19/02/2025
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free
Event information
Time
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Price
Free
What
Twilight with the Museums
Where
Museum of Cambridge

Museum of Cambridge
2-3 Castle St
Cambridge
CB3 0AQ

Who
Families

Last entry: 6.30pm

The Museum of Cambridge is delighted to once again be involved in Twilight at the Museums. 

Join an evening of exploration and see the Museum in a new Light. Magic Lanterns - popular image projectors used for entertainment and education for 250 years - will guide you through a story of Cambridge's history in this one-of-a-kind event. The Museum will highlight some key objects from its collection relating to both the story and lights in the city. 

There will also be a FREE drop-in craft session for children aged 5 and over. Come along and craft your very own Victorian-style lantern based on one from the collection. Then, use the light of your new creation to guide you through the dim gloom of the Museum's 16th-century building and illuminate the fascinating history of Cambridge. 

Other FREE drop-in lantern craft sessions are running throughout the week too.

 

Regular Museum admission applies (£7 with donation, £4.50 student, 16 and under go FREE!) and tickets will be available on the door. The drop-in craft is FREE for all and does not require a Museum entry ticket or pre-booking.

Included Events

A blue graphic reading Wake Up with the Micro:Bit, The Centre for Computing History. Below the text is a graphic of yellow extending lines, a cartoon image of an alarm clock and a micro:bit processor.
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
£16 per participant and £12 per accompanying adult. This includes entry to the Museum.

Join the Centre for Computing History to learn how to code the micro:bit mini computer to become a light-sensitive wake-up alarm. 

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Great St Mary's Church building at night, lit up inside.
Twilight at Great St Mary's Church
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Free

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A globe of the moon in grey, white and green
Space explorers
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free

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Illustration of an orchid drawing.
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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Normal Garden admission for accompanying adults.

Join us for a hands-on crafting session and create your own beautiful paper orchid flower!

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3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Free

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The glasshouse range illuminated from within.
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5:15 PM - 8:15 PM
Free

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A globe of the moon in grey, white and green
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free

Find out more about the earth, moon, stars and planets using the Whipple Museum's collections!

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4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Free

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5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free

Grab your torch and explore our collections after dark with our space-themed family trail.

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4:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Free

With our lights turned down very low, grab your torch and search for dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures lurking in the shadows.

 

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The glasshouse illuminated with pinky hues.
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6:15 PM - 8:30 PM
£22

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A hand holds a torch which light shines towards a miniature house.
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4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Free

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5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Free

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The engine room at the pumping station.
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5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Free

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Colourful illustrations representing the University of Cambridge Museums
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Free

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