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Banner featuring a copper alloy strap slide in the shape of a person's head on the left, the exhibition's title in the centre and a map of Cambridgeshire on the right with pins showing locations of archaeological finds.
Beneath Our Feet: Archaeology of the Cambridge Region
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
21/06/2023
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Free
A new exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology explores the traces of where people have lived, worked and died for thousands of years in Cambridgeshire.
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Orange and purple text panel beside a museum desk case with objects and labels.
Bug Off!
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
17/08/2023
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Free
A display at the Whipple Museum of the History of Science about pest management in museums.
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Carpet python skeleton
Exhibition - Growing a backbone:Rise of the vertebrates
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of Zoology Downing St Cambridge CB2 3EJ
01/02/2024
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10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Free
NEW - exhibition 'Growing a backbone: Rise of the vertebrates' - discover how and why heads, jaws, teeth & backbones have evolved at our new exhibition, with specimens that have not been on display before. 
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A green flower with fluffy white tufts curling up at the top.
Photography Competition – Weird and Wonderful in Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
10/04/2024
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Free
We are delighted to partner again with the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) to offer this free-to-enter competition.
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A swathe of brightly coloured, paper origami butterflies, of different sizes, on a white background.
The Butterfly Effect
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
22/04/2024
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Free
A new temporary art installation co-curated with a group of young people from Parkside Community College and artist Hilary Cox Condron. This creative response to the Museum’s collections and the current climate crisis explores extinction, climate change and hope for the future.
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Image: Detail of Sandro Botticelli, Venus and Mars, 1485, Tempera © The National Gallery, London.
National Treasures: Botticelli in Cambridge
The Fitzwilliam Museum
10/05/2024
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Pay what you wish for your exhibition visit
Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece Venus and Mars is the highlight of our exciting new display exploring ideas of sex and power, gender and the body through classical mythology and Italian art of the 1400s and 1500s.
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A photograph of two 19th century quarry workers standing in front of a quarry face, repeated three times with a gold and copper filter. The top third of the image is black and white
Rona Lee: Lithic Entanglements
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
14/06/2024
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Free
Artist Rona Lee has created two new works, informed by research in the Sedgwick Museum’s archives. These installations challenge the conventional way minerals are displayed in the Museum.
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A green abstract painting
Megan Rooney: Echoes and Hours
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's Yard University of Cambridge Castle Street Cambridge CB3 0AQ
22/06/2024
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
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Hannah Horton holding her saxophone and smiling offstage.
Sounds Green 17 July 2024 – Hannah Horton
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
17/07/2024
6:15 PM - 8:30 PM
Normal Garden admission applies.
The Garden opens its gates late on Wednesday evenings throughout July to host a season of open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music
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The sun shining through a tree at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
Touch Tour - Birdsong Garden Walk
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
Cambridge University Botanic Garden, 1 Brookside, Cambridge, CB2 1JE
17/07/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Enjoy a bespoke guided walk with staff from the Museum of Zoology and Botanic Garden enjoying the beautiful sounds of the summer for blind and partially sighted adults. 
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Colourful image of hand-drawn stylised flowers with the words 'Order of the Golden Lily' in the centre of the image.
Order of the Golden Lily Family Trail
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
18/07/2024
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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Normal Garden admission for accompanying adults.
You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.
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An outdoor courtyard with lots of people chatting and enjoying drinks
Summer Late: An Evening of Art and Music at Kettle's Yard
Kettle's Yard
18/07/2024
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
£12 (includes a drink), booking required
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Robert Delaunay's 'The Runners', c.1924
Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body
The Fitzwilliam Museum
19/07/2024
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Free
100 years on from the last Paris Olympics, explore how the modernist culture of this vibrant city shaped the future of sport and the Olympic Games we know and love today.
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Located in the Main Gallery at the Whipple Museum is the Royal Century 5-inch refracting telescope, Object Number Wh.5612
Saturday Opening at the Whipple!
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceFree School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
20/07/2024
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
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Penguin photo
Pride in Nature LGBTQ+ tours at the Museum
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridgeCB2 3EJ
20/07/2024
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Free
Join us for a FREE expert guided tour about gender and sex in the animal world. 
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blue poster with green "back to nature" text and clip art images of nature
Back to Nature - Family Trail
Ely Museum
The Old Gaol, Market St, Ely CB7 4LS
20/07/2024
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10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Normal museum admission prices apply
Some minibeasts have moved into the museum for the summer. Can you find them all? Discover fun facts about nature on this family trail around Ely Museum.
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Two strands of helix in a double helix turn into leaves at the end
Science on Sundays: July
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
21/07/2024
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Free with normal Garden admission.
The extraordinary ecology of drylands
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A member of museum staff enthusiastically smiling next to a chalk board sign advertising her tour.
Sedgwick Museum Staff Favourites tours
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
22/07/2024
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Free
Come and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love. 
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Colourful image of hand-drawn stylised flowers with the words 'Herbarium Sheets' in the centre of the image.
Herbarium Sheets: Collecting Nature’s Treasures
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
23/07/2024
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Normal Garden admission for accompanying adults.
You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.
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A flashing camera illustration with the text Larking about Uttlesford with two logos.
Larking About Uttlesford
Saffron Walden Museum
Multiple venues and outdoor spaces across Uttlesford.
24/07/2024
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Free
Can you find all of the photo boards around the district and have your photo taken in at each one?
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A hand holds a paper seagull on a stick against a graphic background.
