Discover different games and toys through the ages and make your own simple game. Solve the special Clues Trail, and play historical board games.
Drop-in. Normal admission charges apply.
Summer at the Museums
This event is part of Summer at the Museums, a mix of hands-on activities, events and trails, for families to enjoy throughout the summer holidays.
Make an ugly gargoyle or a decorated clay tile and follow the Museum's Tudor Explorers trail for more discoveries.
Drop-in. Normal admission charges apply.
Summer at the Museums
This event is part of Summer at the Museums, a mix of hands-on activities, events and trails, for families to enjoy throughout the summer holidays.
Make an ugly gargoyle or a decorated clay tile and follow the Museum's Tudor Explorers trail for more discoveries.
Drop-in. Normal admission charges apply.
Summer at the Museums
This event is part of Summer at the Museums, a mix of hands-on activities, events and trails, for families to enjoy throughout the summer holidays.
Join this special 30 minute museum tour where gaming experts will guide you through the history of videogames from the seventies to modern day. You can even come dressed up as your favourite retro-game character!
Ideal for ages 6+. Normal admission charges apply. Pre-book via 01223 214446 or visit www.computinghistory.org.uk
How do you program a computer using a strip of paper? Find out at this demonstration session. The Elliott 903 is the size of an average desk and is also the oldest functioning computer in the Centre's collection.
Ideally suited to ages 8+. Normal admission charges apply.
Summer at the Museums
This event is part of Summer at the Museums, a mix of hands-on activities, events and trails, for families to enjoy throughout the summer holidays.
Join us on a rare night-time walk for families and learn about the fascinating world of bats. Have a go with our bat detectors as we try to discover what wildlife comes out after the sun goes down. The evening will start with a short talk followed by a walk in the Garden.
For ages 8+, pre-book via 01223 331 875.
Please note: This event is weather dependent.
Design your own cardboard book cover and make your own book, inspired by the University Library's collection of cartoneras from Latin America.
Please note: Lift access is available
For ages 7-13
Experiment with paint and try your hand at creating art with marbles and bubbles.
Summer at the Museums
This event is part of Summer at the Museums, a mix of hands-on activities, events and trails, for families to enjoy throughout the summer holidays.
Meet the Fen Edge Archeaology Group for a fun-filled archeaology day. Handle real artefacts and find out what it's like to be an Archeaologist
Summer at the Museums
This event is part of Summer at the Museums, a mix of hands-on activities, events and trails, for families to enjoy throughout the summer holidays.
We're back for another year at Cambridge Live's most popular outdoor event, the Big Weekend. Join us in the Museum tents for hands-on family fun.
As well as a huge number of craft activities to keep little hands busy, we're also hosting the Fitzwilliam Museum's Pop-up Egyptian Coffins Project. Meet real researchers (including Egyptologists and conservators), see real museum objects, hold craft replicas and find out how the coffins are made using the skills of ancient Egyptians from thousands of years ago.
