Museum Closure – Thursday 13 August Due to the forecast hot weather, the Whipple Museum will be closed on Thursday 13 August as a safety precaution. We’ll assess conditions and confirm whether we’ll be open on Friday 14 August. Please check our website and social media for the latest updates.

Ever fancied sketching among telescopes, globes, and historic scientific instruments? Join us for our second Whipple Scribble of the year – a relaxed evening of creativity in the museum. Tuesday 28 July, 17:00-19:30. Grab your free ticket: whipplescribble.eventbrite.co.uk Image by John Tordoff.

Come and join our team at the Whipple Museum! ⭐️ Visitor Experience Assistants (Temporary) We’re looking for two enthusiastic Visitor Experience Assistants to welcome and support our visitors on Saturdays, with the possibility of additional weekday shifts. Find out more and apply via our website.

Join us this Monday for our free Whipple Highlights Tour ✨ What exactly is an orrery? Why does our clock chime 13? And why would anyone collect plaster horses’ teeth, green spectacles, or hundreds of pocket calculators? 👀 🐴 🔭 🌍 🕝 Monday 18 May, 2.30-3pm 🎟️ Book your free tickets via our website

🚨 Museum Closure 🚨 The Whipple Museum will be closed to visitors from 13–15 May 2026 due to University-wide industrial action over pay. Further strike action is planned for 20–22 May and 26–29 May. We will be open as usual on Saturday 16 May, 10.00am–4.00pm.

Easter Opening Hours 2026 ⭐ Open on Good Friday 3 April: 12:30–16:30 Closed: Saturday 4 April – Monday 6 April

Access Update The Museum’s lift has served us well for over fifteen years and is now due for replacement. From February–April 26, the lift will be out of service while these essential works are carried out. We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding during this period.

Can you make a fake? 🕵️‍♂️ 🔍 Looking for a half-term activity? Put your detective skills to the test in our new exhibition The Art of Deception, all about the curious world of fake scientific instruments. 📅 Monday 16 February ⏰ 1–4pm (drop-in) 📍 Meet in the Learning Gallery

Join us this Saturday and be among the first to explore our new exhibition, The Art of Deception. ✨🔎 The Art of Deception reveals the hidden world of forged scientific instruments, showing how fake artefacts have fooled collectors and experts from the Middle Ages to today.

✨ 1618 Day, Saturday 20 Sept, 10–4pm ✨ Step back into the 17th century and discover the stories of our beautiful Jacobean building (once Cambridge’s Free School). Explore historic instruments, uncover hidden corners of the museum, and enjoy family activities, curator talks, and special tours.

✏️ After-hours sketching at the Whipple Museum Thu 18 Sept, 5:30–7:30pm Sketch among telescopes, globes & centuries-old instruments in Cambridge’s history of science museum. Free, all welcome! Optional 20-min intro tour at 5:30pm! ✨ Booking essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-sc...

🔍 Whipple Highlights Tour Wed 13 Aug, 1pm and Thur 21 Aug, 3:30pm What is an orrery? Why does the clock chime 13? And what’s with the green specs and horses’ teeth? Explore the Whipple in 10 objects! Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/whipple-hi...

We’re open tomorrow—here’s what’s on! ⭐️ 🌈 Bridging Binaries Tour: LGBTQ+ History of Science 🕜 1:30pm | 🎟 Free (book via website) 🔬 Curator’s Talk: Physics & Glass 🕝 2:30pm | 🎟 Free, no booking needed – just meet us at the front desk

We’re open this Saturday – and there’s something new to see! 👀 Explore Human Body in the Learning Gallery: from electric nerve zappers to vitamin C syrup jars, an ivory eye, and a full papier-mâché person! 🧠⚡️ 📍 Free School Lane, Cambridge 10am - 4pm 🎟 Free entry!

✨ Physics & Glass ✨ Now on at the Whipple Museum, Physics & Glass is a tribute to the art of the scientific glassblower. Glass has been one of the most important materials in the history of physics, and this display highlights some of the most intricate pieces in the Whipple’s collection.

After-hours sketching at the Whipple Museum Thursday 8 May, 5.30-7.30pm Free! Ever fancied sketching among telescopes, globes, and ancient scientific instruments? Step into Cambridge University's home for the history of science for a relaxed, creative evening. www.eventbrite.com/e/whipple-sc...

Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Museum Tour, this Wednesday! ⭐️📣 We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tours at the Whipple Museum. 📍 Every Wednesday, 2.30pm. Tours are aimed at an adult audience. Book your FREE tickets our website.

This Saturday get hands-on with creative activities that will help shape our new Learning Gallery installation—join us for Lightworks! 🎨🔭 🎨 Lightworks Workshop: Exploring Light, Colour & Lenses 🔎 Led by artist James Tunnard 📅 15 March ⏰ Drop in between 10–12pm & 1–3pm 💫 Free 📸 My Linh Le for UCM

What’s On at the Whipple Museum this February Half Term? 🖼 🔦 🌟 We’re taking part in #TwilightAtTheMuseums with Cambridge University Museums! Grab your torch and explore our collections after dark with our space-themed family trail, Space Explorers. 🔭🪐☄️ Wednesday 19 Feb, 5-7pm. Free, drop-in.

📣🌟 Exhibition Talk 📣 🌟 The Cavendish Laboratory and the Birth of the Atomic Age. Meet the remarkable scientific community behind the Cavendish Laboratory’s astonishing physics in this talk with Whipple Museum curator Dr Hannah Price. Free, no need to book. Saturday, 15 February, 2025 - 2pm