Flappy Seagull
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum,  Museum Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1BN
24/07/2024
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM, 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM, 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM, 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £2.40 (Normal museum admission fees apply for accompanying adults.)
A family craft activity as part of the Museum's super summer programme inspired by current temporary exhibition "Soggy Sandwiches: Tales of British Summer".
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Two children sort out rocks from meteorites on a table
Meet the Earth scientist
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
24/07/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Drop-in and meet Dr Elsa Amsellem who researches how planets form. Can you sort out Earth rocks from meteorites and complete a challenge set by Elsa?
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Young girl gluing coloured tissue paper to a glass jar
Glass Lantern Craft Session
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass MuseumSouth Triforium Ely Cathedral Ely CB7 4DL 
24/07/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Make a beautiful glass lantern for your garden!
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Green poster with text "Museum of Cambridge, Summer Holidays 2024, Season of Wellbeing, Crafts, Workshops and Trails for the whole family"
Mini-Me Maker
Museum of Cambridge
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
24/07/2024
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
In this first event for the Museum of Cambridge’s Season of Wellbeing, craft a miniature version of yourself, and learn to appreciate the little things that make you, you!
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blue poster with little robots with text "amazing automatons"
Amazing Automatons
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
24/07/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Normal museum admission prices apply
Be introduced to robot 'staff' member, JNFR (Jennifer!) and hear about the history of Robotics!
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
Cyanotype Workshop
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum,Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
24/07/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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' Might Like the Blues' jazz band with their instruments.
Sounds Green 24 July 2024 – Mighty Like The Blues
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
24/07/2024
6:15 PM - 8:30 PM
Normal Garden admission applies.
The Garden opens its gates late on Wednesday evenings throughout July to host a season of open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music
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Sand box with spade, with text over the image saying "archaeology week at Denny Abbey Farmland Museum"
Archaeology Week at The Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9PQ 
25/07/2024
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free (normal museum admission prices apply)
Try your hand at archaeology with a dig site at the museum. Archaeology related children’s crafts will be on offer and you can handle real fossils. 
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poster with video game characters with caption "game on"
Game On! History of Video Gaming Guided Tour
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
26/07/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission prices apply
During this special museum tour, in-house gaming experts will guide you through the history of video games from the seventies to the modern day. 
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poster with text "crack the code"
Crack the Code!
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
26/07/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop participant: £14; Accompanying adult: £12
They wanted to do a treasure hunt but all the clues are secret codes! Become a spy and help the team at the Centre of Computing History 'crack' these secret messages. 
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It's a kind of magic! 26 July, 2-4pm. 8 Aug, 2-4pm.
It's a kind of magic!
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Museum of Classical ArchaeologyFaculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
26/07/2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Uncover the mysteries of ancient spells and prophecy at the Museum of Classical Archaeology
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
Magical Mask Making
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum,Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
26/07/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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Penguin photo
Pride in Nature LGBTQ+ tours at the Museum
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridgeCB2 3EJ
27/07/2024
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Free
Join us for a FREE expert guided tour about gender and sex in the animal world. 
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Pieces of different coloured glass, fused together.
Children's Glass Fusing Workshop (7 years+)
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass MuseumSouth TriforiumEly CathedralCB7 4DL
29/07/2024
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
£15 per child
Create your own fused glass design and make your own stunning 10cm x 10cm glass piece for you to keep once it has been fired!
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Illustration of a Solar System, showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Design a Museum : build your own mini museum!
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceFree School Lanne, Cambridge CB2 3RH
29/07/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 
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A member of museum staff enthusiastically smiling next to a chalk board sign advertising her tour.
Sedgwick Museum Staff Favourites tours
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
29/07/2024
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Free
Come and be inspired by the displays and objects that our staff love. 
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computer piece with text "Pico Spy"
Pico Spy
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
30/07/2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Workshop Participant: £32 (includes price of kit); Accompanying Adult: £12
Create a basic intruder alarm with the Raspberry Pi Pico and protect your bedrooms from being invaded by parents and siblings!  
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Three cartoon teddy bears wearing party hats.
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, The Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BX
30/07/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Child: £3.50
Grab your favourite teddy and come and join an interactive storytelling adventure – a bear hunt in the museum!
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Illustration of a Solar System, showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Design a Museum : build your own mini museum!
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceFree School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
30/07/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 
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Colourful image of hand-drawn stylised flowers with the words 'Sun Print Art' in the centre of the image.
Sun Print Art: Capturing Plant Shadows
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
30/07/2024
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Normal Garden admission for accompanying adults.
You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.
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A barn owl flying above ground
Birds of Prey at Ely Museum
Ely Museum
Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS
30/07/2024
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Included in usual admission ticket or annual pass
Meet some incredible birds of prey, live at Ely Museum with the Raptor Foundation. 
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a toy bee edited into a cartoon beach with text that says "Beebot at the Beach"
Beebot at the Beach
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
30/07/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Normal museum admission prices apply
Help BeeBot (a bee-shaped robot!) plan a trip to the beach while learning about algorithms. 
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Green poster with text "Museum of Cambridge, Summer Holidays 2024, Season of Wellbeing, Crafts, Workshops and Trails for the whole family"
You Can Drum
Museum of Cambridge
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
31/07/2024
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
Turn rubbish into music in the Museum of Cambridge's final Summer workshop. Learn how a tin can and a balloon can become an instrument before taking part in a drum circle.
