Each week we gather in the gallery for a short talk by a subject specialist, followed by related object handling or a closer look. There are six weekly sessions:
Each week we gather in the gallery for a short talk by a subject specialist, followed by related object handling or a closer look. There are six weekly sessions:
Each week we gather in the gallery for a short talk by a subject specialist, followed by related object handling or a closer look. There are six weekly sessions:
But Darwin published his Origin of Species nearly thirty years after his voyages and most of his labours in that time were focused on experimenting with and observing plants at his house in Kent. In fact Darwin was a brilliant and revolutionary botanist, with a particular interest in carnivorous and climbing plants, and in pollination and the evolution of flowers.
Booking required
Booking email address: education@botanic.cam.ac.uk
Object handling, experiments and crafts all day, including making your own fluorescent ‘Aurora’ potion, discovering which materials keep you warmer and have a go at making Whale sounds.
Also get the chance to meet intrepid polar scientists from the British Antarctic Survey and ask them about surviving in the Polar wilderness.
Join Elizabeth Allen of CCI as she introduces the initiative and the organisations working together for the natural world.
The galleries will be open until 19.30 for visitors to explore after the talk.
Learn how this research is beginning to help us understand why many of the migratory birds that breed in the UK are experiencing rapid population declines. No need to book.
No need to book.
Suitable for children aged 2-5
Booking recommended.
The richness, quirkiness and delights of the museum will provide the group with inspiration for creative writing over five sessions. Each session will comprise of two or three different writing exercises, often using objects in the museum as the starting point. There will even be some opportunities to handle the artefacts.
This course is suitable for novices and experienced writers alike; the aim is to create a friendly, supportive group in which everyone has fun laying down words and trying out different voices.
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