Hot weather update! Due to the Met Office warning, we have the following update for members of the public hoping to visit us tomorrow. The Museum will be partially closed on 13/08/2026 for general visits to the galleries. We apologise for any inconvenience caused!

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.

🌱We’re hiring: Seed Bank Coordinator Help safeguard our internationally important living collections in this new role. Coordinate seed collections, records, storage, distribution and exchange, while helping develop future seed conservation work. 📅 Closing date: 16 August 🔗 https://bit.ly/4fR0lCn

🐠Join us on Thurs 27 August & help to create an ocean-themed artwork for our Whale Hall with artist Alicia Hayden 🐠🐠🐠 All materials provided. PLUS plenty more to enjoy throughout the galleries. ALL FREE. Everyone welcome! https://ow.ly/ASPH50Zy7BL University of Cambridge Museums

Are you ready for an afternoon of summer fun? We've got puzzles, challenges, and crafting for all the family in our galleries. Just drop-in, the session is free and there’s no need to book. 🗓 12 August 2026, 2-4pm 📍 Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 🎟 Free, booking not required

🌿 We're hiring! Join Cambridge University Botanic Garden as our new Horticultural Participation Coordinator, helping people connect with horticulture through volunteering, community programmes and wellbeing activities. 📅 Closing date: 16 Aug https://bit.ly/3Uki7W7 #Horticulture #Jobs

🏡 Gnome is where the heart is... 💚 Help us create a magical gnome display at #CambridgeBotanicLights! Have a good quality, waterproof, family-friendly garden gnome? Give it a new home by donating it at one of our collection boxes. Because no gnome should be left behind ✨ https://bit.ly/4c3atpa

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in a museum's store? Our LATE event is your chance to find out! Explore the store and discover how 300,000+ objects were moved there over a remarkable five year project. Hear from staff involved as they share stories about objects within the collection.

🌿 Step into the tropics without leaving Cambridge! Our Tropical Houses are filled with remarkable rainforest plants. Discover how they've adapted to thrive and how you can bring a touch of the tropics home. Read our Head of Horticulture's latest column via the link below 👇 https://bit.ly/4wbuyky

Are you ready for an afternoon of summer fun? We've got puzzles, challenges, and crafting for all the family in our galleries. Just drop-in, the session is free and there’s no need to book. Not able to make it? Don't worry, we have another drop-in session on 12 August too. #SummerAtTheMuseums

Our @camunivmuseums.bsky.social Museum Experience interns are taking over our socials and they have a puzzle for you... Check the comments below for a hint followed by the answer!

Conservator Ayesha has done an amazing job separating these brooches from their old mounts without damaging them! In case you're wondering why she isn't wearing gloves - Ayesha needs full dexterity of her fingers whilst using the scalpel. She cleaned the surfaces of the objects once she finished.

🚨 #MUSEUMJOBS KLAXON🚨 We're looking for a Senior Digitiser and two Digitisers to work across @zoologymuseum.bsky.social & @camplantsci.bsky.social to help create biodiversity data for the researchers who need it, through #DiSSCoUK. 1. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/senior-... 2. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/digitis...

📢The Museum will be CLOSED on Sunday 2 August for some essential maintenance work 📢We're really sorry if you were hoping to visit on that day. Visit our website for all our opening hours: https://ow.ly/U0O150Ztc79 University of Cambridge Museums

Sometimes you just need to take a break and sit by the Lake 🦆🪷 #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden #MondayMood #TakeABreak

Are you blind or partially sighted? We're setting up a working group to help us develop some large 3D insect models, to be used as tactile resources in the Museum & we'd love you to join us! All the details are on our website. https://ow.ly/PUu550ZrmKX University of Cambridge Museums

🌿 Looking for an affordable summer day out? Adult admission to the Garden is just £7.60 (£8.50 with Gift Aid) until 1 September, and children aged 16 and under visit free all year round! Explore 40 acres of gardens, family trails and hands-on activities. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4foCo3J

📢WE'RE RECRUITING! Senior Digitiser & two Digitisers needed to work with us & Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge creating vital biodiversity data, part of a major digitisation programme.🦋 https://ow.ly/QTih50ZrhOq #DiSSCoUK #MuseumJobs UK Research and Innovation University of Cambridge Museums

📢Major new partnership between Oxford & Cambridge museums will release over a million digitised specimen records of British plants & insects. https://ow.ly/rXlt50ZnG37 Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge, UK Research and Innovation, Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford #DiSSCoUK

Chamber choir Vox Cantab will be bringing their souring vocals to a mix of choral classics and contemporary pieces in the atmospheric setting of our galleries after hours. 🗓️ 23/07/2026, 7pm 🎟️ Pay as you wish 🔗 Book: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977373787... 📸 Image credit: Vox Cantab

Looking for something to do with your little one tomorrow? Join us for a Welly Walk around the Garden! Perfect for pre-school children to explore plants and wildlife. Free children's tickets: https://bit.ly/44ui2kQ Adults don't need to book, but standard Garden admission applies.

We’re so excited to welcome The Basin Street Brawlers to the Garden as Sounds Green continues tomorrow 🎶 Settle in with family, friends, great food and drink for an evening of brilliant music in a beautiful setting. See you tomorrow! 🌿 Book now: https://bit.ly/4wHNs2T #SoundsGreen #CUBG

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.

Join us for #SummerAtTheMuseums! 🌿☀️ We're delighted to be joining @camunivmuseums.bsky.social with a programme of family-friendly activities, including a self-guided trail and free drop-in craft sessions at the Garden throughout the summer holidays. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/4p9FXzu

Head over to the @camunivmuseums.bsky.social website for details of affordable family activities taking place at more than 20 museums and collections across the region over the school holidays: www.museums.cam.ac.uk/theme/summer 📸 Image credit: Carolina Rabei.

Your local museums have a jam-packed programme of free and low-cost activities to keep the whole family entertained this summer. The full #SummerAtTheMuseums events calendar is now live on our website: bit.ly/SummerAtTheMuseums ✍️ Illustration by Carolina Rabei

🦈Explore the Hidden World of Wildlife Trade in this new trail & exhibition created by TRAFFIC. Follow 12 animals & the people working together to protect them, from giant tortoises to tarantulas. FREE. University of Cambridge Museums https://ow.ly/pfHr50ZlxJu🦈

Museum Closure 📢 The Sedgwick Museum will close to visitors at 12:30pm Wednesday 8th July, due to the high temperature inside the Museum. We will also be closed to visitors on the following dates: Thursday 9th July Friday 10th July Saturday 11th July We will re-open at 10am on Monday 13th July.

Bring family, friends, blankets and chairs as Sounds Green continues tomorrow with the wonderful Arun Ghosh Quintet 🎶 Pack a picnic or enjoy food from the Garden Cafe, Wandering Yak, Mimi's Churros and Jacks Gelato 🍦 See you there! #SoundsGreen #CambridgeUniversityBotanicGarden

We've got an exciting programme of events at the museum coming in July! 👇