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…)
Meet Museum scientists and work with them to identify rocks and minerals using our powerful microscopes. The samples are very thin slices of rock, revealing beautifully coloured minerals.
Meet Jeannie Booth and Simon Crowhurst, part of a team that investigates the oceans and atmosphere thousands of years ago, by studying tiny, microscopic fossils. Search for these microfossils using powerful microscopes, learn how they can tell us about past climates, and take your own microfossil finds home.
Meet Peter Methley, a research student in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Peter researches how 800 million-year-old rocks could have formed from carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean.
Get hands-on with some scientific testing. Find out what happens to when you bubble carbon dioxide through it, make some calcium carbonate in a test tube, and see the effect of carbon dioxide on shelled animals in the sea.
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.
Meet Dr Elsa Amsellem who researches how planets form, at Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge. Can you sort out Earth rocks from meteorites and complete a challenge set by Elsa? Find out from Elsa what it's like to work as a scientist who studies planets.
At the Disability Friendly Opening, the museum will be open exclusively for families with children with sensory sensitivities. This event is aimed at children with special educational needs who usually find visiting museums overwhelming due to conditions that affect their sensory processing and/or have a developmental disability.
Join us for a relaxed morning at the Museum for all the family. We’ll have picture books, drawing materials, sensory play resources, as well as tips and ideas to help you enjoy your visit. Babies and young children are especially welcome.
These free events build upon our ‘Family Welcome Project’, a participatory research project with the North Cambridge Child and Family Centre.
We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum.