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Family in tent
Play Pavilion
The Fitzwilliam Museum
31/07/2024
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12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
Sport and art collide in our free, family-friendly outdoor sensory play experience designed by artists Play Build Play.
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A group of scientists inflate a balloon on Arctic ice, at night
Meet the Earth scientist
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
31/07/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Drop-in and meet Megan Malpas, who researches the atmosphere in the Arctic – one of the coldest places in the world. Investigate how clouds form, create your own cloud and find out what it's like to be an Arctic research scientist.  
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A sheet of acrylic, with a painted image of the sun and grass
Stained Glass inspired acrylic panel painting (6 years+)
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass MuseumSouth TriforiumEly CathedralCB7 4DL
31/07/2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
£5 per child
Paint a stunning 10cm x 10cm acrylic panel, inspired by the museum's varied and beautiful stained glass from medieval times to modern day. 
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
Street Art Stencils
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum,Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
31/07/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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Green poster with text "Museum of Cambridge, Summer Holidays 2024, Season of Wellbeing, Crafts, Workshops and Trails for the whole family"
Mini-Me Maker
Museum of Cambridge
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ 
31/07/2024
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
In this first event for the Museum of Cambridge’s Season of Wellbeing, craft a miniature version of yourself, and learn to appreciate the little things that make you, you!
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A marbled paint surface.
Super Spinners Family Workshop
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
31/07/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £5 | Adults: Free
Join the Museum to make and decorate a spinner toy to take home.  
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Mushrooms, hazel nuts, blackberries and crab apples
From Dig to Dish
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
31/07/2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Explore food through the ages. 
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Singer Caru Lins in front of a microphone
Sounds Green 31 July 2024 – Cores Do Samba
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
31/07/2024
6:15 PM - 8:30 PM
Normal Garden admission applies.
The final event of our Sounds Green line up of open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music
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A hand holds a shark craft.
Hungry Shark
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum,  Museum Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1BN
31/07/2024
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM, 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM, 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM, 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £2.40 (Normal museum admission fees apply for accompanying adults.)
A family craft activity as part of the Museum's super summer programme inspired by current temporary exhibition "Soggy Sandwiches: Tales of British Summer".
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Victorian machines with text saying "Victorian Week at Denny Abbey Farmland Museum"
Victorian Week at The Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9PQ 
01/08/2024
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free (normal museum admission prices apply)
Join the Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum as they step back in time to explore the lives of the Victorians. Experience Victorian washday using a dolly tub and mangle and create Victorian inspired crafts.  
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blue poster with text Amazing Algorithms
Amazing Algorithms
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
01/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop participant: £16, Accompanying adult: £12
Find out what an algorithm is and how they help us tell computers what to do! 
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Green poster, with text "Insects - Thursday 1st August" and a cartoon ladybug
Summer Drop-in Crafts: Insects
Ely Museum
01/08/2024
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10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
£3 per child
This summer Ely Museum is going back to nature with some awesome crafts inspired by the natural world. The theme this week is insects! 
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retro game with caption "Space Scuffle"
Space Scuffle
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
02/08/2024
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Workshop participant: £20; Accompanying adult: £12
Create a fun space game using the programming language BBC Basic on a 30-year old BBC Micro.  
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The Great Greek Olympic Games. 2 Aug, 12-4pm
The Great Greek Olympic Games
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Museum of Classical ArchaeologyFaculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DAWe don't have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
02/08/2024
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Move over Paris Olympics, we’re heading back to where it all began with The Great Greek Olympic Games.
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retro poster, with googly eyes and text that says "I Can’t Believe my Eyes! Friday 2nd August 10:30-15:00"
I Can’t Believe my Eyes!
Cambridge Museum of Technology
Cambridge Museum of Technology,Cheddars LaneCambridgeCB5 8LD 
02/08/2024
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Become an animator and create your own moving images!
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
Love n Skate Workshop
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum,Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
02/08/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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A marbled paint surface.
Super Spinners Family Workshop
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE
02/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £5 | Adults: Free
Join the Museum to make and decorate a spinner toy to take home.  
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An illustration of a pouch of lavender with hearts around it. Underneath it reads, 'Lavender Love, Saturday 3rd August'.
Family Activity: Lavender Love
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
03/08/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Join us to make a scented lavender bag and other lavender crafts to make your home smell wonderful all summer long.
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A child in a red hoodie, wearing ear defenders looks into a glass cabinet containing specimens from the Zoology Museum. To the left is the bottom half of a taxidermic penguin and behind the child is another child and an adult.
Disability Friendly Opening - Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RH
05/08/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
We look forward to welcoming you to the Whipple Museum for a relaxed morning exclusively aimed at children with sensory sensitivities along with their families, siblings and carers. 
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 A portrait photograph of woman Earth Scientist wearing caving clothing and equipment, surrounded by rocks in a cave.
Breaking New Ground: Celebrating Past, Present and Future Women Earth Scientists at the University of Cambridge
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
05/08/2024
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Free
New opening date: 15 July - Join us in celebrating women Earth scientists in this temporary display, co-curated by two Earth Sciences students. 
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Illustration of a Solar System, showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Design a Museum : build your own mini museum!
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceFree School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH 
05/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 
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Lion carved out on a wooden pew
Fantastic Beasts
Great St Mary's Church
Great St Mary's Church, Senate House Hill, Cambridge, CB2 3PQ
05/08/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Explore the animals carved on the Church's wooden pews, learn about the real and imaginary creatures that feature and then have a go at creating your own! 
