Join staff from the Whipple Museum and Cambridge University Library for this hands-on session exploring how to collect and observe plants just like Darwin and his friends Arnold and Carolina Dodel-Port.  Children will get the chance to use microscopes at the University Library and learn about the structure

Join staff from the Zoology Museum and Cambridge University Library for this hands-on session searching for minibeasts just like Charles Darwin.  Children will get the chance to search for insects in the grounds of the University Library followed by a craft activity where they will get to create their own creature to take home.  

Important information:

Join staff from the Zoology Museum and Cambridge University Library for this hands-on session searching for minibeasts just like Charles Darwin.  Children will get the chance to search for insects in the grounds of the University Library followed by a craft activity where they will get to create their own creature to take home.  

Important information:

Create hanging decorations and coasters by pressing real glass tesserae into air drying clay.

Ages 5+

Each table must have at least one accompanying adult who can make their own mosaic.

Drop-in to Ely Museum for a fun, drop-in bug-themed craft session.

Join Ely Museum this summer for a fun, drop-in Stomping Stegosaurs-themed craft session. 

Enjoy handling real dinosaur fossils too.

Drop-in to the Museum and join in some model-making activities then explore the Museum and windmill to find out what you can discover about local history.

Drop-in to the Museum and join in some creative crafting activities then explore the Museum and windmill to find out what you can discover about local history.

Visit Burwell museum and windmill to see live performances from some fenland natural heroes and villains. Featuring local favourites including: Boudicca, Hereward, Darwin and more.

Visit Burwell Museum and Windmill to see live performances from some fenland natural heroes and villains. Featuring local favourites including: Boudicca, Hereward, Darwin and more.