Drop in to meet volcanologist Julian Pahl and explore beautiful lava minerals under powerful microscopes, handle real (cooled!) lava, and use syrup and fizzy drinks to learn how lava flows.
Chat with Julian about his expeditions to Hawaii and find out what it's like to investigate volcanoes as a job.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2026.
Drop in and meet Dr Rayssa Martins-Pimentel, a cosmochemist who studies the chemistry of meteorites to find out what planets are made of.
Handle real meteorites, have fun spotting the difference between space rocks and Earth rocks, and chat with Rayssa about her work.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2026.
At the Disability Friendly Opening, the Polar 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.
See a glimpse of Roman and 17th-century Cambridge with activities and costumes, have a go at making a Roman bridge, or join the Fen Tigers and help make an eel trap at Museum of Cambridge.
Drop in event every Monday during the school holidays, included with standard admission (children 16 and under FREE).
For more information, visit the Museum of Cambridge website.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2026.
See a glimpse of Roman and 17th-century Cambridge with activities and costumes, have a go at making a Roman bridge, or join the Fen Tigers and help make an eel trap at Museum of Cambridge.
Drop in event every Monday during the school holidays, included with standard admission (children 16 and under FREE).
For more information, visit the Museum of Cambridge website.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2026.
See a glimpse of Roman and 17th-century Cambridge with activities and costumes, have a go at making a Roman bridge, or join the Fen Tigers and help make an eel trap at Museum of Cambridge.
Drop in event every Monday during the school holidays, included with standard admission (children 16 and under FREE).
For more information, visit the Museum of Cambridge website.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2026.
See a glimpse of Roman and 17th-century Cambridge with activities and costumes, have a go at making a Roman bridge, or join the Fen Tigers and help make an eel trap at Museum of Cambridge.
Drop in event every Monday during the school holidays, included with standard admission (children 16 and under FREE).
For more information, visit the Museum of Cambridge website.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2026.
See a glimpse of Roman and 17th-century Cambridge with activities and costumes, have a go at making a Roman bridge, or join the Fen Tigers and help make an eel trap at Museum of Cambridge.
Drop in event every Monday during the school holidays, included with standard admission (children 16 and under FREE).
For more information, visit the Museum of Cambridge website.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2026.
See a glimpse of Roman and 17th-century Cambridge with activities and costumes, have a go at making a Roman bridge, or join the Fen Tigers and help make an eel trap at Museum of Cambridge.
Drop in event every Monday during the school holidays, included with standard admission (children 16 and under FREE).
For more information, visit the Museum of Cambridge website.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2026.
Meet the grammar school master, find out what school was like in the 17th century, and take part in a lesson or two!
This event is drop in and will be held at Huntingdon Library; no booking is required.
For more information, visit the Cromwell Museum website.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2026.