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Colourful image of hand-drawn stylised flowers with the words 'Plants on the Move' in the centre of the image.
Plants on the Move: Build your own Wardian Case
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
05/08/2024
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Normal Garden admission for accompanying adults.
You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.
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Illustration of a Solar System, showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Design a Museum : build your own mini museum!
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceFree School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
06/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 
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Two mosaic hearts.
Marvellous Mosaics Workshops
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, The Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BX
06/08/2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
One child: £12 | Two children: £22 | Three children: £30
Mosaic Workshops with a professional artist
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A puppet of a man with a moustache in front a seaside graphic background.
Perfect Puppets
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum,  Museum Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1BN
06/08/2024
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM, 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM, 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM, 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £2.40 (Normal museum admission fees apply for accompanying adults.)
A family craft activity as part of the Museum's super summer programme inspired by current temporary exhibition "Soggy Sandwiches: Tales of British Summer".
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paper with printing on it
Holiday Workshop: Printmaking from the Recycling Bin
Kettle's Yard
06/08/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£15 (£5 Open House cardholders)
Join artist Jacqui Campbell at Kettle’s Yard for this fun printmaking workshop for 7-11 year olds.
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
Printmaking Workshop
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
07/08/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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A child and adult playing with craft materials at a table in a gallery
Family Friendly Drop In
The Fitzwilliam Museum
07/08/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
A relaxed morning at the Museum with picture books, drawing materials, sensory play resources, as well as tips and ideas to help you enjoy your visit.
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Three scientists stand by the sea, one holding a pole with an instrument on the end, and one is holding tripod which is head-height, with a measuring instrument on.
Meet the Earth scientist
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
07/08/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Drop-in and meet Peter Methley, who researches how 800 million-year-old rocks could have formed from carbon dioxide dissolved in the ocean. Get hands-on with some scientific testing and find out what it's like to work as an oceans researcher.  
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Illustration of a Solar System, showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Design a Museum : build your own mini museum!
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceFree School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
07/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 
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White poster with cartoon horse and text "Workshop Wednesdays, join us each Wednesday in August to discover what it was like to live in the 17th century and take part in free activities".
Workshop Wednesdays: Civil War Soldiers
The Cromwell Museum
Cromwell Museum, Grammar School Walk, Huntingdon, PE29 3LFHuntingdon Town Hall, 53 High St, Huntingdon PE29 3AQ 
07/08/2024
-
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Each Wednesday in August, join the Cromwell Museum to explore life was like in the 17th century with hands-on and family friendly activities. All activities free.
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Art piece inspired by the seaside, using colours of red and blue with fish and seaweed
At the seaside! Craft Session
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass MuseumSouth TriforiumEly CathedralCB7 4DL
07/08/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Join the Stained Glass Museum to make seaside crafts linked to their stunning stained glass windows.
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A tie dye drawstring bag.
Tie Dye Bags Family Workshop
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE 
07/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £5 | Adults: Free
Back by popular demand! Make your own tie dye bag.
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photo of flowers
Holiday Workshop - Wild Seed Sculptures: Make Your Own Growing Sculpture
Kettle's Yard
08/08/2024
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
£15 (£5 Open House cardholders)
Join artist Kelly Briggs to create your own tiny sculpture which will disintegrate over time and become a patch of beautiful wild flowers. This workshop is for 11-16 year olds.
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Mushrooms, hazel nuts, blackberries and crab apples
From Dig to Dish
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
08/08/2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Explore food through the ages.
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It's a kind of magic! 26 July, 2-4pm. 8 Aug, 2-4pm.
It's a kind of magic!
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Museum of Classical ArchaeologyFaculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DAWe do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
08/08/2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Uncover the mysteries of ancient spells and prophecy at the Museum of Classical Archaeology
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Blue banner, with text "Wild Flowers, Thursday 8th August"
Summer Drop-in Crafts: Wild Flowers
Ely Museum
Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS
08/08/2024
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
£3 per child
This summer Ely Museum is going back to nature with some awesome crafts inspired by the natural world. The theme this week is Wild Flowers!
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A child's hands moulding clay with text saying "Tudor Week at Denny Abbey Farmland Museum"
Tudor Week at the Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9PQ
08/08/2024
-
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free (normal museum admission prices apply), additional charge of £5 for the tile-making session
Have you got what it takes to be a Tudor? Make Tudor tiles like those uncovered in the Refectory and have a go at some Tudor themed crafts. 
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
Summer Style
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
09/08/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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blue poster with little robots with text "amazing automatons"
Amazing Automatons
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
09/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
Be introduced to robot 'staff' member, JNFR (Jennifer!) and hear about the history of Robotics! 
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LGBTQ+ tours
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of Classics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA
09/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
Explore the spectrum of identities in the Ancient World.
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A tie dye drawstring bag.
Tie Dye Bags Family Workshop
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE 
09/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £5 | Adults: Free
Back by popular demand! Make your own tie dye bag.
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poster with rubik's cubes with text "Rubik's Cube Robots"
Rubik's Cube Robots
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
12/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Normal museum admission prices apply
David Gilday shares his passion for Rubik's Cube puzzles and his LEGO MINDSTORMS robots that solve them. 
