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Come on in and explore 4.5 billion years of Earth’s history, from meteorites and mountains to dinosaurs and diamonds. Free, no booking required sedgwickmuseum.cam.ac.uk

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Sedgwick Museum@sedgwickmuseum.bsky.social · 4w ago

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.

A poster updating visitors about the Museum's opening times during the heatwave. A photograph of a large metal T. rex skeleton outside a building, a white slightly transparent box sits in the top right hand corner. Inside the box is black text which reads: Museum Closure. The Museum will close to visitors at 12:30pm on Wednesday 8th July, due to the high temperatures. The Museum will also be closed to visitors on the following dates: Thursday 9th July, Friday 10th July, Saturday 11th July. In the bottom left hand corner is a small white circle, inside sits the Sedgwick Museum logo.
Sedgwick Museum@sedgwickmuseum.bsky.social · last mo.

This is a plaster replica of a Deinotherium giganteum skull found in Germany in 1835. 🐘 An extinct relative of modern elephants, Deinotherium lived between 20 and 2 million years ago. Its downwards curving tusks connected to its lower jaw are definitely bizarre when compared to living elephants.

A replica of a Deinotherium giganteum skull, a large extinct species of elephant with downward curving tusks, on open display in the Museum gallery. An information board about the skull is mounted to the right of the skull and the wooden Museum cabinets can be seen in the background of the image.
Sedgwick Museum@sedgwickmuseum.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Have you ever seen a fish with armour? 🤺 Pterichthyodes was one of many armoured fish that lived 385 million years ago during the Devonian Period. The armoured plates, which covered the head and front section of the fish, are beautifully preserved in this fossil found in Scotland. #FossilFriday

Fossilised armoured fish sat inside a case with a purple background. The fossil is grey and clearly shows the pattern of its armoured plates, the rock matrix is a sandy brown. A label on the fossil reads: Genus: Pterichthys, Species: Cornulis Aq., Rock: Old Red Sandstone, Locality: Scotland, H4613
Sedgwick Museum@sedgwickmuseum.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Museum Closure 📣 The Sedgwick Museum will be closed to visitors on the following dates: * Friday 15th May * Friday 22nd May * Tuesday 26th May * Friday 29th May This is due to Unite industrial action taking place across the University of Cambridge.

An image of Clare, the metal T. rex sculpture outside the Sedgwick Museum, surrounded by green plants and grass. A fence divides the sculpture from the bike racks. The text on the image reads: Museum Closure. The Museum will be closed to visitors on the following dates: Friday 15th May, Friday 22nd May, Tuesday 26th May, Friday 29th May. The Sedgwick Museum logo is the bottom left hand corner, it features a drawing of an Iguanodon and the Museum name (Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences).
Jack Ashby@jackdashby.bsky.social · 9mo ago

CALLING ALL #CAMBRIDGE MUSEUM & NATURAL HISTORY NERDS! This Thursday, the fabulous @sedgwickmuseum.bsky.social opens late for "Behind the Scenes Uncovered" - alongside a bunch of cool activities, I'll be doing an "in-conversation" about my book #NaturesMemory. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sedgwick-m...

Sedgwick Museum Lates: Behind the Scenes Uncovered

Explore the Museum in an atmospheric evening setting, as we share our work and collections behind the scenes.

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