Alien Worlds: Family Workshops

Can you find all the coloured Dinosaurs hidden in the museum?

Become a plant hunter and explore the amazing glasshouse range at Cambridge University Botanic Garden on the hunt for weird and wonderful plants. 

Get hands-on with engineering, electricity and magnetism at this fun pop-up with Cambridge Science Centre. 

Explore Oliver Cromwell’s life with a new free hands-on trail, available only during February half term.

Can you find the aliens hiding within the Museum? Hunt them all down on this space-themed trail. 

Tactile space-themed art activities for under 5s.

Grab a torch and explore Cambridge’s Victorian Pumping Station, searching for the hidden history of a past worker. Hunt for the clues to piece together their story.

Explore the museum the with lights off with only your torches to guide you. Object handling and museum trails will be available.

Find out more about space toys in the Whipple Museum's collections! 

Learn how to be safe online with Webster the spider.

A fun craft activity where you get to make your very own alien world.

Explore the Museum after dark and enjoy some alien (and underpants!) themed activities.

Join us for a family friendly exploration of the museum.

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Explore the Whipple Museum in the dark and find out more about space toys in our collections!

Find out more about space toys in the Whipple Museum's collection and have a go at making your own! 

Twilight themed 'shadowy' activities and crafts.

Drop-in for a stained glass trail and craft activities

Get hands-on with Raspberry Pi Pico in this fun workshop.

Learn how to connect everyday objects (like carrots) to a computer with the help of an ingenious device.

Visit the Museum of Zoology in the dark! Are you brave enough?

Find out more about space toys in the Whipple Museum's collection and have a go at making your own! 

Engage in some friendly competition with other game designers and see if you can win a prize.

Are you brave enough to descend into Hades, the Greek Underworld? Explore our Cast Gallery in a new way as we open late and turn down the lights.

Discover the Museum after dark...

Test your skills in the Museum with activities based on our exhibition, Colour: Art, Science and Power. 

Interact with new artwork explore light & shadow created by artist Georgia Akbar and students from Castle School and enjoy carnival-inspired art-making and story-telling in the galleries.

Help the Code-a-Pillar on his mission to become a beautiful butterfly.

Find out more about space toys in the Whipple Museum's collection and have a go at making your own! 

Explore the Museum after-hours by torchlight