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Someone looking through a magnifyer at a skull
Wonderful Wetland Wildlife - Family Activity Day
Museum of Zoology
University Museum of ZoologyDowning StCambridgeCB2 3EJ
13/08/2024
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Free
Lots of FREE crafts and animal related activities at our Summer Family Day
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Urban Sprawl: Building an ancient city. 13-24 Aug,10:30-4:30.
Urban Sprawl: Building an ancient city
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Museum of Classical ArchaeologyFaculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DAWe do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
13/08/2024
-
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Free
Put on your civic planner hat and help us build an ancient city…
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two students sat on a sofa in a house
Holiday Workshop: Organic shapes and Natural Forms
Kettle's Yard
13/08/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£15 (£5 Open House cardholders)
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Colourful image of hand-drawn stylised flowers with the words 'Fossil Fun' in the centre of the image.
Fossil Fun: Exploring Ancient Flora
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
13/08/2024
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Normal Garden admission for accompanying adults.
You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.
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An archive book page of a knight fighting a dragon.
Summer Family Open Day
Wisbech and Fenland Museum
Wisbech & Fenland Museum, Museum Square, Wisbech PE13 1ES
14/08/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Explore Wisbech and Fenland Museum's summer exhibition, Beasts, and take part in linked activities at the free family open day.
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Green poster with text "Museum of Cambridge, Summer Holidays 2024, Season of Wellbeing, Crafts, Workshops and Trails for the whole family"
Woad-Working Wonders
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ 
14/08/2024
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
Get hands on with a complete guide to natural dyeing. From planting seeds to your very own naturally dyed bracelet, follow the process of a 2,000-year-old craft. 
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A tie dye drawstring bag.
Tie Dye Bags Family Workshop
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE 
14/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £5 | Adults: Free
Back by popular demand! Make your own tie dye bag.
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Stained glass painting of a duck
Amazing Animals! Craft Session
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass MuseumSouth TriforiumEly CathedralCB7 4DL
14/08/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Hunt for animals in the gallery and make your own animal bookmark. 
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Realistic illustrations of a blue tit, bee and butterfly.
Nature Warriors Family Fun Day
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, The Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BX
14/08/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
A family fun day from Holt Island Nature Reserve, The Norris Museum, and the Methodist Church.
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Mushrooms, hazel nuts, blackberries and crab apples
From Dig to Dish
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
14/08/2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Explore food through the ages. 
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A mum helps a young girl look down a microscope, standing on a stool. The table has a second microscope and a large screen, showing white, shell-like fragments which are tiny fossils, the size of a grain of sand.
Meet the Earth scientist
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
14/08/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Drop-in and meet Jeannie Booth and Simon Crowhurst, part of a team that investigates the oceans and atmosphere from thousands of years ago, by studying tiny, microscopic fossils.
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Girl with an apron on doing some printing
Holiday Workshop: Printmaking like a Painter
Kettle's Yard
14/08/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
£15 (£5 Open House cardholders)
Join us for a workshop inspired by the current exhibition Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours where we’ll be experimenting with mark-making, layers and vibrant colour. This workshop is for 7-11 year olds.
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White poster with cartoon horse and text "Workshop Wednesdays, join us each Wednesday in August to discover what it was like to live in the 17th century and take part in free activities".
Workshop Wednesdays: Create your own Charter
The Cromwell Museum
Cromwell Museum, Grammar School Walk, Huntingdon, PE29 3LFHuntingdon Town Hall, 53 High St, Huntingdon PE29 3AQ
14/08/2024
12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Each Wednesday in August, join the Cromwell Museum to explore life was like in the 17th century with hands-on and family friendly activities. All activities free.
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blue poster with a cartoon of hands assembling a buzzer with caption "Electronics Lab: Beat the Buzzer"
Electronics Lab: Beat the Buzzer
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
14/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop participant: £35; Accompanying adult: £12
Learn how to solder and build a game that tests how steady your nerves are! 
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
Art Club Day
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
14/08/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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People doing a knight activity with text saying "Medieval Week at The Farmland Museum"
Medieval Week at The Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9PQ 
15/08/2024
-
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free (normal museum admission prices apply) Knight Club is an additional £4.50
Back by popular demand – Knight Club returns to The Farmland Museum. Learn how to battle like a Medieval Knight and make your own sword and shield from recycled materials.
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man smiling with text saying "James and the Giant Processor"
James and the Giant Processor
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
15/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission prices apply
Meet the mind behind the Centre of Computing History's biggest exhibit - the Megaprocessor! 
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poster with text "crack the code"
Crack the Code!
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
15/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop participant: £14; Accompanying adult: £12
They wanted to do a treasure hunt but all the clues are secret codes! Become a spy and help the team at the Centre of Computing History 'crack' these secret messages.
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Image of lego sculptures in the Grand Arcade
Grand Arcade: Grand Safari
Pop Up event:The Grand Arcade Outside John LewisMuseum - Downing St, Cambridge. CB2 3EJ
15/08/2024
-
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Visit us at the Grand Arcade for animal themed crafts and specimen handling, plus follow the trail! 
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girl writing and looking through a piece of card
Holiday Workshop: Sustainable Architects of the Future: Create a Building for the Year 2090
Kettle's Yard
15/08/2024
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
£15 (£5 Open House cardholders)
Join environmental artist Kaitlin Ferguson for a hands-on workshop where you’ll become sustainable architects of the future, imagining and designing new buildings for Kettle’s Yard and Cambridge. This workshop is for 11-16 year olds.
