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Tue 28 May 2013 10:00AM - 11:00AM

Family taster day

Join us for a mixture of hour-long family workshops.

10:30AM - 12:00PM

Prickly friends workshop

Discover the amazing world of the hedgehog with Hugh Warwick, hedgehog championing ecologist and author of the book A Prickly Affair. Make your very own clay hedgehog to take home.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

And the ostracod goes to... the animal awards at the Museum of Zoology

Which animal is the spookiest? the most disgusting? has the best adaptation? Join us for the nominations for the animal awards, vote for your favourites and see collections from the museum stores at these interactive gallery talks.

11:15AM - 12:15PM

Family taster day

Join us for a mixture of hour-long family workshops.

12:30PM - 1:30PM

Family taster day

Join us for a mixture of hour-long family workshops.

1:30PM - 3:00PM

Prickly friends workshop

Discover the amazing world of the hedgehog with Hugh Warwick, hedgehog championing ecologist and author of the book A Prickly Affair. Make your very own clay hedgehog to take home.

2:00PM - 3:00PM

And the ostracod goes to... the animal awards at the Museum of Zoology

Which animal is the spookiest? the most disgusting? has the best adaptation? Join us for the nominations for the animal awards, vote for your favourites and see collections from the museum stores at these interactive gallery talks.

Wed 29 May 2013 10:00AM - 12:00PM

Time squish

Compress a day of life into a fossil with artist Lara Jones.

11:00AM - 4:30PM

Armoury extravaganza

Join us in celebrations to mark the re-opening of the Armoury. See a live knight on horseback and armour-making demontrations.

Thu 30 May 2013 10:00AM - 12:50PM

Rock paper plaster

Discover how the history of life has inspired artist Katie Paterson's work.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

And the ostracod goes to... the animal awards at the Museum of Zoology

Which animal is the spookiest? the most disgusting? has the best adaptation? Join us for the nominations for the animal awards, vote for your favourites and see collections from the museum stores at these interactive gallery talks.

2:00PM - 3:00PM

And the ostracod goes to... the animal awards at the Museum of Zoology

Which animal is the spookiest? the most disgusting? has the best adaptation? Join us for the nominations for the animal awards, vote for your favourites and see collections from the museum stores at these interactive gallery talks.

Sat 1 June 2013 11:00AM - 3:00PM

Mini scarecrows

Make the scariest mini scarecrows you can. Will yours be sparkly or sci-fi, traditional or modernist?

11:00AM - 4:00PM

Whale tales and butterfly scales

Celebrate the Museum of Zoology at this free, hands-on family fun day, with crafts, story-telling and behind-the-scenes tours.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Family first Saturdays

Visit our Fitz Family Welcome Point and collect materials to use in the Museum.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Family First Saturdays

Join us at the Fitzwilliam Museum for an afternoon of activities.