Optics and Observations 

Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life - from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines. 

Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life -from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines. 
 

David Gilday shares his passion for Rubik's Cube puzzles and his LEGO MINDSTORMS robots that solve them in this event from the Centre for Computing History.

Enjoy a relaxed morning exclusively aimed at children with sensory sensitivities along with their families, siblings and carers.

Enter the world of ancient Rome!

Can robots get creative? Find out and make your own art creating robot with the Cambridge Museum of Technology.

Back by popular demand - tie dye with St Neots Museum!

What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.

Enjoy a day out at the National Horseracing Museum, meet the horses, take our trail and join a family-friendly drop-in creative session from 11am - 3pm.

Come along to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's (MAA) Centre for Material Culture (CMC) for a 'deep-dive' into the collections as part of the UCM Summer at the Museums programme.

Drop in and meet palaeontologists who investigate dinosaurs and the earliest animals on Earth.

Drop in on a summer day to chill out at the Polar Museum with family-friendly crafts and activities

Paint your own paper eggs inspired by Saffron Walden Museum's temporary exhibition 'Wonder: 190 years of Saffron Walden Museum'.

Join a talk on the Domesday Machine at the Centre for Computing History.

Create your own pietra dura mosaic with Cromwell Museum.

Bring your favourite teddy bear down to Ely Museum today for games and some surprises.

Join the Stained Glass Museum to learn how to create your own stunning silk bookmark.

Come along to this family drop in event and plant herb and salad seeds to take home

Family crafts & activities to celebrate World Lizard Day! 

Apply your creative technology skills to make your very own snapping Tick Tock the Crocodile with Ely Museum.

Visit Burwell Museum on Thursdays in August to create your own artworks based on objects in the Museum's collections.

Make your own samurai helmet and mask at Saffron Walden Museum.

An afternoon of puzzles, challenges,  and crafting at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 

Discover weekly family fun at the Farmland Museum with hands-on crafts celebrating Fenland life -from countryside creatures to mighty farm machines. 

Explore fenland wildlife through sculpture with the Norris Museum.

Back by popular demand - tie dye with St Neots Museum!

Expert-led stories and play in the Museum for 2-5 year olds

During this special museum tour of the Centre for Computing History, in-house gaming experts will guide you through the history of video games from the seventies to the modern day.

What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.

Discover the wonders of optics and light through hands-on instruments and activities at the Whipple Museum — from microscopes to make-your-own spectacles!

This session from David Parr House invites children aged 8+ to explore the outdoors through hands-on crafting using recycled and natural materials. Celebrating nature through imaginative, eco-friendly making!

This session from David Parr House invites children aged 4+ to explore flowers and nature through fun, hands-on crafting and creative play.

Join us for our family workshop, in this session for children with additional sensory needs.

What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.

Enjoy a relaxed morning exclusively aimed at children with sensory sensitivities along with their families, siblings and carers.

Looking for something memorable to do with your child this summer? In this unique session you and your child/children can work alongside each other to each make a beautiful fused panel.

Join the Norris Museum for a day of river-themed fun and celebrate beloved local river, the Great Ouse! 

Join St Neots Museum's Learning Officer on a guided family history walk.

We all know that Ada Lovelace is credited as the first computer programmer. But what did she write? What did it do? And how does it work? Find out at the Centre for Computing History.

What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.

Enjoy a day out at the National Horseracing Museum, meet the horses, take our trail and join this pre-bookable family-friendly creative session from 11am - 3pm.

Join a free drop-in craft session making a glass lantern in the stunning surroundings of the Stained Glass Museum, Ely.

Come along to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology's (MAA) Centre for Material Culture (CMC) for a 'deep-dive' into the collections as part of the UCM Summer at the Museums programme.

Back by popular demand - tie dye with St Neots Museum!

Drop in on a summer day to chill out at the Polar Museum with family-friendly crafts and activities

Create your own 17th century watch with Cromwell Museum.

Make your own large-scale model of a living ammonite with Saffron Walden Museum. Perfect for budding palaeontologists.