Events

Our 2024 exhibition starts on 1st February -     

'Animals don’t do sexual identity; they just do sex.’

From same-sex sexual behaviour in giraffes and penguins to the scientists working in the field of zoology. How do the labels and categories we give animals affect the way we interact with the natural world?

Join us as we look under the microscope at some aquatic wildlife, plus help us to make a HUGE zoology themed paper chain! We'll have our specimen handling table out too, so come along and have a chat with our expert volunteers whilst handling some real animal specimens. 

All activities and Museum entry FREE. 

We have partnered with Cambridge's Grand Arcade as they go on safari, with a display of 15 giant animals made entirely from bricks - promising an immersive and unforgettable experience for visitors of all ages!

The Grand Arcade, Cambridge takes you on a global quest through four habitats: Wildlands, Snow and Ice, Ocean and Jungle.

Snuffle like an aarvark, grumble like a bear, uncover the capybara and find the antlers of a deer. Discover an animal alphabet in the Museum of Zoology with stories and play.

Suitable for children aged 2-5.

This events runs at 10.30am to 11.15am and is repeated at 11.30am to 12.15 pm

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.

We have partnered with Cambridge's Grand Arcade as they go on safari, with a display of 15 giant animals made entirely from bricks - promising an immersive and unforgettable experience for visitors of all ages!

The Grand Arcade, Cambridge takes you on a global quest through four habitats: Wildlands, Snow and Ice, Ocean and Jungle.

Animals don’t do sexual identity; they just do sex.’

From same-sex sexual behaviour in giraffes and penguins to the scientists working in the field of zoology. How do the labels and categories we give animals affect the way we interact with the natural world?

Animals don’t do sexual identity; they just do sex.’

From same-sex sexual behaviour in giraffes and penguins to the scientists working in the field of zoology. How do the labels and categories we give animals affect the way we interact with the natural world?

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.