Twilight at Kettle's Yard

Join us for a Twilight celebration event at Kettle's Yard. Interact with a new artwork exploring light and shadow created by artist Georgia Akbar and students from Castle School in our Clore Learning Studio.

Enjoy carnival-inspired story-telling in the galleries amongst the current exhibition 'Paint like the Swallow Sings Calypso'. PLUS make your own carnival head-dress at the pop-up Art Cart!

Included Events

Dinosaur Hunt

11/02/2023

18/02/2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Free

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

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Image of glasshouse range at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Glasshouse Adventure

11/02/2023

19/02/2023

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Garden admission charges apply for adults. Children free.

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

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Child and adult interacting with exhibit

Engineered! - Cambridge Science Centre at the Grand Arcade

11/02/2023

19/02/2023

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Free

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

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Who was Oliver Cromwell? Museum Trail

11/02/2023

18/02/2023

11:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Free

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

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Printed copy of questions for museum trail

The Extra-terrestrial Trail

11/02/2023

18/02/2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Free

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

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Galactic Mark Making and Messy Play by Amy Fennell

11/02/2023

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

£10.00 for one child, £15.00 for two children (using the same mat)

Tactile space-themed art activities for under 5s.

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Black and white image of interior of museum with barrow of coal

Torchlit Trail: Story from our Sewer

11/02/2023

19/02/2023

10:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Free with normal admission

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.

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Polar Pop-Up: Twilight at the Museum: SOLD OUT

13/02/2023

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Free

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

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A globe with a model of sputnik on one side and a flying saucer on the other

Twilight with the Whipple: space explorers online tour

13/02/2023

19/02/2023

Free

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

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Cartoon image of a spider in front of a computer screen

Story Time with Webster

14/02/2023

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Normal admission applies

Learn how to be safe online with Webster the spider.

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Alien Worlds: Family Workshops

14/02/2023

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

£10.00 for one child, £18.00 for two, £26.00 for three (at the same table)

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

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Selection of craft materials including stars and sequins

Aliens Love Underpants: Twilight Story Time and Crafts

15/02/2023

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

£4.50 for 1 child, £8 for 2, £11.50 for 3

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

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Twilight at the Fitz SOLD OUT

15/02/2023

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Free

Join us for a family friendly exploration of the museum.

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Twilight at the Whipple: Space Explorers

15/02/2023

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Free

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

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Space Explorers

15/02/2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Free

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

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Bat shadow puppet silhouetted against the moon

Shadowy Shapes

15/02/2023

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Free

Twilight themed 'shadowy' activities and crafts.

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Child's hand holding tissue collage artwork

Sunlit Stained Glass

15/02/2023

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Free

Drop-in for a stained glass trail and craft activities

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Circuit board with coloured lights attached to a by wires to a Rasberry Pi Pico

Do You Know Pico?

15/02/2023

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Workshop participant, £15; accompanying adult, £10 (required for under 14s)

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

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Cartoon image of carrots next to circuit leads

Conducting Carrots

15/02/2023

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Workshop participant, £10; accompanying adult, £10 (required for under 14s)

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

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Twilight at the Museum of Zoology

15/02/2023

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Free

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

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Space Explorers

16/02/2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Free

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

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Cartoon image of 2 cats in front of an computer game

Scratch Game Jam

16/02/2023

10:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Workshop participant, £10; accompanying adult, £10 (required for under 14s)

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

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Two statues looking towards one another backlit with red. The left is a woman, wearing a robe and helmet, the right is a naked satyr dancing.

Enter the Underworld: Twilight at MoCA

16/02/2023

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Free

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.

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17th century inglenook fireplace in the Museum

Dusk Discoverers

16/02/2023

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Free

Discover the Museum after dark...

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The Power of Colour

16/02/2023

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Free

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

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A photograph showing children's hands holding up a piece of perspex. They are using a torch to create a shadow with the perspex, which they have drawn shapes on.

Twilight at Kettle's Yard

16/02/2023

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Free

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.