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EXPAND YOUR MIND…

With more than five million works of art, artefacts, and specimens to explore, the University of Cambridge Museums are the perfect place to spend some time with family and friends. For more visiting information, visit www.museums.cam.ac.uk

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The Polar Museum

Polar adventure awaits. From penguins to paintings, Inuit art to explorers’ diaries, find out about science and survival at the extreme ends of the earth.

Museum Of Archaeology And Anthropology

Encounter two million years of human history through artefacts and countless astonishing stories, from Cambridge’s Roman roots to contemporary Pacific sculptures.

Museum Of Classical Archaeology

Walk among the gods and heroes in one of the largest surviving collections of plaster casts of Greek and Roman statues in the world.

The Fitzwilliam Museum

See everything from Egyptian coffins to suits of shiny armour at the Fitz. There are over half a million objects and works of art in its world renowned collection, which are explored through exhibitions and events all year round.

KETTLE’S YARD

Step into a house full of light, twentieth-century art, and natural and found objects, right alongside a gallery hosting contemporary art exhibitions and events.

Whipple Museum Of The History Of Science

Extraordinary discoveries need extraordinary instruments (and some simple ones too). See the microscopes, telescopes, models and calculators that scientists have used to understand the world around us.

Sedgwick Museum Of Earth Sciences

Come face-to-face with dinosaur skeletons and take a 4.5 billion year journey through time. Find meteorites, minerals and rocks alongside thousands of fossils that illustrate the evolution of life.

University Museum Of Zoology

See one of the largest and most important natural history collections in the UK, including thousands of incredible specimens that showcase the wonders of animal life.

Cambridge University Botanic Garden

With over 8,000 species spread over 40 acres of beautiful gardens and glasshouses in the centre of Cambridge, the Botanic Garden offers year-round joy, interest and inspiration for all ages.

Discover More

In addition to the University Museums and Botanic Garden, Cambridge is also home to some amazing independent museums with their own, unique collections.

Housed in a timber-framed 17th century former inn, explore the social history of the city and surrounding area at the Museum of Cambridge. museumofcambridge.org.uk/

A former Victorian pumping station is now home to the Museum of Technology. From sewage disposal to the birth of high-tech industries, learn about the local industries and the people who worked in them. museumoftechnology.com

Featuring hands-on exhibitions, educational workshops and a wide range of activities and events, the Centre for Computing History makes computing relevant and fun for all ages. computinghistory.org.uk

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