Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work.
Discover the connections between art across time and explore Bowling’s works and his artistic influences, from Titian to Turner and his contemporary Aubrey Williams to Tracey Emin.
Opening Times
Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 5pm | Sundays and Bank Holidays: 12 – 5pm
Bringing together paintings, drawings, textiles, ceramics and more, including rarely seen examples from our own collection, this exhibition offers a fresh perspective on one of the world’s most influential thinkers on art, craft and design.
Opening Times
Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 5pm | Sundays and Bank Holidays: 12 – 5pm
Our Winter Garden is ablaze with colour from early December and is continually changing throughout the Winter months. Ornamental trees, striking-coloured stems, fragrant shrubs and beautiful bulbs, combine to create a Winter wonderland, even on the dullest of days.
Planted in 1979, it was the first winter garden to be created at a botanic garden in the UK and remains at the forefront of winter garden planting, demonstrating a wide a variety of plants to give as much winter interest as possible.
Join us for the very first Little Stars session – a relaxed morning at the Whipple Museum. We’ll have picture books, drawing materials, and sensory play resources. We’d also love to hear what you’d like to see in future activities for little ones at the museum.
There’s no need to book, just drop-in. All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
The day will include a discussion in the galleries around evolving performance practices.
This event is held in collaboration with Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge.
Little Robin loves this time of year. She visits all the festive plants in the Garden and this year you are invited too! Make a rubbing of the plants and then take the trail home and make your own festive bauble.
Suitable for all ages 3+.
Children must be accompanied at all times.
In collaboration with the National Science and Media Museum and the Scott Polar Research Institute, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is hosting a webinar exploring the evolution of photography and cinematography in one of the most remote and visually striking places on Earth.
Enjoy a drink with friends at our pay bar, and explore the exhibition after hours.
FREE, booking required.
Join us on 4 November when Parker will display the children's artwork throughout Kettle’s Yard, for one day only.
Against the backdrop of our present climate reality, and supported by teaching staff, around 800 children will respond to Parker’s 2023 film THE FUTURE (Sixes and Sevens) by drawing a picture of what they want to be when they grow up and writing a short letter (to whomever they choose – whether a person in power, a teacher, or their future selves) describing their hopes for their future.
About the event
Our Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altar is back! Located on the second floor we are once again delighted to host the altar created by the University of Cambridge Mexican Society. Entry to the museum is free, so why not drop by and take a look.
What is Día de los Muertos?
