Visit the University of Cambridge Museums & Botanic Garden

From Egyptian tombs

Visit the University of Cambridge Museums and Botanic Garden Connecting you to the wonders of our world

To gorgeous blooms

WHAT WILL YOU DISCOVER IN CAMBRIDGE TODAY? The museums and collections in this guide are within easy walking distance of the city centre and most are FREE for the whole family.

 Come face to face with dinosaurs  Meet Greek heroes & heroines  Explore the wonders of science and technology  Admire works of art, from Monet to Moore  Visit the museums’ shop on King’s Parade All venues offer full or partial wheelchair access.

We are working to make our museums accessible to everyone.

For more information, visit: www.museums.cam.ac.uk/access

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Twilight at the Museums

February half term, free Join museums and collections across the city as they open their doors after‑hours for a variety of torch‑lit and illuminated family adventures.

Summer at the Museums

July – August Discover a range of museums and venues across Cambridgeshire this summer. Enjoy hands‑on activities, trails, workshops, storytelling and more for families.

India Unboxed

2017 Enjoy a year‑long celebration on the theme of India – a programme of exhibitions, events, digital encounters, discussions, installations and more within the museums and the city of Cambridge.

Cam Lates

2017 Looking for an alternative night out? Discover Cam Lates – events for adults from across the museums and Botanic Garden.

www.museums.cam.ac.uk @camunivmuseums

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When visiting, look out for free trails, special explorer kits and hands‑on activities. The museums and collections run weekend and school holiday activities, provide online resources to use at home and offer school resources for self‑led visits.

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Downing Street CB2 3DZ 01223 333516 www.maa.cam.ac.uk FREE entry Open Tuesday to Saturday 10.30 – 4.30 Sundays 12 – 4.30 Closed Bank Holiday Mondays Two million years of human history, one million artefacts and countless amazing stories. Discover the earliest African stone tools, recent Cambridge archaeological finds, and tattoo instruments collected during Captain Cook’s voyages to the Pacific. The ground floor Cambridge gallery is a revelation of the archaeology of the town and the region. Regular temporary exhibitions, events and activities bring the collections to life. Fair trade gifts are available in the museum shop.

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Museum of Classical Archaeology Sidgwick Avenue CB3 9DA 01223 330402 www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum FREE entry Open Monday to Friday 10 – 5 Saturday 10 – 1 (weekend opening in University term time only) Closed Bank Holidays This hidden gem houses one of the largest collections of plaster casts of Greek and Roman statues in the world. With a regular programme of temporary exhibitions, family activities, and a schools and colleges programme, the collection is a great way to experience these masterpieces of ancient art.

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Kettle’s Yard Castle Street CB3 OAQ 01223 748100 www.kettlesyard.co.uk Kettle’s Yard house and gallery are currently closed while carrying out a major building project to create an education wing, improved exhibition galleries, a new entrance area and a café. Kettle’s Yard looks forward to welcoming visitors back in early 2018. Keep up to date with the building project and off site events on the News page of the Kettle’s Yard website as well as on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Fitzwilliam Museum

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Trumpington Street CB2 1RB 01223 332900 www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

The Polar Museum

FREE entry Open Tuesday to Saturday 10 – 5 Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays 12 – 5

Scott Polar Research Institute Lensfield Road CB2 1ER 01223 336540 www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum

Housing over half a million objects, the Fitzwilliam has an amazing variety of beautiful artefacts and art from around the world. See everything from Egyptian coffins to Impressionist masterpieces; illuminated manuscripts to Renaissance sculpture; rare coins to Asian arts. Enjoy major exhibitions, events, music, workshops, and children’s activities. Find unique gifts in the shop and refreshments in the café.

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FREE entry Open Tuesday to Saturday & Bank Holiday Mondays 10 – 4 Discover Polar exploration and adventure on your door step. From penguins to paintings, sleeping bags to sextants, Inuit art to explorers’ diaries – come and find out about exploration, science and survival at the extreme ends of the earth.

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Cambridge University Library Exhibitions West Road CB3 9DR 01223 333000 exhibitions.lib.cam.ac.uk

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Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences Downing Street CB2 3EQ 01223 333456 www.sedgwickmuseum.org FREE entry Open Monday to Friday 10 – 1 & 2 – 5 Saturday 10 – 4 & some Bank Holidays (check website for details) Take a walk through the University’s oldest museum for a 4.4 billion year journey through time. Discover the building blocks of planets and take in thousands of fossils of animals and plants – all of which illustrate the evolution of life in the oceans, on land and in the air.

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Museum of Zoology Downing Street CB2 3EJ 01223 336650 www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk The Museum of Zoology is closed for redevelopment and will reopen in 2017 A new Whale Hall will provide a dramatic new entrance and home for Zoology’s iconic Finback Whale skeleton and updated displays will celebrate the diversity of animal life.

Keep up to date with the Museum’s progress and collections online via its website, social media and blogs.

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Whipple Museum of the History of Science Free School Lane CB2 3RH 01223 330906 www.hps.cam.ac.uk/whipple FREE entry Open Monday to Friday 12.30 – 4.30 Closed Bank Holidays

Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gates at Brookside and Station Rd CB2 1JE 01223 336265 www.botanic.cam.ac.uk Admission charges apply, see website for details, children 16 and under go free April to September 10 – 6 February, March & October 10 – 5 January, November & December 10 – 4

Discover a vast array of scientific instruments dating from the Middle Ages to the present day. Microscopes, telescopes and laboratory equipment demonstrate the vitality of past science, while the collections of pocket calculators and slide rules reflect the importance of scientific instruments in our daily lives.

Discover plants from all over the world in 40 acres of beautiful gardens and glasshouses.

The Garden is a treasure trove of over 8,000 plant species, including nine National Collections and a wonderful arboretum.

Find out more through events, family activities, tours and lifelong learning courses.

Trails and young explorer backpacks are available to borrow from the ticket offices – perfect for all budding Darwins.

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Free admission, see website for exhibition details Open Monday – Friday 9 – 6, Saturday 9 – 4.30, Sunday closed

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Cambridge Museum of Technology Cheddars Lane CB5 8LD 01223 500652 www.museumoftechnology.com Admission charges apply, see website for details Open Easter to October, Sunday 2 – 5 and for various special events Open November to Easter, first Sunday in the month 2 – 5

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Museum of Cambridge Castle Street CB3 OAQ 01223 355159 www.museumofcambridge.org.uk Admission charges apply, see website for details Open Tuesday to Saturday 10.30 – 5 Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays 12 – 4

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