. Create a masterpiece to take home with you.
Find out more >
Cardboard globe made of several circles
Women at the Whipple: Mrs Johnstone
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
16/08/2021
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Find out more about the amazing women behind some of the objects in the Whipple Museum's collection! Follow the museum trail at any time when the museum is open or come on a Monday afternoon to take part in practical activities based on a different woman each week. Booking essential.
Find out more >
Family looking at paintings in the Museum
Disability Friendly Opening at the Fitzwilliam Museum
The Fitzwilliam Museum
16/08/2021
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
A special event at the Fitzwilliam Museum 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. 
Find out more >
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Children’s Glass Fusing: Level 1
Stained Glass Museum
17/08/2021
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
£10 per child
Learn how to cut glass and make your own kiln-fired artwork.
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Spinning artwork with coloured lights
The Lights of Fantasy Flying Machine
Cambridge Museum of Technology
17/08/2021
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£5 per child, accompanying adults free
Join this artist-led workshop where you will be able create an art work using the Lights of Fantasy Flying Machine. 
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Poster displaying 3 glass tile artworks
Family Fusing Workshop
Stained Glass Museum
17/08/2021
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
£12 per person (tickets are booked in units of 3 - £36 per family unit)
A family-friendly glass fusing activity where everyone gets to take part.
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Engraving depicting 17th century kitchen interior with roasting meats
Cromwellian Smells and Tastes
The Cromwell Museum
18/08/2021
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
£12 per table (2-6 children accompanied by carers)
Discover what types of herbs the Cromwells used to make their food taste yummy, and to make their home and selves smell good.
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Person sitting with laptop on lap
Deep Dive into Twine
Centre for Computing History
18/08/2021
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop participant - £12; Accompanying Adult - £9 (required for under 14s)
Learn how to develop your own interactive story using the TWINE scripting tool.
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Bat in flight
Bat Patrol – Special family tour
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
19/08/2021
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
£5
Join a twilight ramble through the Botanic Garden and learn about the fascinating world of bats.
Find out more >
Child drawing a miniature of Henry VIII
Tudor Week at the Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
19/08/2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Visit the Museum for a special Tudor trail and related art and craft activities. 
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Crafts at the Castle: Week Four, Toys and Games
Saffron Walden Museum
19/08/2021
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
£5 per activity pack
Join Saffron Walden Museum in their grounds near the newly opened Walden Castle for some fun crafting activities. 
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Drop-in Crafts with Ely Museum: Romans
Ely Museum
19/08/2021
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Join Ely Museum for a fun drop-in Roman themed craft session. With lots of fun crafts to try and real museum objects to handle, there is plenty to enjoy.
Find out more >
Assorted computers from last 40 years
Timeline Bytes
Centre for Computing History
19/08/2021
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Discover the extraordinary advances made in technology over 50 years of computing history.
Find out more >
Raspberry pi microchip
Musical Code with Sonic Pi
Centre for Computing History
20/08/2021
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop participant - £12; Accompanying Adult - £9 (required for under 14s)
Make some amazing tunes using Sonic Pi software.
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Moth sitting on green leaf
Marvellous Moths
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
20/08/2021
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
£5
A special morning event for families. Join experts to find out what has been caught in the Garden's moth trap the night before.    
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Children in red glittery top hats exploring the Botanic Garden
Too much stuff!
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
20/08/2021
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
£5.00 per person (children & adults)
A special workshop for 2-5 year olds inspired by the book 'Too Much Stuff', a comical tale about the perils of wanting too many things.
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Printing press from the museum's collection
Get into Print
Cambridge Museum of Technology
23/08/2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
£3 per child, accompanying adult free
Find out about, and have a go at different types of printing. Create a masterpiece to take home with you.
Find out more >
Child making Roman-style mosaic tile
Museum on the Move: The Romans
Wisbech and Fenland Museum
24/08/2021
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Free
Join the team from Wisbech & Fenland Museum for drop-in activities on the theme of Romans.
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Spinning artwork with coloured lights
The Lights of Fantasy Flying Machine
Cambridge Museum of Technology
24/08/2021
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£5 per child, accompanying adults free
Join this artist-led workshop where you will be able create an art work using the Lights of Fantasy Flying Machine. 
Find out more >
Old fashioned writing and printing equipment including ink, quill, paper and wax
Printing and Press
The Cromwell Museum
25/08/2021
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
£12 per table (2-6 children accompanied by carers)
Discover how  people in the 17th century wrote letters and books and have a go yourself.   
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Selection of felted objects displayed on a grass lawn
Love Stories for the Earth - An Interactive Storytelling Show
Norris Museum
25/08/2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
£6.00 per child - accompanying adults are free
Join storyteller Marion Leper for stories based on the world around us.
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Plastic box converted into a Bluetooth speaker
Build a Bluetooth Speaker
Centre for Computing History
25/08/2021
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Workshop participant - £28; Accompanying Adult - £9 (required for under 14s)
Fancy sinking your (blue)teeth into a bit of electronics tinkering? Make your own Bluetooth speaker to hook up to a phone or other Bluetooth device. 
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Bat in flight
Bat Patrol – Special family tour
26/08/2021
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
£5
Join a twilight ramble through the Botanic Garden and learn about the fascinating world of bats.
Find out more >
Interior of museum set up like a 1940s shop
1940s Week at the Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
26/08/2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Learn about 1940s life with special displays, trails and activities.  
