Come for a twilight ramble through the Botanic Garden and learn about the fascinating world of bats. There will be a chance to use our bat detectors, find out about what bats eat, where they live and have your questions answered.
Suitable for families with children aged 8+
Please note that this event is weather dependent and may need to be cancelled if it is raining.
Booking essential. Bookings open 1 week before event.
Learn the principles and theory of glass cutting, fusing and firing stained glass with an experienced tutor.
You will then work on your own design and make a 10cm x10cm glass piece to take home and keep. Your glass will need to be kiln-fired after the workshop is finished. This process takes 24 hours and will usually takes place on the following day because someone needs to be on the premises during firing. Once your fused artwork has been kiln-fired and cooled, the museum will contact you to let you know it is ready for collection.
You will be making a beautiful glass lantern by decorating a jar with tissue paper and fish shaped cut outs and adding a tea light. This event is suitable for all ages and one adult entry is free with each child. A suggested donation of £1 per child for materials would be gratefully received.
Please note that the Stained Glass Museum is located in the Cathedral at the top of a stone spiral staircase. The nearest toilets are located on the floor below in the Cathedral.
Drop in anytime between 10am and 12pm.
Arm yourself for back-to-school shopping with an afternoon of ancient Greek shield-making.
Drop in to the museum for a relaxed afternoon of arts and crafts, as we teach you to make your very own Greek shield and helmet. Then take our trail to learn how the ancient Greeks fought for their city state, and discover what it took to become fearsome hoplite soldier.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums.
On your marks, get set, go! Join us for a jam-packed afternoon of activities and crafts fit for an Olympian.
Discover the ancient origins of everyone’s favourite summer sporting event, and get the low down on what it was like to compete over 2000 years ago. The Great Greek Olympic Games will get your mind racing as we test your knowledge of ancient sport and let your imagination run wild designing your very own Olympic games
So do you have what it takes to be a champion in the ancient Greek Olympics?
Rome wasn't built in a day, but how much can you build in two weeks?
This summer, we’re transforming the Cast Gallery into a Roman city, and we need your help. Drop into the Museum and make your mark on our ancient landscape by creating your own building. You can even come multiple times and watch how the city builds up over time.
How will you contribute to our growing city? Will you add a theatre? A temple? A sewer system? Or something else entirely? And what do your citizens need in order to thrive in your city? Ponder all that and more as you craft our cityscape.
There’s magic in the air this summer!
The ancient world was filled with mystical secrets, magic and curses. Discover these secrets for yourself over a magical afternoon at the Museum of Classical Archaeology. Just drop in and craft spells, create your own curse tablet and even try your hand at ancient fortune-telling.
Will you uncover lost spells from the past or learn the secret to seeing the future? (But be warned, not all prophesies have happy endings…)
This event is part of Summer at the Museums.
There’s magic in the air this summer!
The ancient world was filled with mystical secrets, prophesies and curses. Discover these secrets for yourself over a magical afternoon at the Museum of Classical Archaeology. Just drop in and craft spells, create your own curse tablet and even try your hand at ancient fortune-telling.
Will you uncover lost spells from the past or learn the secret to seeing the future? (But be warned, not all prophesies have happy endings…)
Drop-in and meet Megan Malpas, a University of Cambridge student researcher who investigates the atmosphere in the Arctic – one of the coldest places in the world. Explore how clouds form up in the atmosphere, make your own cloud down here on the ground, and find out what it's like to be researcher who works in the Arctic.
