Monday 13 - Sunday 19 February 2023
Twilight with the Museums has everything you need for a great February half-term. Get set for a week of free and low-cost family events and activities, including hands-on science, storytelling, after-hours museum exploration, space toys, carnival headdresses and underwater-themed discovery.
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Find all of What's On here. For a taste, scroll on.
What's on?
Explore the Whipple Museum in the dark and find out more about space toys in our collections!
Find out more about space toys in the Whipple Museum's collection and have a go at making your own!
Have a go at the glasshouse adventure trail after dark and journey through dry deserts, freezing alpine conditions and lush tropical rainforests on the hunt for weird and wonderful plants.
Twilight themed 'shadowy' activities and crafts.
Drop-in for a stained glass trail and craft activities
Get hands-on with Raspberry Pi Pico in this fun workshop.
Learn how to connect everyday objects (like carrots) to a computer with the help of an ingenious device.
Visit the Museum of Zoology in the dark! Are you brave enough?
Engage in some friendly competition with other game designers and see if you can win a prize.
Find out more about space toys in the Whipple Museum's collection and have a go at making your own!
Are you brave enough to descend into Hades, the Greek Underworld? Explore our Cast Gallery in a new way as we open late and turn down the lights.
Discover the Museum after dark...
Participating Museums and Collections
Twilight with the Museums is delivered by the University of Cambridge Museums with funding from Arts Council England and Cambridge City Council.
