Giant deer, fossil fish teeth, the rocks that built Cambridge... just some of the specimens on display that our staff can't wait to discuss with you. Beware, their enthusiasm is infectious!
Giant deer, fossil fish teeth, the rocks that built Cambridge... just some of the specimens on display that our staff can't wait to discuss with you. Beware, their enthusiasm is infectious!
Giant deer, fossil fish teeth, the rocks that built Cambridge... just some of the specimens on display that our staff can't wait to discuss with you. Beware, their enthusiasm is infectious!
Giant deer, fossil fish teeth, the rocks that built Cambridge... just some of the specimens on display that our staff can't wait to discuss with you. Beware, their enthusiasm is infectious!
Giant deer, fossil fish teeth, the rocks that built Cambridge... just some of the specimens on display that our staff can't wait to discuss with you. Beware, their enthusiasm is infectious!

We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum.
This summer is the Season of Wellbeing at the Museum of Cambridge, and they're heading outdoors for a workshop all about natural dyeing. Learn about this ancient technique and see how colours come from plants. Then get hands-on, planting woad seeds, crushing leaves to extract their colour and dyeing your own bracelet to take home at the end of the day.
This workshop runs from 12-3pm on the 14 August 2024 at the Museum of Cambridge and is FREE to attend, but slots will book up fast. Secure your place via the link on our website (link to be released soon).
This summer is the Season of Wellbeing at the Museum of Cambridge, and they're heading outdoors for a workshop all about natural dyeing. Learn about this ancient technique and see how colours come from plants. Then get hands-on, planting woad seeds, crushing leaves to extract their colour and dyeing your own bracelet to take home at the end of the day.
This workshop runs from 12-3pm on the 14 August 2024 at the Museum of Cambridge and is FREE to attend, but slots will book up fast. Secure your place via the link on our website (link to be released soon).
Meet Museum scientists and work with them to identify rocks and minerals using our powerful microscopes. The samples are very thin slices of rock, revealing beautifully coloured minerals.
Meet Jeannie Booth and Simon Crowhurst, part of a team that investigates the oceans and atmosphere thousands of years ago, by studying tiny, microscopic fossils. Search for these microfossils using powerful microscopes, learn how they can tell us about past climates, and take your own microfossil finds home.