Audio descriptive tour for blind and partially sighted adults: Evolving patterns
Explore connections between art and science through an audio descriptive tour of the evolution of patterns found in nature, based on artworks from our temporary art exhibition ‘Evolution as Inspiration’.
Drop in to discover one of the amazing specimens from the Museum's stores not normally on public display.
Time: 15.00 - 15.30
All ages.
Free. No need to book.
Get creative with your cat camouflage with making activities at the Museum.
Suitable for ages 4+
Free. No need to book.
Time: Morning session: 10.00 - 12.00 Afternoon session: 13.30 -16.30
Take a trip to the seaside with stories and play, and make a fish to take home with you.
Suitable for children aged 2-5
Free. Booking recommended.
Time: Two sessions available: 10.30-11.15 repeated 11.30-12.15
Book onto a tour and uncover the fascinating stories behind our collections, from the beetles of Charles Darwin to the tale of our fin whale.
Time: 15.00-16.00
Suitable for ages 12+
Tours cost £5 per person. Booking essential.
Drop in to discover one of the amazing specimens from the Museum's stores not normally on public display.
Time: 15.00 - 15.30
All ages.
Free. No need to book.
Conserving the little things that run the world
Join the Museum's Curator of Insects Dr Ed Turner as he introduces the insects, their diversity, factors driving declines in insect numbers and what conservation biologists, both in Cambridge and elsewhere, are doing to conserve insects.
Suitable for ages 12+
From same- sex behaviour among penguins to eroticism in the ancient world, explore the spectrum of identities that exist across time, place and culture in Cambridge collections.
With hands on activities, live insects, makes and lightening talks, celebrate the amazing world of animals with us at this festival of all things Zoology.
Suitable for all ages
Free. No need to book.
Time: 10.00-16.30
Drop in to discover one of the amazing specimens from the Museum's stores not normally on public display.
Time: 15.00 - 15.30
All ages.
Free. No need to book.
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