Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
11/02/2026
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
The term poíēsis derives from the ancient Greek word ποιεῖν — ‘to make’, ‘to create’ — referring to the act of bringing something into being that did not previously exist. For Tom de Freston, this concept operates simultaneously as artistic method and lived experience: an intuitive, imaginative force that binds grief, love and transformation.
What can artworks and objects made in times of war reveal about the pain, peril and lifechanging experiences of conflict, as well as our instincts to seek out hope and humanity through creativity and making, even in our darkest moments?
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
25/04/2026
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
This display at Kettle’s Yard will exhibit drawings by Kenji Umeda (1948-2019), alongside sculpture, prints and letters between the artist and Jim Ede.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
25/04/2026
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
Inspired by the presence of freshly cut flower displays and paintings in the Kettle’s Yard house, this exhibition will present works featuring flowers by artists spanning across the 20th and 21st centuries.
Cambridge University Botanic Garden is delighted to partner once again with the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) to launch a new free-to-enter special photography competition.
Discover a different gallery trail each week through the summer holidays at The Norris Museum – complete each week to earn a variety of stickers to fill your summer sticker book!
Meet Earth scientists Jeannie Booth, Mengyao Du and Simon Crowhurst and investigate tiny, beautiful 5000-year-old fossils using powerful microscopes at the Sedgwick Museum.
The Centre for Computing History, Unit 1, Rene Court, Coldhams Road, Cambridge CB1 3EW
20/08/2026
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Museum entry applies
Meet the mind behind the Centre for Computing History's biggest exhibit! James Newman, builder of the Megaprocessor, is coming to the Centre to answer questions about his remarkable creation.
Calling all budding musicians! Shake up your music practice sessions with a digital metronome that you built yourself at the Centre for Computing History.
Denny Abbey and the Farmland Museum, Ely Road, Waterbeach CB2590Q
20/08/2026
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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Admission applies
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 at the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey.
Develop your mosaic skills at The Norris Museum, with professional mosaic artist, Zena Brackenbury, by learning how to create more intricate designs for a clay bowl, made by you during the session.
The Old Pumping StationCheddar's LaneCambridgeCB5 8LD
28/08/2026
10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Included in museum entry
Experience printing in different ways. Explore cyanotype or sun printing (weather dependent) and printing by hand at this free drop-in, included in museum entry at Cambridge Museum of Technology.
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
£4.80 per child Normal adult admission costs apply
Impress the crowd with a colourful feather crown. Saffron Walden Museum have many beautiful hats and bird feathers on display, to help you draw inspiration.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
03/09/2026
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Free
Join us for an exhibition tour with Assistant Curator Naomi Polonsky and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.
Faculty of ClassicsSidgwick AvenueCambridgeCB3 9DA We do not have an entrance on the road. Find us inside the Sidgwick Site.
04/09/2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Free
From queens, emperors and divine beings, to scientists, artists and global communities, explore the spectrum of identities that exist across time, place and culture in the Museum of Classical Archaeology.
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,Downing Street,CambridgeCB2 3DZ
11/09/2026
10:15 AM - 1:00 PM
£80.00
Go behind-the-scenes at the museum and discover the new stories research has uncovered about objects that once belonged to people who have lived in the Cambridge region since the end of the last Ice Age.
Whipple Museum, Free School Lane, Cambridge, CB2 3RH
12/09/2026
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
Making Marks at the Whipple Museum celebrates pioneering women in science, with a special focus on physicist, inventor and suffrage campaigner Hertha Marks Ayrton.
Join us on this tour to look beyond the replica and find out some of the stories behind our statues, and why we even have a collection of casts here in Cambridge.
Centre for Material Culture,Gilpin Road,CambridgeCB2 8BY
18/09/2026
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
£80, booking required
Join the Museum's Senior Curator of World Archaeology to discover the artistry and ingenuity of ancient Peru through a selection of Pre-Columbian textiles.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
01/10/2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Free
Join us for an exhibition tour with Kettle’s Yard Director and exhibition curator Andrew Nairne, and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Today.
A free six-session dance course for people affected by Parkinson’s, inspired by objects, artworks and stories from the University of Cambridge Museums.
A free six-session course combining gentle movement with fascinating objects, artworks and stories from the University of Cambridge Museums and Botanic Garden.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
22/10/2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Free
Join us for an exhibition tour with Assistant Curator Meg Breckell, and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Today.
Tickets from £16 / Free for members / Concessions available
Discover the radical vision for the future that lies behind the pioneering decorative designs and romantic storytelling of British designer and activist William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artists.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
18/11/2026
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
£15.50 (£12.50 Friends, £7 Students and Open House Cardholders), booking required
Join exhibition artist Sunil Gupta and photographer Hal Fischer for an evening exploring queer photography. The conversation will be chaired by art historian Theo Gordon.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
03/12/2026
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Free
Join us for an exhibition tour with Kettle’s Yard Assistant Director Susie Biller, and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Today.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
21/01/2027
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Free
Join us for an exhibition tour with Curator & Exhibition Manager Guy Haywood, and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Today.
Kettle's YardUniversity of Cambridge Castle Street CambridgeCB3 0AQ
27/01/2027
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
£15.50 (£12.50 Friends, £7 Students and Open House Cardholders), booking required
Join us in the Kettle’s Yard house for an evening in conversation with exhibition artist Sunil Gupta and his long term collaborator Charan Singh, chaired by Kettle’s Yard Director Andrew Nairne.