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Purple poster with text, "Eco-craft, Thursday 15th August"
Summer Drop-in Crafts: Eco Craft
Ely Museum
Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS
15/08/2024
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
£3 per child
This summer Ely Museum is going back to nature with some awesome crafts inspired by the natural world. The theme this week is eco-craft!
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A tie dye drawstring bag.
Tie Dye Bags Family Workshop
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE 
16/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £5 | Adults: Free
Back by popular demand! Make your own tie dye bag.
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Red post box with text saying "postcards from Cambridge Museum of Technology"
Postcard from CMT
Cambridge Museum of Technology
Cambridge Museum of Technology,Cheddars LaneCambridgeCB5 8LD 
16/08/2024
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Get creative and make your own postcard.  
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
Pasta Making Workshop for Families
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
16/08/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Join a family workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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tech pieces with caption Tama-Watchi
Tama-Watchi
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
16/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop participant: £35 (includes the price of kit); Accompanying adult: £12
Build your own wearable computer using Raspberry Pi Pico! 
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Green poster with text "Museum of Cambridge, Summer Holidays 2024, Season of Wellbeing, Crafts, Workshops and Trails for the whole family"
Woad-Working Wonders
Museum of Cambridge
Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
17/08/2024
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
Get hands on with a complete guide to natural dyeing. From planting seeds to your very own naturally dyed bracelet, follow the process of a 2,000-year-old craft.
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Illustration of a Solar System, showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Design a Museum : build your own mini museum!
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceFree School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
17/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 
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Two clay trophies.
Triumphant Trophies: Clay Workshops
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, The Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BX
17/08/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £10
Unleash your creativity with professional artist, Caroline Wendling, and celebrate the achievements of yourself or a loved one by making triumphant clay trophies.
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Two strands of helix in a double helix turn into leaves at the end
Science on Sundays: August
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
18/08/2024
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Free with normal Garden admission.
Engineering to study biology: building tools to study an economically important crop disease
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Plain pink poster with the Ely Museum logo, captioned "Summer SEND Session, Monday 19 August, 10:30am - 1pm"
Summer SEND Session
Ely Museum
The Old Gaol Market StreetEly CB7 4LS
19/08/2024
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
£6.50 for adults, £2.50 for children, £15 for a family ticket and under 5s are free.
Explore Ely Museum when it is closed to the public! Ely Museum is having a special summer opening just for children with sensory sensitivities along with their families.
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Child in the center of the image wearing a beige hoodie and bright blue cap they are holding a magnifying glass. There is a table in front with a variety of colorful sensory and fidget toys on. In the background there are several cabinets containing items from the Sedgwick Museum.
Disability Friendly Opening - Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
19/08/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
We look forward to welcoming you to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology for a relaxed morning exclusively aimed at children with sensory sensitivities along with their families, siblings and carers. 
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An eclipse
Creative Light and Darkness
Great St Mary's Church
Great St Mary's Church, Senate House Hill, Cambridge, CB2 3PQ
19/08/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Come and explore the good sides of both light and darkness, as we think about the natural world and stories of creation. 
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Illustration of a Solar System, showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Design a Museum : build your own mini museum!
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceFree School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
19/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 
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Green poster with text "Museum of Cambridge, Summer Holidays 2024, Season of Wellbeing, Crafts, Workshops and Trails for the whole family"
Junior Journals
Museum of Cambridge
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ 
19/08/2024
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
Design your own journal to help reflect and improve your wellbeing. Use a variety of materials to make a unique cover, then take some time to fill your journal in. 
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poster with rubik's cubes with text "Rubik's Cube Robots"
Rubik's Cube Robots
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
19/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Normal museum admission prices apply
David Gilday shares his passion for Rubik's Cube puzzles and his LEGO MINDSTORMS robots that solve them.
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A hand holds up a spinning sun wheel against a summer graphic background.
Spinning Sun
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum,  Museum Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1BN
20/08/2024
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM, 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM, 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM, 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £2.40 (Normal museum admission fees apply for accompanying adults.)
A family craft activity as part of the Museum's super summer programme inspired by current temporary exhibition "Soggy Sandwiches: Tales of British Summer".
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Two birghtly coloured monster masks.
Monster Mask Mats: Wet Felting Workshops
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, The Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BX
20/08/2024
9:45 AM - 12:15 PM, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
One child: £12 | Two children: £22 | Three children: £30
Discover the joys of wet felting and create a menacing, mighty, or mischievous monster mat, with professional artist, Ricki Outis. 
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A photograph of the gallery space containing a large scale painting by Megan Rooney.
Audio Described Tour - Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's YardUniversity of CambridgeCastle StreetCambridgeCB3 0AQ
20/08/2024
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Free
Discover Megan Rooney’s dramatic, large scale abstract paintings in the new exhibition ‘Echoes and Hours’ in this tour for blind and visually impaired visitors.
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Pieces of different coloured glass, fused together.
Family Glass Fusing (7 years+)
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass Museum, South Triforium, Ely Cathedral, CB7 4DL
20/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
£15 per person
Come as a family and each create your own fused glass design and make your own stunning 10cm x 10cm glass piece for you to keep once it has been fired!
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A repeating fabric print of squares, rectangles and circles.
Pucka Printing Family Workshop
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE 
21/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £5 | Adults: Free
Use printing techniques to create pattern posters.
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White poster with cartoon horse and text "Workshop Wednesdays, join us each Wednesday in August to discover what it was like to live in the 17th century and take part in free activities".
