Wardian cases are mini glasshouses that were used in the Victorian times to transport plants around the world. Join us in the Garden to create your own wardian case and plant up with seeds to grow at home.
Come along and have a go making a cyanotype, also known as a sun print. This method of recording plants was used by botanist, Anna Atkins, who was the first person to produce a book of photographs using this technique.
Herbarium sheets are made up of dried and labelled plant material and are used by botanists to keep a record of plants they have found and so scientists can study them. Join us at this session where you can find out more about the herbarium sheets at the University of Cambridge and have a go at making one yourself.
Join author Steve Antony has he reads his joyful tale of a family’s quest to find the Rainbowsaurus. On their way, they meet animals that are all the colours of the rainbow, who all want to find the Rainbowsaurus too.
After the story, chat with Steve, and see if you can find our very own Rainbowsaurus hidden in the Museum!
Free, booking essential.
Children and adults must each have a ticket.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Suitable for 3-7 year olds.
The Garden’s history has all mysteriously vanished from the trail map! Your challenge is to travel back in time to discover all the missing histories and make the map complete. Simply pick up a free trail map from a Garden entrance to start your adventure.
Build a bear skeleton and create your own vertebrate to take home! Plus have a go at our quiz in the Discovery Room. Museum entry FREE
Inspired our art installation, The Butterfly Effect, our hands-on activities help you discover incredible invertebrates that have lived throughout Earth's history. Add to our evolving art installation by making origami butterflies, and explore activities you can do at home to help protect local wildlife.
Inspired our art installation, The Butterfly Effect, our hands-on activities help you discover incredible invertebrates that have lived throughout Earth's history. Add to our evolving art installation by making origami butterflies, and explore activities you can do at home to help protect local wildlife.
Visit the Whipple museum to take part in a series of curious adventures.
Participants are invited to craft light rays on a twenty first century Newton themed orrery, sculpt with colour at 1/10th scale, explore the intricacies of RGB surface reflection and track the effect of sunlight on a light reactive sculptural work over the twelve hours of the Equinox.
