Fury of the peaks: A journey through the new dangers of frozen mountain ranges
Louie Bell is a Geography PhD student at Queen's College with very close ties to the Scott Polar Research Institute after completing his MPhil here in 2024.
From Louie:
Explore the collections of the Whipple Museum to find out more about measuring time, travelling around the world and how ideas have changed and moved through history. Find out about scientists in different times and places and create your own time travelling adventure!
All activities are drop in. Additional information to follow soon.
This event is part of the Cambridge Festival programme 2026.
Access Update at the Whipple Museum: Lift Works 2026
Explore a remarkable range of scientific instruments used to make sense of the world, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Discover objects from astronomy, navigation, surveying, drawing and calculation, including sundials, mathematical instruments, early electrical apparatus—and even a microscope once owned by Charles Darwin.
Plus, enjoy hands-on activities in the newly refurbished Learning Gallery, perfect for little ones — or book a Whipple Highlights guided tour. Afterwards, take home a treat from the Whipple gift shop to remember your visit.
Drop in to investigate fascinating igneous rocks from Greenland, under the microscope and in your hands. These rocks contain rare earth elements, which are important components of electric vehicles, wind turbines and devices such as mobile phones and laptops.
Meet our scientists from the University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences who study these rocks, and chat with them about their fieldwork. Join them in looking for clues that the rocks contain rare earth elements. Handle rocks that the scientists collected and place them under UV light to see if they glow.
Drop in to investigate fascinating igneous rocks from Greenland, under the microscope and in your hands. These rocks contain rare earth elements, which are important components of electric vehicles, wind turbines and devices such as mobile phones and laptops.
Meet our scientists from the University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences who study these rocks, and chat with them about their fieldwork. Join them in looking for clues that the rocks contain rare earth elements. Handle rocks that the scientists collected and place them under UV light to see if they glow.
A programme full of contrasts from one of today’s most impressive pianists. Clare’s imagination and thirst for discovery have put her in a league of her own. She enjoys a rich career working as a soloist, chamber musician, with major orchestras and conductors, and in 2024 Clare made her debut at the BBC Proms. This evening will range from dancing miniatures to major new works by leading composers. Simplicity alongside virtuosity, it will be the perfect finale to the season.
Doors open at 7.30pm.
Programme:
Doors open at 7.30pm.
Programme:
- Rebecca Clarke, Poem
- Caroline Shaw, Entr’acte
- Fanny Mendelssohn, Quartet
- Dmitri Shostakovich, String Quartet No.3
Doors open at 7.30pm.
Programme:
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold, String Quartet No.2
- Ryan Latimer, Spinfall
- Antonín Dvořák, String Quartet in G major, Op.106
Doors open at 7.30pm.
Programme:
- JS Bach, Partita in E minor, BWV830
- Scriabin, Sonata No.5, Op.53
- Chopin, Three Mazurkas, Op.59; Barcarolle, Op. 60; Piano Sonata No.3, Op.58
Doors open at 7.30pm.
Programme:
- Claude Debussy, Cello Sonata in D minor
- Alexander von Zemlinsky, Clarinet Trio, Op.3
- Robert Schumann, Phantasiestücke for clarinet and piano, Op.73
- Johannes Brahms, Clarinet Trio, Op.114
