Go on an after-hours museum adventure!
17-23 February 2025
Twilight at the Museums is back - our annual programme of exciting after-hours events for families.
This February half term, museums across the city will be opening their doors as the sun sets for illuminated adventures, from nighttime nature hunts to torchlit trails.
See Cambridge’s museums in a new light as many brighten up their darkened galleries with spectacular lighting. Enjoy special performances, hands-on science, creative crafts and more!
Events are free or low-cost, with both pre-bookable and drop-in activities. Browse the events below to plan your visit. Many museums are within easy walking distance, so you can make the most of your evening.
Grab your torch, wrap up warm, and join us to brighten up the winter evenings.
You can also take a look at what’s on during the day on our What’s On page and select ‘Family events’ in the ‘What’ filter.
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Join the Centre for Computing History to learn how to code the micro:bit mini computer to become a light-sensitive wake-up alarm.
See The Cambridge University Schola Cantorum (previously St John’s Voices) in rehearsal for night prayer (Compline), and learn how the cycle of the moon impacts Christian, Jewish, and Muslim festivals.
The Fitzwilliam Museum invites you to experience twilight under a different light... Come to get hands on with free activities in the galleries for all the family, enjoy live performances, or read your favourite stories.
Explore the Garden’s glasshouse range after dark to join in with our night-time hunt for orchids!
Join the Norris Museum for a cosy bedtime story session.
Join us at Twilight at the Museums: Battle of the Twilight Beasts - and discover how animals have adapted to live in low light conditions.
Grab your torch and explore our collections after dark with our space-themed family trail.
With our lights turned down very low, grab your torch and search for dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures lurking in the shadows.
Light up the past at the Museum of Cambridge for this late night opening with special Magic Lantern displays! Make your own lantern at this drop-in craft session.
See Cambridge Science Centre in a whole new light at this 'after hours' session - filled with light based fun (including some light you can't see)!
Join the Cambridge Museum of Technology for a special Twilight at the Museums event exploring the shadowy past of the Victorian Pumping Station.
We need your help! Can you reunite the hero Odysseus with his shipwrecked men? Join us for an adventure under the sea as we open late and turn out the lights for Twilight at the museum.
Participating Museums and Collections
Twilight at the Museums is delivered by the University of Cambridge Museums and supported by investment from Arts Council England and Cambridge City Council.
Illustrations by Lele Saa.
