Use museum objects to observe closely, perform simple tests, classify objects and gather your own data. Can you find out which parts of the learning gallery are attracted to a magnet and which are not? How many different ways can you find to sort shells? What can you see through our telescopes and microscopes? Can you measure sound, length and time and record your results?
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.
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.
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.
Drop-in runs 10am-12pm. This month we will be based in Gallery 28.
All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
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.
The Great Comet of 1618 was the very first comet to be studied through a telescope. It was so bright it was spotted all over the world! Whoosh into the Museum’s Learning Gallery for hands-on family fun, and find out more about the comet and other science stories.
Drop in. Learning Gallery.
Find out how the Museum’s collections team cares for our delicate and intricate 17th-century objects in this special behind-the-scenes session with Whipple Collections Manager, Morgan Bell. Morgan will be sharing some of the techniques used by conservators and collections professionals to ensure the objects will remain in good condition for another four centuries and more.
10-10.30am and 10.30-11am
Drop in, but spaces are limited. Meet at the Museum front desk.
We will be celebrating all winter wildlife at this family event, with crafts, real specimens to handle and a host of other wintry fun! All FREE. Everyone welcome, all ages. No need to book, just pop in.
Date:
Saturday, 29 November, 2025 - 10:00 to 16:30
We will be live online chatting about winter wildlife, with some expert interviews and contributions from our Young Zoologists Club. You'll be able to put your questions LIVE to our experts on the night.
Join via our You Tube channel (which will be linked from the events list on the Museum of Zoology website).
FREE. Suitable for families and all ages.
Date:
Monday 24 November, 2025 - 19:00 to 20:00
