Discover life under the sea with stories and play. The Museum of Zoology is the ‘plaice’ learn about fishes and their friends.

Suitable for children aged 2-5. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Two sessions available: Friday 8 July, 10.30-11.15 & 11.30-12.15

Go on a garden safari in the Museum with stories and play. Hear a prickly tale and uncover hedgehogs, minibeasts and more at the Museum of Zoology.

Suitable for ages 2-5. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Two sessions available: Friday 10 June, 10.30-11.15 & 11.30-12.15

Colour in your chosen animal or draw your own then add them to the local habitats we are building in the Museum and find out how you can help the wildlife in your patch at this family event.

All ages welcome, just drop in 12noon until 4pm!

Date: 

Tuesday, 31 May, 2022 - 12:00 to 16:00

We'll be chatting with experts about how to support wildlife & looking at the wildlife in the Botanic Garden. You will have the opportunity to put your questions live to our experts. 

Zoology Live! is running on two nights  - on Tuesday 21 June at 7pm, we will be livestreaming from the Museum, and Wednesday 22 June, we will be at the Botanic Garden. Hope you can join us on both nights!

Get your questions ready! You will have the chance to put your questions LIVE to our experts. We'll be talking to experts on butterflies and Australian mammals - plus lots of activities and mini films to watch. This is a FREE online event for the whole family. 

It takes place on two nights - Tuesday 21st June at 7pm from the Museum and on Wednesday 22nd June we will be broadcasting live from Cambridge University Botanic Garden. 

Please register your interest for this event to receive updates

Discover the amazing world of birds with stories and play. Handle real feathers, listen to bird song and find the beautiful birds on display in the Museum.

Suitable for children aged 2-5. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Two sessions available: Friday 13 May at 10.30am - 11.15am and Friday 13 May 11.30am - 12.15pm

The activities help children explore the world around them, discover processes and play with new materials through creating new worlds, stories and adventures. Creation and communication are encouraged through making and there is a rich environment for play and enjoyment.

Each session is led by an artist who guides children and their carers through sensory and creative activities.

£5 per child/baby, booking required, one ticket covers one adult and one child/baby

Are you a bit of an amature rock hound, do you like collecting interesting rocks, do have a strange looking rock that you would like to know more about? Bring your rock or fossil find to the Museum and our team from the Museum and Department of Earth Science will help you identify it.

This is a drop in event but if we are busy we might ask you to chose your favourite for our team to look at.

Arthropleura is an extinct millipede-like animal that lived about 346-295 million years ago, during the Carboniferous Period. It is the largest known land invertebrate to ever live, and the fossil on display in the Museum, is the largest ever found.

Come along to our free drop-in event and take part in millipede-themed craft activity to celebrate our new giant millipede fossil exhibit. Creepy crawly fun for all the family.

We’ll be checking in with our home planet’s health: exploring how scientists check its vital signs, take its pulse over millions of years and identify the signs of – and treatments for – climate and environmental change.  

Hear first-hand from Cambridge researchers as they guide you through the inner workings of Earth’s climate system, introduce you to their detective tool-kit and explore what we can all do to build a happier, healthier planet.

This event is jointly hosted by Cambridge’s Department of Earth Sciences.

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