Join us at this school holiday drop-in activity where we will be creating nature-inspired art by pressing leaves, flowers, or twigs into air-dried clay. All ages welcome, no need to pre-book. Find us in the Garden Room at the Schools Garden.
This UK Fungus Day, join us for Fungi Field Day at the Botanic Garden to celebrate fungi and their relationships with plants. Come along to learn, engage and play, and discover what we can do to help conserve the fungal diversity around us.
Highlights include:
🍄 A range of talks from expert speakers about fungi, lichens and slime moulds.
🔬Science outreach stall with microscopes to view fungi that live deep inside plant roots.
Please join us for September's Toddlers in the Galleries led by resident artist Kaitlin Ferguson. This relaxed and social session on the theme of nature takes place around the Museum's galleries.
The morning session, 10.30-11.30am, is suitable for children aged 18 months-5 years and their parents and carers.
Please note: A family ticket is for up to town adults with up to three children and costs £4. Booking in advance essential for this event
Come and explore, play, create and have fun with materials in our Creative Studio on the lower ground floor!
Workshops are free and supported by the Fitz Families team. All materials are included, and the workshops are suitable for children aged 5-12 years with their parents and carers. This month we will be making bunting using mixed media.
Where: Creative Studio on the lower ground floor
Join us for a relaxed morning at the Museum for all the family.
Drop-in runs 10am-12pm.
All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
This session will take place in Gallery 3, on the first floor of the museum. Join us to explore faces and portraits.
These free events build upon our ‘Family Welcome Project’, a participatory research project with the North Cambridge Child and Family Centre.
No need to book, just drop in!
The Whipple Museum was established in 1944, but our building dates back to 1618, when it was built as the first Cambridge Free School.
Come and admire the original Jacobean roof, find out more about the history of the building and its surroundings, and explore 17th-century scientific instruments. The day will include family activities, curator talks, behind the scenes tours and a chance to explore the history of Free School Lane and the New Museums site.
See our website nearer the time for exact events and timings.
Grab your pencils and head to the Botanic Garden to have a go at our self-led Autumn Art Adventure. This little booklet is free to pick up from the Ticket Offices and is full of prompts and ideas to help you observe, imagine, scribble and draw as you make your way around the beautiful Garden at autumn time.
Share your artwork with us online! (@CUBotanicGarden)
All ages welcome to join in! Free for children. Normal garden admission charge for accompanying adults.
Drop-in from 10am.
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.
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.
All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
This session will take place in Gallery 5, on the first floor of the museum. Join us to explore the theme of nature.
These free events build upon our ‘Family Welcome Project’, a participatory research project with the North Cambridge Child and Family Centre.
No need to book, just drop in!
Space to park prams is available at the Courtyard Entrance.
