Some minibeasts have moved into the museum for the summer. Can you find them all? Discover fun facts about nature on this family trail around Ely Museum.

Included in your usual admission ticket or annual pass.

Opening hours
Tuesday to Saturday 10:30am - 5:00pm
Sunday 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Bank Holidays 10:30am - 5:00pm
Closed Mondays (except Bank Holidays)

Admissions
Adult £6.50
Child £2.50
Under 5s Free
Family £15.00
Art Pass & MA Members Free
 

The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey are running a different theme each week of the Summer Holidays. This final week is Toys from the Past Week where visitors are invited to play with toys and games from the distant and recent past.

Toy themed craft activities will also be running throughout the day including making a shadow puppet to use in the shadow puppet theatre. All activities are free, but donations to the museum are welcome to cover the cost of materials.

The summer holiday activities are running on Thursday and Friday. The museum is open 10-4. 
 

The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey are running a different theme each week of the Summer Holidays. This week is Tudor Week and visitors are invited to have a go at making Tudor tiles, dance and play like the Tudors.

Tudor Tile making will be delivered in two sessions, one at 11am and one at 2pm. There will be a small additional charge of £5 for the tile-making session, payable on the day. 

Crafts include the opportunity to make your own Tudor ruff to help to look the part!

The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey are running a different theme each week of the Summer Holidays. This week is Victorian week which allows visitors to have a go at an authentic Victorian wash-day and learn the skill of rag-rugging.

Wash-day demonstrations will be at 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm and are free to take part, so come along and try your hand!

The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey are running a different theme each week of the Summer Holidays. The first of these is Archaeology Week, where visitors are invited to try their hand at being a mini archaeologist.

There will be an archaeological dig site set up for children to uncover treasures as well as craft activities themed around archaeology - including the opportunity to make your own fossil impressions from clay.

Craft activities are free, but donations to the museum are appreciated to cover the cost of materials.

Great St. Mary's church is full of animals, most of them carved on the end of their 19th century wooden pews. This is a chance to take a close look at those animals – real and imaginary – through first finding them on a treasure hunt. You can then learn more about them, and create your own. They will have a variety of art materials that you can create with, or maybe you’d like to explore through words and write a story or poem? You might even spot some animals in their stained glass windows.

Come and meet some incredible birds of prey, live at Ely Museum with the Raptor Foundation.

A chance to see a barn owl up close and look at its fantastic feather colours. Meet an American Harris Hawk, African Spotted Eagle Owl and the Small White Faced Owl from Africa.  Our staff will answer any questions you may have.

Drop-in anytime between 10:30am-4pm

This activity is included in your usual admission ticket or annual pass.
 

Explore the museum when it is closed to the public! Ely Museum is having a special summer opening just for children with sensory sensitivities along with their families.

All of the exhibits and activities will be available as usual, however the sounds are reduced, muted or subtitled throughout the building. There is also a quiet room with chairs, a sensory tent to relax in and some sensory toys.

Drop-in anytime between 10.30am to 1pm.

 

You will have the opportunity to explore the unique screen printing techniques of award winning glass artist, James Cockerill. James specialises in combining traditional methods with modern innovations to create striking graphics works of glass.

After collecting ideas from the exhibition you will then go to the studio and create your own beautiful string and paper press print to take home to frame or make into a card!
 

You will be making your own family shield after looking at the heraldry collection at the Museum. 

You could also make a paper fire breathing dragon! This event is suitable for all ages and one adult is free with each child.

 A suggested donation of £1 per child for materials would be gratefully received.