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Crafts at the Castle: Week Five, Wonderful Wildlife
Saffron Walden Museum
26/08/2021
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
£5 per activity pack
Join Saffron Walden Museum in their grounds near the newly opened Walden Castle for some fun crafting activities. 
Find out more >
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Drop-in Crafts with Ely Museum: Prehistoric Ely
Ely Museum
26/08/2021
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Join Ely Museum for a fun drop-in prehistory themed craft session. With lots of fun crafts to try and real museum objects to handle, there is plenty to enjoy.
Find out more >
childs hand and gravel on a white tray
Gravel Hunters at the Museum
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
26/08/2021
Free
How to find fossils in flint gravel. Did you know flint has a story to tell of 90 million years from a warm sea to the last ice age?
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Mario Kart Tournament
Centre for Computing History
27/08/2021
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
Visit the Centre for Computing History and test your mettle on Mario Kart 8 on the WiiU.
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kids playing
Studio Sunday Outdoors
Kettle's Yard
29/08/2021
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Join us in St Peter’s Churchyard for free, practical art making activities. Be inspired by Kettle’s Yard and make your own artworks. Pick up one of our family art activity packs and get creative with our artists. You can collect your materials to make outside at Kettle’s Yard or take them home with you.
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WWII reenactors dressed as American soldiers
WWII Weekend at the Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
29/08/2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Normal museum admission applies
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a well designed small garden
ONLINE COURSE Small garden design in three half days: 2, 9, 16 Sept
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
02/09/2021
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£95
A fun and relaxed course over three morning sessions to help you design or re-think your own garden
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Impressive banquet made of sugar, including a building
Family First Saturday - Food, Glorious Food
The Fitzwilliam Museum
04/09/2021
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
This September's Family First Saturday is based on the theme, Food, glorious food! This event is in collaboration with Cambridge China Centre. To ensure the safety of our visitors, number restrictions will apply and you will need to book a ticket for all family members in advance.  
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an illustration of late summer daisies, image Reinhild Raistrick
CLASSROOM COURSE Illustrating late summer daisies
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
07/09/2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£140
This two-day in-person course provides the opportunity to create a beautiful portrait of late summer blooms
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Graphic text saying down at the twilight zone
Online In Conversation: Harold Offeh and Karen Alexander
Kettle's Yard
15/09/2021
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Free
Join Untitled artist Harold Offeh who will be discussing his new film Down at the Twilight Zone with independent curator, writer and researcher Karen Alexander in this online in conversation. The film is available to watch on our website for the duration of the exhibition.
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abstract plant image
ONLINE COURSE Drawing botanicals – from observation to imagination
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
16/09/2021
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
£125
Join artist and illustrator Karin Eklund on this five part evening course exploring fun and joyful ways of drawing plants and nature
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Met Museum The Annunciation Artist Luca Giordano Credit Gift of Mr and Mrs Wrightsman
ONLINE COURSE Consider the lily: lilies in history, art and culture
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
17/09/2021
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£25
Spend a morning exploring the lily in paintings, proverbs and poetry, in literature and gardens
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bug hotel
ONLINE COURSE: Introduction to sustainable gardening: composting, ponds and habitats
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
18/09/2021
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£25
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bug hotel
ONLINE & GARDEN TWO PART COURSE: Introduction to sustainable gardening: composting, ponds and habitats
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
18/09/2021
£75
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Herbaceous Island Beds, the Botanic Garden
CLASSROOM COURSE Mindfulness in the Garden in 3 separate sessions
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
20/09/2021
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
£90
Explore and deepen your relationship between mindfulness, yourself and your love of nature over 3 separate days 20, 27 Sept and 4 Oct
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a linocut image in progress
CLASSROOM COURSE Shades of autumn: landscape reduction linocut
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
22/09/2021
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
£140
Drawing inspiration from landscapes in the Botanic Garden, we will adapt a sketch or photograph and transfer your image for a linocut.
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painting of two people on a boat
Online Panel Discussion: Art on the conditions of our time
Kettle's Yard
23/09/2021
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Free
Join Untitled artists Barby Asante, Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom, Phoebe Boswell and Kimathi Donkor for an online panel discussion around the key conditions of our time that the artists are looking at right now. The discussion will be chaired by exhibition curator Paul Goodwin.
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an embroidery of an allotment
ONLINE COURSE Hand sewing techniques: embroidering an allotment
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
25/09/2021
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£65
Try something new with this perfect sized project, or create a lovely Christmas gift
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The Breks, image Pete Stroh
ONLINE COURSE Wildflowers of the Suffolk steppe – the plants of Breckland
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
28/09/2021
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£25
Explore the history and ecology of Breckland, and learn about its remarkable flora
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a compost heap
ONLINE COURSE: Introduction to soils: formation, texture, structure and assessment
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
09/10/2021
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£25
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a compost heap
ONLINE & GARDEN TWO PART COURSE: Introduction to soils: formation, texture, structure and assessment
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
09/10/2021
£75
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an espalier
ONLINE & GARDEN TWO PART COURSE: Introduction to pruning: science and anatomy of trees and shrubs
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
12/11/2021
£75
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an espalier
ONLINE COURSE: Introduction to pruning: science and anatomy of trees and shrubs
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
13/11/2021
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£25
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