| Mon 11 August 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Brass rubbing and family activities Brass rubbing and a range of activities for discovering the remarkable history of the University Church. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Extreme engineering Engineering gets extreme this summer at the Cambridge Science Centre. Families! Build and test your ideas this summer as the Cambridge Science Centre celebrates engineering in its latest exhibition, Extreme Engineering, opening on 24 July. |
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| 10:30AM - 1:00PM |
Summer at the museums - microworlds As the summer warms up, the mini-beasts get a wriggling! The Museum of Zoology visits the Whipple Museum to zoom in on the miniature worlds of insects, worms and other invertebrates featured in the collection. |
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| Tue 12 August 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Brass rubbing and family activities Brass rubbing and a range of activities for discovering the remarkable history of the University Church. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Extreme engineering Engineering gets extreme this summer at the Cambridge Science Centre. Families! Build and test your ideas this summer as the Cambridge Science Centre celebrates engineering in its latest exhibition, Extreme Engineering, opening on 24 July. |
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| Wed 13 August 2014 | 10:00AM - 11:00AM |
Summer at the museums - going postal: storytelling and activity session Stories of the Polar Regions and the different ways we communicate with the rest of the world; ending with a craft making session where you can make your own Polar stamp inspired by our Polar post displays. |
| 10:00AM - 12:30PM |
Summer at the museums - rockets! Another chance to design, build and launch rockets with our friends from the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering. |
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| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Brass rubbing and family activities Brass rubbing and a range of activities for discovering the remarkable history of the University Church. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Extreme engineering Engineering gets extreme this summer at the Cambridge Science Centre. Families! Build and test your ideas this summer as the Cambridge Science Centre celebrates engineering in its latest exhibition, Extreme Engineering, opening on 24 July. |
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| 10:30AM - 12:00PM |
Summer at the museums - beastly bedpans and deadly doorknobs Take one old, un-used object and transform it into a beastly, mythical creature! Join artist Abi Stevens who will help you bring your ideas to life at this family art activity. |
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| 10:30AM - 2:30PM |
Summer at the museums - mini-beasts Join us in making a ladybird, ant and bumble bee at this mini-beast themed family craft event. |
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| 11:00AM - 1:00PM |
Summer at the museums - hands on with history Get hands on with history this summer and join us for craft activities inspired by our archaeology, local history and natural history collections. |
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| 12:00PM - 4:00PM |
Summer at the museums - Tudor treasure Yes, Tudors actually lived at Denny, and if you can follow the clues you may be able to find their treasure! Then, make a treasure box to take it home in at our family craft session. |
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| 1:00PM - 2:30PM |
Summer at the museums - beastly bedpans and deadly doorknobs Take one old, un-used object and transform it into a beastly, mythical creature! Join artist Abi Stevens who will help you bring your ideas to life at this family art activity. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Summer at the museums - garden lanterns Explore how light transforms coloured glass at the Stained Glass Museum and make a colourful glass lantern to take home and illuminate your garden. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Summer at the museums - hands on with history Get hands on with history this summer and join us for craft activities inspired by our archaeology, local history and natural history collections. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:30PM |
Summer at the museums - amazing automata Get hands-on at this family workshop and make your own moving creation using some model engineering. |
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| Thu 14 August 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Brass rubbing and family activities Brass rubbing and a range of activities for discovering the remarkable history of the University Church. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Extreme engineering Engineering gets extreme this summer at the Cambridge Science Centre. Families! Build and test your ideas this summer as the Cambridge Science Centre celebrates engineering in its latest exhibition, Extreme Engineering, opening on 24 July. |
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| 11:00AM - 3:00PM |
Summer at the museums - Woodgreen furry fun day Woodgreen returns to Ely Museum for a fun day of pet toy making, meeting small furry friends and getting answers to pet questions. |
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| 12:00PM - 4:00PM |
Summer at the museums - Tudor treasure Yes, Tudors actually lived at Denny, and if you can follow the clues you may be able to find their treasure! Then, make a treasure box to take it home in at our family craft session. |
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| 1:00PM - 4:00PM |
Summer at the museums - meet the Romans Step back 2,000 years in time as we learn about the Romans. Try on Roman armour, make your own Roman sword, follow our Romans trail and more! |
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| 2:00PM - 5:00PM |
Summer at the museums - family fun, fenland crafts and wacky windmills Join us for an afternoon of family crafts and activities with a fens and windmills theme. |
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| Fri 15 August 2014 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Brass rubbing and family activities Brass rubbing and a range of activities for discovering the remarkable history of the University Church. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Extreme engineering Engineering gets extreme this summer at the Cambridge Science Centre. Families! Build and test your ideas this summer as the Cambridge Science Centre celebrates engineering in its latest exhibition, Extreme Engineering, opening on 24 July. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Summer at the Museums - books and beyond Explore the Museum's special exhibition, Buddha's Word: The Life of Books in Tibet and Beyond. Get hands on with drop-in activities and crafts for all the family. |
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| Sat 16 August 2014 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Extreme engineering Engineering gets extreme this summer at the Cambridge Science Centre. Families! Build and test your ideas this summer as the Cambridge Science Centre celebrates engineering in its latest exhibition, Extreme Engineering, opening on 24 July. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Summer at the museums - 1940s day A full day of events and activities for all the family with a 1940s twist. |
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| 10:30AM - 12:30PM |
Summer at the museums - ask the experts and feel a fossil Bring along your geological specimens – rocks, minerals and fossils and our experts from the Sedgwick Museum and the Museum of Zoology will help you identify them. Nothing to identify? Then test your own knowledge and get hands on with some specimens from the Sedgwick and Zoology museums' collections. |
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| 1:30PM - 3:30PM |
Summer at the museums - ask the experts and feel a fossil Bring along your geological specimens – rocks, minerals and fossils and our experts from the Sedgwick Museum and the Museum of Zoology will help you identify them. Nothing to identify? Then test your own knowledge and get hands on with some specimens from the Sedgwick and Zoology museums' collections. |
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| Sun 17 August 2014 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Highlight Extreme engineering Engineering gets extreme this summer at the Cambridge Science Centre. Families! Build and test your ideas this summer as the Cambridge Science Centre celebrates engineering in its latest exhibition, Extreme Engineering, opening on 24 July. |
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Summer at the museums - 1940s day A full day of events and activities for all the family with a 1940s twist. |
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| 1:00PM - 4:00PM |
Summer at the museums - studio Sunday Join us in the learning studio to make your own artwork inspired by our exhibitions and collection. A chance to explore, chat, sketch, make and play. |
