Come and join us at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology for a Thursday afternoon of puzzles, challenges, and crafting. It's free, fun and there's no need to book. See you there.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2025.
Come and join us at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology for a Thursday afternoon of puzzles, challenges, and crafting. It's free, fun and there's no need to book. See you there.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2025.
Come and join us at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology for a Thursday afternoon of puzzles, challenges, and crafting. It’s free, fun and there’s no need to book. See you there.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2025.
Step into the Play Pavilion, an imagination playground for families inspired by nature in art and bursting with creative possibilities. Explore, invent, and play together - let your imagination run wild all summer long, rain or shine!
Where: Front lawn at the Fitzwilliam Museum
When: Drop in anytime between 12pm and 3pm, Tuesday - Sunday, no booking needed from 5 to 31 August 2025.
Meet Jeannie Booth and Simon Crowhurst, part of a team at the University of Cambridge that investigates tiny, microscopic fossils to learn about oceans and climate thousands of years ago.
Search for 'microfossils' using our powerful microscopes, and find out how they can tell us about past climates.
Please note, this is a family activity designed for children.
Free, drop-in.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2025.
Meet University of Cambridge Earth scientist Julian Pahl, who studies lava from Hawaiian volcanoes to investigate volcanic processes before an eruption. Get hands-on with with some real (cooled!) lava. Explore beautiful lava minerals under powerful microscopes, and find out what it's like to investigate active volcanoes as a job.
Please note, this is a family activity, designed for children.
Free, drop-in.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2025.
Join us at the Polar Museum for the chance to dive deeper into the art of map making and navigation! Get a closer look at the stunning paintings of the Arctic and Antarctic on our ceiling domes and fill in your own versions to take away. While you're here, you'll have the chance to speak to experts about some of the equipment explorers would use to navigate safely in the polar regions and use a new trail to find the objects in the museum. We'll even have a few objects from our handling collection out so you can get a closer look for yourselves!
Come and explore, play, create and have fun with materials in our Creative Studio on the lower ground floor!
Workshops are free and supported by the Fitz Families team. All materials are included, and the workshops are suitable for children aged 5-12 years with their parents and carers.
Where: Creative Studio on the lower ground floor
When: Activity slots at 10am, 11am, 2pm & 3pm. This is a pre-booked activity lasting 45 minutes.
The event is free but pre-booking is essential
Drop-in runs 10am-12pm.
All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
These free events build upon our ‘Family Welcome Project’, a participatory research project with the North Cambridge Child and Family Centre.
No need to book, just drop in! Join us in Gallery 15 (Dutch Art gallery) this month.
Discover life under the sea with stories and play. The Museum of Zoology is the ‘plaice’ learn about fishes and their friends.
This event is suitable for ages 2-5. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Only children need tickets.
