Join us at the Museum as we discover and celebrate urban animals at this family activity day. Lots of craft activities going on in the Museum, plus a chance to add your own creative artwork to our Zoology Garden! We will be joined by The Wildlife Trust and the RSPB to celebrate our urban wildlife, plus we'll be exploring the urban wildlife that Cambridge has to offer by leading some walks around the city.
Most of the activities will be at the Museum of Zoology - open 10am to 4.30pm. Entry to the Museum is FREE, all activities will be FREE.
Explore big ideas about climate by thinking small. Micro-climates exist in every habitat, from a shady spot under a tree to a warm flower facing the sun. Discover how butterflies cope with a changing climate and create your own to add to our micro-habitat display.
Drop-in, no need to book
All ages welcome
Join Nicolette Jones for this special 45-minute guided tour of the exhibition. Jones is co-curator of the exhibition and the author of two books about Briggs – Blooming Books (Cape) and The Illustrators: Raymond Briggs (Thames & Hudson).
This event is being hosted as part of Cambridge University Libraries' exhibition, Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective (29 April - 26 August 2023). You are welcome to enjoy exploring the exhibition before or after the tour.
Nicolette Jones’s illustrated talk will consider the themes, techniques and importance of Briggs’s work, his sense of fun, and her own memories of working with him. Jones is co-curator of the exhibition and the author of two books about Briggs – Blooming Books (Cape) and The Illustrators: Raymond Briggs (Thames & Hudson).
Join our guide for a 45-minute British Sign Language tour of our exhibition, Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective. Interpretation is being provided by the Cambridgeshire Deaf Association.
This event is being hosted as part of Cambridge University Libraries' exhibition, Raymond Briggs: A Retrospective (29 April - 26 August 2023).
What were the traditions of Christmas books for children that led to Raymond Briggs’s glorious landmarks Father Christmas, Father Christmas Goes on Holiday, and The Snowman? This talk will discuss these inherited traditions alongside Briggs’s enduring classics for the holiday season.
‘Below painting comes illustration … below that comes cartoons … then, below the gutter, are the sewers – strip cartoons! Comics! Ugh! The very cesspits of non-culture.’ - Raymond Briggs
Uncover the fascinating stories behind our collections, from the beetles of Charles Darwin to the tale of our fin whale.
Why is there a fin whale skeleton in Cambridge? What can we learn from our Dodo skeleton? What did Darwin collect here and on the Voyage of the Beagle, and what can these collections tell us about him and is ideas on evolution? Hear these stories and more on a guided tour around the Museum of Zoology.
FREE. Please book ahead. Suitable: All ages
Uncover the fascinating stories behind our collections, from the beetles of Charles Darwin to the tale of our fin whale.
Why is there a fin whale skeleton in Cambridge? What can we learn from our Dodo skeleton? What did Darwin collect here and on the Voyage of the Beagle, and what can these collections tell us about him and is ideas on evolution? Hear these stories and more on a guided tour around the Museum of Zoology.
FREE. Please book ahead. Suitable: All ages
Children from six local schools – Impington Village College, North Cambridge Academy, Sancton Wood, St Mary’s School, The Leys, and Trumpington Community College – were challenged with creating cracking designs for the ancient eggs.
The eggs will be on display during our usual opening hours
Monday - Friday 10.00-17.00