Workshop Wednesdays: Explore 17th century Huntingdon
The Cromwell Museum
Cromwell Museum, Grammar School Walk, Huntingdon, PE29 3LFHuntingdon Town Hall, 53 High St, Huntingdon PE29 3AQ
21/08/2024
12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
Each Wednesday in August, join the Cromwell Museum to explore life was like in the 17th century with hands-on and family friendly activities. All activities free.
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
Horsing Around
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
21/08/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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blue poster with text Amazing Algorithms
Amazing Algorithms
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
21/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop participant: £16; Accompanying adult: £12
Find out what an algorithm is and how they help us tell computers what to do! 
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stained glass image of a crown and shield
Shields and Dragons! Craft Session
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass MuseumSouth TriforiumEly Cathedral CB7 4DL 
21/08/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Explore the museum's amazing stained glass shields and create your own family crest. 
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A 'thin section' of the mineral eclogite, as viewed down a petrographic microscope. It is a slice of rock, with areas of varied colours (different minerals), mainly black, grey, blue, pink, orange with small amounts of purple and yellow.
Meet the Earth Scientist
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
21/08/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Drop-in, meet Museum scientists, and work with them to identify rocks and minerals using our powerful microscopes.  
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blue poster with little robots with text "amazing automatons"
Amazing Automatons
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
22/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Normal museum admission prices apply
Be introduced to robot 'staff' member, JNFR (Jennifer!) and hear about the history of Robotics!
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red poster wit text, "Bees, Thursday 22nd August"
Summer Drop-in Crafts: Bees
Ely Museum
Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS
22/08/2024
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
£3 per child
This summer Ely Museum is going back to nature with some awesome crafts inspired by the natural world. The theme this week is Bees!
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Mushrooms, hazel nuts, blackberries and crab apples
From Dig to Dish
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
22/08/2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Explore food through the ages. 
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Broken tiles with texts saying "Roman Week at The Farmland Museum"
Roman Week at The Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9PQ 
22/08/2024
-
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free (normal museum admission prices apply)
Re-assemble Roman pottery and create your own mosaic design to explore what life may have been like for some of the first settlers on the site of Denny Abbey.
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
Archive Animals
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
23/08/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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poster with video game characters with caption "game on"
Game On! History of Video Gaming Guided Tour
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
23/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission prices apply
During this special museum tour, in-house gaming experts will guide you through the history of video games from the seventies to the modern day. 
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poster with a robot bug with the caption "Electronics Lab, Build a Robot Bug"
Electronics Lab: Build a Robot Bug
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
23/08/2024
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Workshop participant: £35; Accompanying adult: £12
Build yourself a bug-shaped mini robot! This one's always looking for light and can't help crawling towards it! 
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Green poster with text "Museum of Cambridge, Summer Holidays 2024, Season of Wellbeing, Crafts, Workshops and Trails for the whole family"
Junior Journals
Museum of Cambridge
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ 
23/08/2024
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free
Design your own journal to help reflect and improve your wellbeing. Use a variety of materials to make a unique cover, then take some time to fill your journal in.
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A repeating fabric print of squares, rectangles and circles.
Pucka Printing Family Workshop
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE 
23/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £5 | Adults: Free
Use printing techniques to create pattern posters.
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man smiling with text saying "James and the Giant Processor"
James and the Giant Processor
Centre for Computing History
Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
27/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Normal museum admission prices apply
Meet the mind behind the Centre of Computing History's biggest exhibit - the Megaprocessor!
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Illustration of a Solar System, showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Design a Museum : build your own mini museum!
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
Whipple Museum of the History of ScienceFree School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
27/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 
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tech pieces with caption "Making Mischief with the micro:bit"
Making Mischief with the micro:bit
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
27/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Workshop participant: £16; Accompanying adult: £12
Have you ever wanted to start coding with some fun applications? Join the Centre of Computing History for a great introduction into coding using a really simple interface and the versatile micro:bit. 
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White poster with cartoon horse and text "Workshop Wednesdays, join us each Wednesday in August to discover what it was like to live in the 17th century and take part in free activities".
Workshop Wednesdays: Cromwellian Herbal Remedies
The Cromwell Museum
Cromwell Museum, Grammar School Walk, Huntingdon, PE29 3LFHuntingdon Town Hall, 53 High St, Huntingdon PE29 3AQ
28/08/2024
12:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Free
Each Wednesday in August, join the Cromwell Museum to explore life was like in the 17th century with hands-on and family friendly activities. All activities free.
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Green poster with text "Museum of Cambridge, Summer Holidays 2024, Season of Wellbeing, Crafts, Workshops and Trails for the whole family"
You Can Drum
Museum of Cambridge
Enid Porter Room, Museum of Cambridge, 2-3 Castle Street, Cambridge, CB3 0AQ
28/08/2024
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
Turn rubbish into music in the Museum of Cambridge's final Summer workshop. Learn how a tin can and a balloon can become an instrument before taking part in a drum circle. 
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Patterned grey clay.
Crazy Clay Family Workshop
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE 
28/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £5 | Adults: Free
Create a clay hand print and decorate with texture and patterns.
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A pop-up fish and chips against a graphic seaside background.
Pop-up Fish and Chips
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum,  Museum Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1BN
28/08/2024
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM, 10:40 AM - 11:10 AM, 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM, 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM, 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Child: £2.40 (Normal museum admission fees apply for accompanying adults.)
