Doors open at 7.30pm.
Programme:
- Kreisler, Praeludium & Allegro
- Korngold, Suite ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, Op.11
- Bach/Schumann, Partita No.1 in B minor, BMV1002
- Lili Boulanger
- Stravinsky, Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss
- Szymanowski, Paganini Caprices
Doors open at 7.30pm
Programme:
- Clara Schumann, Piano Trio in G minor, Op.17
- Chausson, Piano Trio, Op.3
- Debussy (arr. Beamish), La Mer
Doors open at 7.30pm.
Programme:
Created by Jim and Helen Ede, the house combines their collection of twentieth-century art alongside furniture, textiles, ceramics and natural objects in what Jim Ede described as ‘a space, an ambience, a home’.
On this guided tour, get to know the story behind the creation of Kettle’s Yard, gain fascinating insights into some of the artworks and objects on display, and learn about the relationships between the Edes and the many artists in the collection.
What is an orrery? Why is the clock chiming 13? Why would you collect and display a set of plaster horses’ teeth, some green spectacles and several hundred pocket calculators?
Join us for a tour of the Whipple’s collection in 10 objects, featuring spectacular instruments, fascinating scientific stories, and links to some of Cambridge’s most famous names.
Meet at the reception point in the Main Gallery.
Explore a remarkable range of scientific instruments used to make sense of the world, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Discover objects from astronomy, navigation, surveying, drawing and calculation, including sundials, mathematical instruments, early electrical apparatus—and even a microscope once owned by Charles Darwin.
Plus, enjoy hands-on activities in the newly refurbished Learning Gallery, perfect for little ones — or book a Whipple Highlights guided tour. Afterwards, take home a treat from the Whipple gift shop to remember your visit.
Explore a remarkable range of scientific instruments used to make sense of the world, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Discover objects from astronomy, navigation, surveying, drawing and calculation, including sundials, mathematical instruments, early electrical apparatus—and even a microscope once owned by Charles Darwin.
Plus, enjoy hands-on activities in the newly refurbished Learning Gallery, perfect for little ones — or book a Whipple Highlights guided tour. Afterwards, take home a treat from the Whipple gift shop to remember your visit.
This January, The Art of Deception will take visitors to Cambridge’ Whipple Museum of the History of Science into the dark underbelly of the world of collecting. How do fake artefacts end up in museums? Who made them, and why? And how do we detect them?
Come along to the Botanic Garden after dark and join bioluminescence expert David Atthowe as he guides us around the Garden and Tropical House, looking at plants and animals and their beautiful bioluminescence.
Two walks will take place each evening, one from 6pm to 7.30pm and the other from 8pm to 9.30pm.
These will be limited to 15 per walk and are strictly for those aged eight and over.
This event is part of Twilight at the Museums 2026.
Join us for our latest online 'rummage' in the Sedgwick Museum Archives, with our archivist, Sandra Freshney. We’ll delve into the Svalbard Exploration Archive which documents decades of geological research by the University of Cambridge in this Norwegian archipelago.
You'll see beautiful images of polar bears, learn about expedition rations, hear about travelling to the region, and see footage of students valiantly attempting to cross a stream with a sledge.
This is a FREE online event.
