Crafting materials at the ready – join us in an online craft club as we create nests together using different techniques, and find out from expert Dr Jenny York how different species of birds create their nests. Share your creations with us after the event! We will be using materials you can find at home, recycling materials where possible, to create a nest you could use as an Easter decoration. We will send information about materials and equipment as well as joining instructions when you book.
This event is suitable for ages 8+
Join our zoology experts as they compete for your votes for the best snout, most gruesome feeding habit, and most heroic with this fun, live, interactive game show from the Museum of Zoology.
Hosted by Ellie Bladon, PhD student in the Department of Zoology.
Competitors include: Steve Pates, Sam McKay, Jack Ashby, Aramish Fatima, Olivia Healey and Alex Howard.
Book your place: https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/battle-beasts
Part of the Cambridge Festival 2021
Throughout the festival week from Saturday 27 March until Friday 2 April we will tweet daily at 10am with a different topic each day demonstrating the range of exciting research taking place in the Department of Earth Sciences. From fossil birds to the geology of Mars, explore how the Sedgwick Museum's collections contribute to this research.
Timetable
Saturday - The earliest birds: Investigating fossils of modern birds' ancient relatives.
This spring, the Scott Polar Research Institute is holding its first ever online art festival. Featuring work from the Polar Museum's collections, artists with a focus on the polar regions and an evening of film by Inuit film makers, the Big Freeze art festival is the perfect way to wave goodbye to winter.
Autumn is very busy for the wildlife in the Botanic Garden and to celebrate we are giving out special Autumn Animals cards to all our young visitors. Pick up a free card from the ticket office and go on a hunt for fallen autumn treasures to decorate your animal. A total of six animal cards will be available, with a new card being released every week from the 17th October. Activity runs until the end of November.
Please note, all children must be accompanied. Standard admission charges apply for adults. Children under 16 years free.
Discovery Talk:
Taking place on the second Friday of every month in the Museum’s Discovery Space, the Discovery Talks explore themes from the history of the collections to current zoological research.
13.15-13.45
Suitable for ages 12+
Curator Dr. Josh Nall takes you on a tour through our newly opened exhibition, which celebrates the anniversary of Robert Whipple's founding donation to the University of Cambridge - made 75 years ago.
This afternoon session is designed to support young people studying GCSE art to strengthen their portfolios for examination.
This critical and practical session will give you the chance to talk through your ideas with a professional artist, trying new materials and building up observational drawings with support from Kettle’s Yard staff.
FREE, drop in
Exhibitions and galleries open to view: 18.00 - 19.00
Film screening in Courtyard: 19.00 - 21.00 for ticket holders only
Entry via Coutyard Entrance
To complement our new exhibition about Giovanni Belzoni - 19th century explorer and circus strongman, we have paired up with Enchanted Cinema to present this special screening of The Greatest Showman.
CCI Earth Talk: Toward a New Deal for Nature with UNEP:WCMC
18.00-18.45