A family craft activity as part of the Museum's super summer programme inspired by current temporary exhibition "Soggy Sandwiches: Tales of British Summer".
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Illustration of a Solar System showing the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Design a Museum : build your own mini museum!
Whipple Museum of the History of Science
28/08/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 
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retro game with caption "Space Scuffle"
Space Scuffle
Centre for Computing History
The Centre for Computing History, Rene Court, Coldhams Lane CB1 3EW
28/08/2024
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Workshop participant: £20; Accompanying adult: £12
Create a fun space game using the programming language BBC Basic on a 30-year old BBC Micro. 
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Black and red collage by James Cockerill
Children's Printing Workshop (7 years+)
Stained Glass Museum
The Stained Glass MuseumSouth TriforiumEly CathedralCB7 4DL 
28/08/2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
£5 per child
Enjoy the Stained Glass Museum's fantastic temporary exhibition featuring the work of James Cockerill and produce your own unique string and paper print!
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A child holding some pieces of gravel
Meet the Earth scientist
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
28/08/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Have you found a rock or fossil that you'd like identified? Drop-in to meet our Museum scientists for help, and get hands on with some amazing fossil and mineral specimens.
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
Tiny Chef Art
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
28/08/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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A clay bowl with mosaic star and moon pattern.
Marvellous Mosaics Workshops: Moving On
Norris Museum
The Norris Museum, The Broadway, St Ives, Cambs, PE27 5BX
29/08/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
One child: £12 | Two children: £22 | Three children: £30
Mosaic Workshops with a professional artist
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Wooden toys with text saying "Toys from the Past Week at The Farmland Museum"
Toys from the Past Week at The Farmland Museum
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
The Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey, Ely Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9PQ 
29/08/2024
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Free (normal museum admission prices apply)
Have a go at playing with toys and games from different historical time periods. Enact traditional Fen stories with the shadow puppet theatre.
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Up in arms. 29 Aug, 2-4pm.
Up in arms!
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Museum of Classical ArchaeologyFaculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DAWe don't have an entrance on the road. FInd us inside the Sidgwick Site.
29/08/2024
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free
Shields up! Join us for a relaxed afternoon of arts and crafts.
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A graphic showing colourful bunting against a blue sky and text reading NHRM A Creative Summer at the National Horseracing Museum!
3D Portraits
The National Horseracing Museum
National Horseracing Museum, Palace Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EP
30/08/2024
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.
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Patterned grey clay.
Crazy Clay Family Workshop
St Neots Museum
St Neots Museum, 8 New Street, St Neots, PE19 1AE 
30/08/2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Child: £5 | Adults: Free
Create a clay hand print and decorate with texture and patterns.
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blue poster with paper airplanes with text "take to the skies, Friday 30th August 10:30 - 15:00"
Take to the Skies
Cambridge Museum of Technology
Cambridge Museum of TechnologyCheddars Lane,Cambridge,CB5 8LD 
30/08/2024
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Free
Explore different ways to create paper planes and gliders.  
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Flying Pipistrelle bat in natural forest background
Bat Patrol
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
30/08/2024
7:45 PM - 9:00 PM
£7
Join us on a rare twilight ramble through the Garden
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An illustration of small house for insects. Underneath it reads, 'Minibeast Hotels, Saturday 7th September'.
Family Activity: Minibeast Hotels
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
07/09/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Help wildlife find somewhere to shelter over the winter by making a lovely minibeast hotel that you can put out in your garden or leave in the Schools Garden at the Botanic Garden.
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LGBTQ+ tours
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
Museum of Classical Archaeology
Faculty of Classics, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA
13/09/2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
Explore the spectrum of identities in the Ancient World.
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Banner featuring a copper alloy strap slide in the shape of a person's head on the left, the exhibition's title in the centre and a map of Cambridgeshire on the right with pins showing locations of archaeological finds.
Touch Tour - Beneath Our Feet
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DZ
17/09/2024
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Free
Get hands on with artefacts found in our local region and hear the stories behind the objects with knowledgeable staff in a tour for blind and partially sighted adults. 
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a woman with brunette hair in front of a painted wall
Meet the Artist: Megan Rooney
Kettle's Yard
26/09/2024
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
£10 (£8 Friends, £5 students), booking required
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An illustration of a pumpkin with writing underneath reading 'Nature Pumpkins, Saturday 5th October'
Family Activity: Nature Pumpkins
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
05/10/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Use colourful autumn leaves to make a fabulous pumpkin artwork for your home.
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two dancers mid movement
Performance and Artist Q&A: 'Spin Down Sky' by Megan Rooney
Kettle's Yard
05/10/2024
6:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Free
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two dancers in embrace
Performance: 'Spin Down Sky' by Megan Rooney
Kettle's Yard
05/10/2024
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
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A red artwork
Portia Zvavahera
Kettle's Yard
Kettle's Yard University of Cambridge Castle Street Cambridge CB3 0AQ
22/10/2024
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
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An illustration of a toadstool with a red and white spotty cap and a smiley face. Underneath it reads 'Fungi Fun, Saturday 2nd Nov'
Family Activity: Fungi Fun
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
01/11/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Find out about different kinds of mushrooms and make fungi art.
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An illustration of a snowflake made out of branches and decorated with leaves and pinecones. Underneath it reads, 'Christmas Craft, Saturday 7th December'.
Family Activity: Christmas Craft
Cambridge University Botanic Garden 
07/12/2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Free
Make Christmas decorations using natural materials from the Botanic Garden.
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